"Some users hear 'Nostr' and immediately think 'Bitcoin only.' Do you think that perception has limited broader adoption of decentralized social platforms?" Great interview of @Derek Ross about the work we are doing on Ditto!

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Q&A: Ditto says social media became sterile and the internet should be fun again

I spoke with Derek Ross from Soapbox about Ditto, decentralized social networking, internet nostalgia, customization, moderation, and why the compa...

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We're still building out Ditto. The latest feature just dropped in our preview-release. Let us know what you think. v2.1.0 March 26, 2026 Added Letters -- a Wii Mail-inspired inbox for sending decorated letters to friends, complete with custom stationery, hand-drawn stickers, emoji stickers, fonts, and a send animation with envelope and wax seal Attach a color moment or theme to your letter as a gift -- recipients can tap to apply it instantly Stationery picker pulls from your color moments, followed users' themes, and built-in presets Freehand drawing canvas for creating one-of-a-kind sticker doodles Letters page added to the sidebar with a custom mailbox icon

Always a fun time when we manage to get some of our remote team together IRL! 💙@Derek Ross @Alex Gleason @chad @Morgan Maksoud-Miller @MK Fain

Check out the new custom profile themes feature on Ditto! 👀

Are you a fan of customization? Do you like to choose your own layout? Your own theme? The new Ditto app is launching soon. You can get early access now and check it out at

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Your content. Your vibe. Your rules.

Things are looking pretty different all of a sudden on Ditto.pub ... 👀

SOAPBOX ROLE CALL! You may know him as the "Nostr CEO", but we can assure you that he's just our DevRel @Derek Ross :)

SOAPBOX ROLE CALL continues... @MAKE SONGS LONGER is here to not only make your songs longer, but make your freedom technology experience better and more accessible. Toss her a follow.

Are you following @Sam? If you want to talk to plants and run your own sovereign weather station, you should be. #spoilers

SOAPBOX ROLE CALL! Happy Friday! @Danidfra is next up on our list of Nostriches that you should be following. He's working on Nostr Gaming and Nostr Pets! Think Pokémon meets Tamagotchi and they all hang out in Mario World.

We're not done yet. The Soapbox role call continues! @lemon is building with Soapbox, working on our AI apps, ensuring that our agentic future is bright (and supports GIFs)!

Are you following @shantaram? You may remember him from such projects as Soapbox Signer (a browser extension for nostr). He's currently hacking away with LoRa in the #meshtastic and #meshcore space.

Soapbox team ROLE CALL: Are you following @MK Fain? In 2019 she founded Spinster, the largest women's community on the Fediverse 👀 Happy to have her building on the true decentralized social future with Nostr :)

Shakespeare stores your code in your browser. We can't see it. We can't train on it. You can export it anytime for free. Spot the difference.

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Shakespeare vs. Lovable - Soapbox Blog

Comparing open source Shakespeare to Lovable. We break down code ownership, pricing, AI choice, deployment options, privacy, and why open source ke...

We're not hosting a vibe coding session tonight on @HiveTalk . DevRel @Derek Ross will be @Bitcoin Park Nashville instead! Go check him out IRL if you're in the neighborhood:

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Nostr Nights #1, Mon, Feb 2, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup

Date: February 2, 2026 Doors Open - 5:30 PM Time: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM CT Please RSVP — Space is Limited Food & Drink Courtesy of [Soapbox](https:...

Join us for another vibe coding session tonight with DevRel @Derek Ross leading the way. We'll all share our projects and progress as we vibe code new ideas into existence. The vibe-curious are encouraged to attend. All levels of vibe coders are welcome:

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Vibe Coding Jam Session #3

Vibe Coding Jam Session #3. Bring your code, your questions and your good vibes.

One of our devs, @chad , built the Treasures geocaching app to remove the pricing barrier to one of his favorite hobbies. (You can also build your own version of Treasures using Shakespeare). See what you can build:

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App Showcase - Community-Submitted Apps Built with Soapbox Tools | Soapbox

Discover and submit applications built with Soapbox tools. Browse community-submitted projects, games, social platforms, and business applications....

Every tool we build—Ditto, Shakespeare, and now Pathos—shares the same DNA: decentralized infrastructure that no single entity can control. Meet Pathos, born of the @HRF Hack For Freedom, serving World Liberty Congress:

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Building Agora: From Hackathon to Real-World Activism - Soapbox Blog

We built a censorship-resistant platform for activists in 48 hours. Within hours, Venezuelan activists were using it to organize against authoritar...

@Aarón Rodríguez @Leopoldo López 👍

We're putting together a showcase of things people have built with Shakespeare. If you've made something—finished or work-in-progress—we'd love to feature it. Drop a link or screenshot in the replies!

We won't be around tonight since it's the day we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. here in the U.S., where much of the team are based. We'll see you NEXT Monday night on Hivetalk!