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Fifth Wave of Nostr Grants
Announcing our fifth wave of nostr grants, aimed at driving innovation as well as consistent and broad support across the nostr ecosystem.
Since our last wave of grants, the protocol has seen continual growth and incredible progress. Nostr’s integration with the Lightning Network continues to make zaps (bitcoin-based micro transactions) a breeze. These frictionless payments create the perfect environment for economic activity and open up new income opportunities for independent journalists, artists, and creators in general. As Lightning & eCash mature and continue their path of tightly integrating with nostr, and with the emergence of nostr-native P2P marketplaces, economic activity across the network is bound to grow.
As an open protocol, it's in nostr's DNA to integrate with other open protocols. One such effort is the Mostr bridge, which connects nostr with the wider Fediverse (and vice-versa). Gone are the days of walled gardens. May the best open protocol win! Or even better: let a thousand flowers bloom (and interop with each other).
It should be obvious by now that nostr is way more than just a “twitter clone.” From self-sovereign identity to decentralized identity system & social graph, to web-of-trust and a base for secure communication frameworks, the potential uses for nostr are vast and ever-growing.
We hope that our grants will allow developers to build on the existing momentum, helping to ensure that nostr stays at the cutting edge of permissionless social media, self-sovereign identity, and social payments of real money online.
Without further ado, the 5th wave of nostr grants is going to:
Including these eleven projects, we have now issued a total of 57 grants to various nostr projects. See our 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th wave blog posts for details. Additionally, we are providing long-term support for exceptional nostr developers such as Pablo, Stuart, hzrd149, Will, and Yuki—and we’ll have more grants to announce soon.
If you would like to help us continue supporting the nostr ecosystem, consider making a donation to The Nostr Fund:
nosvelte
Nosvelte is a Svelte library designed to simplify the development of nostr applications. Offering pre-built components and tools, it reduces the complexity of creating nostr apps, making it accessible even for beginners. This project focuses on improving performance and ease of use, which can significantly boost the development of new applications within the nostr ecosystem. Future updates aim to enhance caching capabilities and maintain compatibility with the latest version of rx-nostr, ensuring long-term efficiency and adaptability for developers.
Repository: akiomik/nosvelte
License: Apache-2.0
npub.cash
npub.cash offers a privacy-preserving Lightning Address without registration by combining Cashu, nostr, and the Lightning Network. It leverages nostr identities for authentication, enhancing privacy and reducing custodial risks, making it easier for users to receive Zaps securely. Future developments will include integrating Cashu-Addresses with various environments—such as Umbrel and RaspiBlitz, Cashu wallets, and nostr clients—to broaden accessibility and functionality across the ecosystem.
Repository: cashubtc/npubcash-server
License: MIT
nostter
Nostter is a social web client for nostr, focusing on enhancing the user interface and experience. It supports various NIPs, offers tight integration with external apps, and aims to attract more users to the nostr network by improving SEO and adding features like embedded YouTube videos and local relay settings. Future plans include developing serverless scalable relays and implementing features like automatic event backup and enhanced privacy measures to further enrich the platform's usability and appeal.
Repository: SnowCait/nostter
License: AGPL-3.0
nostr-filter-relay
The nostr-filter-relay project provides a docker image package that filters nostr content based on criteria such as language, user type, and content safety. It aims to balance freedom of speech with user control over the content they see, thereby enhancing the overall user experience. The relay can detect and filter out NSFW content, as well as certain categories of speech based on language, sentiment, and more. Future enhancements will include sentiment analysis, topic classification, and NIP-32 labeling compatibility to provide even more refined filtering options.
Repository: atrifat/nostr-filter-relay
License: MIT
Mostro
Mostro is a peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace that is currently migrating from Telegram to nostr. As a large-scale update of the popular @lnp2pBot project, Mostro offers a non-KYC, censorship-resistant platform for Bitcoin trading, which is crucial for users living within authoritarian regions. The project aims to decentralize the service further by allowing multiple daemons worldwide, enhancing security, and reducing the risk of censorship. Future developments will include launching desktop and mobile clients, enabling community features, and translating the platform into multiple languages to broaden its global reach.
Repository: MostroP2P
License: MIT
Citrine
Citrine is an Android-based relay and database that enables nostr clients to send and receive events. It supports offline access to notes and provides a shared database for multiple nostr apps on a single device, improving reliability and performance for mobile users. Future updates will introduce configurable options and content provider support, further enhancing its integration and usability across different applications.
Repository: greenart7c3/Citrine
License: MIT
DVMDash
DVMDash is a monitoring and debugging tool for Data Vending Machines (DVMs) on nostr. It offers insights into DVM activity, such as transaction volumes and response times, helping developers and users optimize their interactions with AI tools and other computational services within the nostr ecosystem. Future plans include developing a graph-based visualization tool for DVM chains, enhancing the user interface to provide more detailed metrics, and improving overall usability.
Repository: dtdannen/dvmdash
License: MIT
nostr-php
Nostr-php is a helper library for interacting with nostr. It aims to facilitate the integration of nostr functionalities into web applications, broadening the ecosystem's reach. This project will also support the development of contributed modules, enhancing platform versatility. Future efforts will focus on leveraging the helper library to enhance the capabilities of platforms like Drupal with nostr integration, promoting interoperability and functionality.
Repository: nostrver-se/nostr-php
License: MIT
Shopstr
Shopstr is a decentralized marketplace that enables users to buy and sell goods using Bitcoin anonymously. It aims to promote Bitcoin and nostr adoption by providing a free, open, and globally accessible platform for online commerce, eliminating middlemen, and ensuring privacy. Future developments will include features such as a native wallet, a merchant metrics dashboard, an escrow system, and custom storefronts to enhance user experience and drive long-term project sustainability.
Repository: shopstr-eng/shopstr
License: GPL-3.0
Nostrmo
Nostromo is a versatile nostr client supporting multiple platforms, including Android, iOS, MacOS, Windows, Web, and Linux. It offers features like NIP-07 support and a visual editor, ensuring a consistent and enhanced user experience across all devices. Future updates will focus on optimizing the Zap function, improving the Linux user experience, and refining the overall UI to further elevate the platform's usability and functionality.
Repository: haorendashu/nostrmo
License: GPL-3.0
Captain’s Log
Captain's Log is a nostr-native desktop note-taking application for MacOS, Linux, and Windows. It supports markdown for creating and posting "kind 1" events (short text notes) and kind 30023 events (long-form articles). It also provides a familiar, cross-platform tool for content creation, and integrates with Keystache for key management, with the aim to drive nostr adoption for creators. Future updates will focus on a website for note sharing and zaps, enhancing the user interface, adding customization options, mobile device expansion, and improving the overall user experience.
Repository: nodetec/captains-log
License: MIT
We are proud to support these projects and look forward to their continuous contributions to the nostr ecosystem. We have more grants to announce soon and will provide funding for many more projects in the future. If you're working on a nostr project that is free and open-source, don't hesitate to apply.
Our support for nostr is made possible by donors like you. Please consider making a donation to The Nostr Fund to help us fund the ingenious developers building toward a better future: