Episode Details

This week on Nostr Compass: Ridestr launches decentralized ridesharing with Cashu and NIP-44. Pomade enables multisig key recovery via email and OTP. Damus ships negentropy-based DM syncing. Desktop clients like Amethyst and NoteDeck evolve, while Formstr, Shopstr, Jumble, and nostr-tools push upgrades. We explore major new NIPs for community keys, encrypted file sync, and sequence-based event indexing — then reflect on five years of Nostr’s growth. ### Infrastructure and Recovery - **Ridestr** – A fully decentralized ridesharing app on Nostr using encrypted location disclosure and HTLC-based Cashu payments - **Pomade** – A FROST-based multisig recovery protocol with email and password fallback, targeted at new users ### App Releases - **Damus v1.13** – Adds negentropy for reliable DM syncing - **Amber v4.1.1** – Displays relay trust scores - **NAK v0.18.2** – Integrates Model Context Protocol for AI interactions - **Zeus beta** – Adds NIP-87 mint reviews and NWC bugfixes - **Camelus** – Ships full DM support for Android ### Client + Project Updates - **Amethyst desktop** – Adds Zaps, Bookmarks, Thread view - **NoteDeck** – NIP-52 calendar and UX polish - **Jumble & Shopstr** – Adds community mode, orders dashboard - **Formstr** – Grid questions and SDK improvements - **nostr-tools** – Adopts @noble/curves v2.0.1 ### Protocols and NIPs - **NIP-CF** – Sequence-based sync for deterministic ordering - **NIP-XX** – Encrypted file sync via kinds 30800–30802 - **Communikeys** – Community keys using npubs + kind 10222 - **Trusted Relay Assertions** – Global vs personalized trust scoring debate --- ### Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:51 Decentralized Ride Sharing with Ridestr 06:16 Key Recovery with Pomade 16:19 Damus v1.13 17:55 Amber v4.1.1 18:54 NAK v0.18.2 20:01 Nostr Army Knife and AI Integration 20:55 Project Updates: White Noise and Marmot Protocol 26:08 Desktop Client Developments: Amethyst and NoteDeck 28:41 Community Features in Jumble and Shopster 32:13 Formster's New Features and Enhancements 34:25 Nostr Tools 36:12 Zeus Adds NIP-87 38:05 Kamelos and Mobile Performance 40:45 NIP Updates and Community Keys 42:49 NIPCF and Event Indexing 50:49 Encrypted File Synchronization 53:06 January Reflections: Nostr's Evolution 01:15:31 Final Thoughts and Future Directions