Nostr
Coverage of Nostr in the Nexus archive.
- Bitchat Mesh App Defies India Cybercrime Notice After Protesters Use It During Network Restrictions
Bitchat, a Bluetooth-based messaging app developed by Jack Dorsey, is under scrutiny by India's cybercrime authorities after being used by protesters during network restrictions. The app's decentralized design, which avoids internet access and centralized servers, has drawn attention for its resistance to censorship and law enforcement interception.
- Jack Dorsey's Block Launches Buzz, a Nostr-Based Slack and GitHub Rival for AI Agents
Jack Dorsey's Block launched Buzz, a free and open-source workspace built on Nostr that grants AI agents cryptographic identities and positions itself as a competitor to Slack and GitHub.
- Nostr is the Orange Web: Bitcoin’s Niche and Futuristic Alternative Internet
Nostr is a decentralized social media protocol built on Bitcoin technology, allowing users to control their content and followers across platforms. It supports Bitcoin micro-payments (zaps) and features apps like Primal and music sites like Tunestr and Wavlake. Notable users include Edward Snowden and Jack Dorsey.
- $1.3M-Funded OpenAgents Pays Gamers and Everyday PCs in Bitcoin via Pylon Distributed AI Network
OpenAgents, a Bitcoin-native AI infrastructure lab, secured $1.3 million in pre-seed funding to expand Pylon, a distributed compute network that pays users in Bitcoin for spare computational resources. The company aims to build an open-source AI lab competing with centralized models by leveraging gaming and everyday PCs for machine learning tasks.