TOTAL REWARD POOL:
50 MILLION SATOSHIS
GOAL: Develop the Web of Trust ecosystem for Nostr, build open source libraries, relays and applications, and integrate portable and personalized trust metrics into Nostr clients.
Join our weekly WoTathon community calls Thursdays at 3pm UTC live on Zap.Stream/nosfabrica
Fill out the Formstr to be added to the weekly invite.
Check project progress on Kanbanstr
Who Should Participate?
- Developers & Designers
- Product & Business Builders
- Contributors to Nostr Clients
- Open-source Advocates and Investors
Evaluation Criteria
- Functional Readiness
- Depth & Innovation
- Interoperability
- Decentralizing Ecosystem Impact
- Documentation & Openness
- Business Model Sustainability
Watch the replays:
Week 1: November 20, 2025 – Introductions, Web of Trust hackathon overview, goals and structure.
Week 2: November 26, 2025 – Web of trust on Nostr use cases, Vertex demo, Relatr demo
Week 3: December 4, 2025 – Brainstorm demo, NIP 85 Trusted Assertions deep dive, and more…
Week 4: December 11, 2025 – Web of trust client demos, including Nostria, Cattalax, and banyan relay
Week 5: December 18, 2025 – Deep dive into control plane and cold root identity
Week 6: December 26, 2025 – Decentralized lists, Nuar, and more.
Week 7: January 2, 2026 – Relatr and Web of Trust Foundation
Week 8: January 8th, 2026 – Attestr, BigBrotr, and SatShoot
Week 10: January 22nd 2026
Week 11: January 29, 2026
Next Call: April 2nd, 2026 3PM UTC
Final Submissions Due: April 9th, 2026
WoTathon Final Demos: April 16th and 23rd, 3pm UTC
Final awards ceremony: May 7th, 3pm UTC
Resources
PlebChain Radio 133 – WoT’s The Deal with David Strayhorn – https://fountain.fm/episode/zztOIngx6H7odhl3dFrT