Bitcoin Magazine The Feed Isn’t the Future: Rethinking Nostr Through Tools, Places, and Real-World Use

While Nostr was founded in 2020/2021, it only really gained initial traction once Will Caserin launched Damus and Jack Dorsey tweeted about it. A few months later, the first Nostr world conference was held in Costa Rica (Nostrica), and things really started to move. Over the next 18 months, many — myself included — were convinced Nostr was going to take off.

Unfortunately, fast-forward to late 2025, and growth seems to have stalled. The data suggests that activity on Nostr has not only flatlined but may have even declined, despite significant improvements in the quality of apps and clients built on the protocol.

I say this is an observation of the data, not a criticism, because I want

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