Weekly research log
Identity and Pseudonymity Sunday
Dated weekly notes on Identity, Social and Trust. Each briefing reflects what was known in its week; the pillar entries carry the current view.
2026-10-11NIPs PR #2494 NIP-92 imeta tags for kind:0 picture/banner merged Oct 5 (alexgleason) + Amethyst PR #4320.
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2026-10-04Nostr-WoT extension v0.8.9 — "Clear zap and payment approvals" (Oct 1 10:30:48 UTC, leonacostaok) restructures
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2026-09-27NIPs repository: three merged PRs in nine hours on Sep 23–24, plus an indirect kind-28935 deletion.
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2026-09-20NIPs repository: four new PRs in three days (Sep 16–17), with PR #2471 (NIP-17 seal timestamp) as the live des
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2026-09-13Citrine 3.1.1 (Sep 11) fixes a NIP-42 authentication bypass (release, Freedom.Tech).
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2026-09-06NIPs repository merged four PRs in six days (Sep 1 – Sep 4), and AUTH is the connective tissue.
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2026-08-30NIPs repository moved three times in four days.
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2026-08-23The Simon DCP claim is refuted — formally and machine-checked (Aug 15): Gupte (MIT), Ragavan (Google Quantum A
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2026-08-16nostr-wot-extension v0.4.0: post-quantum identity keys in production (Aug ~11): Accounts created from a 24-wor
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2026-08-09Buzz by Block (July 21, 2026): Open-sourced under Apache 2.0.
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2026-08-02AI Agent Identity on Nostr (major new theme): Autonomous AI agents like Kai (day 83, trust score 100) operate
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2026-07-26Nostr Web of Trust (WoT): New nostr-wot GitHub org and nostr-wot.com site launch open-source tools for trust g
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2026-07-19Marmot Protocol & Encrypted Groups: White Noise v2026.5.22 ships iOS push notifications, markdown rendering.
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2026-07-12Nostr Compass #30 & Protocol Updates: Marmot spec adopted across ecosystem (encrypted groups, external signers
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2026-07-05Nostr Compass #29 (Jul 1): FIPS v0.4.0 adds Nym mixnet transport and mDNS LAN discovery for private Nostr mesh
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2026-06-28Nostr Compass #28 (Jun 24): Sprout rebrands to Buzz; publishes personas, teams, and managed-agent records as r
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2026-06-21Nostr signer hardening: Signet v1.11.0 shipped a critical NIP-17 admin-command signature bypass fix.
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