Hey there 👋

The last two months? Busy. Productive. A little intense (in the best way). We shipped major updates, refactored deep under the hood, and launched a protocol that’s been in the works for a while. Plus, we got a wave of real-world feedback. some of it stung, all of it helped. Exactly what we needed.

Let’s break it down.

📦 Two big releases: built on real feedback

• v0.1.4 (The Punch-In-The-Face Update)
• Marmot protocol

We dropped 0.1.4 at the end of September: a release that marked a turning point. After 0.1.3 hit the wild, users gave us real, raw feedback. And we listened. Hard.

At the heart of this release was a major overhaul of the core Rust crate. We refactored big chunks of the backend to align with a new API, which yes, meant rewriting a lot of stuff. But the result? Smoother, faster, and a lot more solid.

v0.1.4 Highlights:

• 🔧 Stability upgrades: reworked relay connections, event processing, and group logic.
• 🚀 Performance boosts: reduced lag, faster responses.
• ✨ UX polish: drafts now save securely. Chats scroll like they’re supposed to. “Start New Chat” got a facelift.
• 🧼 Visual tweaks: cleaner UI, skeleton loaders, bottom sheets with silky animations.
• 📱 Better support: Android v7a builds for older devices. Versioned binaries + SHA-256 hashes for the careful types.

Prepping for v0.2.0 ( We're Not Slowing Down)

After 0.1.4, we kept the momentum. A bunch of exciting things are landing:

• 🖼️ Image support: encrypted media sharing via the brand new MIP-04 spec.
• 🔔 Local notifications (Android-first): fully private, device-side alerts. No servers involved. You get notified, your privacy stays intact.
• 🙋‍♂️ UX enhancements: avatars in group chats. Smarter notifications.
• 🌍 Global ready: Multi-language support: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish.
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Power-Ups: add people to existing groups without losing encryption guarantees.

🦫 Say Hi to MARMOT PROTOCOL

Now, here’s the big one: Marmot. Yeah, we launched a protocol. It’s native to Nostr, built from scratch, and (not to brag) it’s a game-changer for secure group messaging.

What makes Marmot different?

Marmot combines MLS (Messaging Layer Security) with Nostr’s decentralized architecture.

That means:

• 🔒 True End-to-End encryption: only you and your people can read your messages.
• 🌐 No central servers: no single point of failure. Or censorship.
• 🕵️‍♂️ Metadata protection: not just the message, it hides who you’re talking to.
• 🧢 Identity flexibility: No phone numbers. No emails. Just your keys.
• 🔥 Censorship resistance: if one relay goes down, another steps in.

MIP-04 (Secure Media, Done Right). It lets you share images and files securely in Marmot groups.

Here’s what’s under the hood:

• 🔐 ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD encryption
• 🗂️ Content stored via content-addressed systems like Blossom
• 🔁 Forward secrecy & post-compromise security
• ✅ Integrity checks to make sure no one’s tampering

❤️ We don’t just slap features together… we design them to last.

🎤 On the Global Stage

In case you missed it: @JeffG and @Max hit the stage at the Lugano Plan B Forum, talking about privacy, Bitcoin, and how to build messaging that actually respects you. (Spoiler: people listened.)

🚧 What’s next

Marmot is still in development( experimental but promising). The cryptography is solid, and we’re iterating fast. New release in COMING SOON, and real-world testing is shaping every release.

Follow us for new updates!