November 2025 – April 2026
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 4pm UTC live on Zap.Stream/nosfabrica.
Fill out the Formstr to be added to the weekly invite.
Check project progress on Kanbanstr
| Grand Prize | 25,000,000 satoshis |
| Runner-Up | 10,000,000 satoshis |
| Third Place | 5,000,000 satoshis |
| NIP-85 Excellence (Trusted Assertions) | 10,000,000 satoshis for the project that implements the best and/or largest number of NIP-85 use-cases. |
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.
Next Call: January 2, 2026
Resources
- PlebChain Radio 133 – WoT’s The Deal with David Strayhorn –https://fountain.fm/episode/zztOIngx6H7odhl3dFrT