Team Soapbox

Amid the devastating fallout of the earthquake in Venezuela, community organizers who are locked out of traditional fundraising platforms are turning to Bitcoin to urgently raise support for their work.

These campaigns are led by trusted grassroots organizers verified through

and

, Venezuelan activists.

Please help us raise awareness and donate to support these campaigns! Every sat counts.

#VenezuelaTerremoto #Venezuela #BTC #Bitcoin #news

https://soapbox.pub/blog/venezuela-earthquake-relief-bitcoin

This week we launched Agora live at the Oslo Freedom Forum. This version of Agora came together after six months of close collaboration and research with

and

of the World Liberty Congress.

After trying many different impact and action models, we realized that "unstoppable funding" was the missing link in the ecosystem for people trying to survive a day at a time in places where the economic systems have collapsed.

Next for Agora, we plan to test our funding, safety, and offramping models with local coalitions for women's sovereignty in Africa and humanitarian aid in Palestine.

We will also be seeking partnerships with Bitcoin-based businesses looking for charitable opportunities to help meet the urgent global funding needs.

https://soapbox.pub/blog/agora-is-live

"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

about the work we are doing on Ditto!

https://nerds.xyz/2026/05/ditto-qa-social-media-sterile/

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

Ditto is Nostr app for people who want to have FREEDOM and FUN. Your content. Your vibe. Your rules.

• Custom profile themes
• Unlimited content types
• A bridge to the open web

https://soapbox.pub/ditto

Always a fun time when we manage to get some of our remote team together IRL! 💙

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Hello from Soapbox HQ!

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 https://ditto.pub

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

SOAPBOX ROLE CALL FINAL CALL! Welcome

to the team! Be on the lookout for new content, new videos, and more! Be sure to follow her and give her a warm welcome.

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

:)

SOAPBOX ROLE CALL continues...

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

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

SOAPBOX ROLE CALL! Happy Friday!

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!

is building with Soapbox, working on our AI apps, ensuring that our agentic future is bright (and supports GIFs)!

Are you following

? 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.

The Vibe Code Jam Session starts in about 15 minutes. See you there! https://meet.jit.si/vibe-coding-jam-session

GM. The Soapbox Role Call continues. You'll want to follow

as the Head of Vibe Ops and local treasure hunter. Is he a pirate? Follow him to find out.

Soapbox team ROLE CALL: Are you following

? 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 :)

Are you following our team members? Follow our BDFL

to get more insights into what he's building. He's vegan btw.

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.

https://soapbox.pub/blog/shakespeare-vs-lovable

Shakespeare empowers you to build. Look at what we're building and how we're building it (on refrigerators, cars, and gaming consoles).

https://soapbox.pub/blog/announcing-shakespeare-direct

#ShakespeareDIY

Happy 1-year Anniversary to something we love: vibe coding!

It was on this day last year that Andrej Karpathy coined the term and we've hardly left our screens since. Five months later, Shakespeare was born so everyone can vibe code, regardless of skill level.

We're not hosting a vibe coding session tonight on

. DevRel

will be

Nashville instead! Go check him out IRL if you're in the neighborhood: https://loom.ly/pgu6Sxo

There will NOT be a live vibe coding session Monday night on ostr:npub1z0lcg9p2v5nzg5fycxq0k56ze6snp42clmrafzqpn5w6u74v5x9q708ldk . DevRel

will be at

Nashville instead! Go check him out IRL if you're in the neighborhood: https://www.meetup.com/bitcoinpark/events/312318620/

For the past week, we've shared what people are building with Shakespeare. If you've tried it, we'd appreciate an honest review on Product Hunt. Every review helps more people find open alternatives to closed website builders: https://loom.ly/2TsgFAM

Last night, DevRel

gave a presentation on AI to small and medium business owners, entrepreneurs, and business professionals. Around 50 people attended, representing a wide range of industries, including contractors, finance, insurance, and real estate. He talked about AI, productivity, and using Shakespeare to build websites and social applications. (Plus a short rant about Nostr and Bitcoin, because he is the leading Nostr evangelist, after all.) Most attendees already use ChatGPT daily. One had built apps with Replit, and another was using Grok. Everyone was eager to learn more about alternatives.

Another project built with Shakespeare: DevRel

made Podstr, so you can own your podcast community. It's easy to make your own version in Shakespeare! What will you build? Plenty of ideas here: https://soapbox.pub/showcase

Shakespeare gives you a side-by-side chat and live preview—see every change in real time as you build. Start creating right now just by telling it what kind of app or website you want to build: https://shakespeare.diy/

The

AI Hack for Freedom Hackathon winners are in! We're excited about what freedom tech can do for activists, dissidents, and journalists! We were honored to work with

of World Liberty Congress on building and launching Pathos! Vibe coding is increasing freedom and we're here for it: https://hrf.org/latest/announcing-the-ai-hack-for-freedom-hackathon-winners/

Join us for another vibe coding session tonight with DevRel

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: https://loom.ly/mHN2SCg

One of our devs,

, 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: https://soapbox.pub/showcase

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

Hack For Freedom, serving World Liberty Congress: https://loom.ly/jC48gis

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!

Shakespeare builds websites from conversation. Describe what you want. It writes the code. You see it live instantly. No drag-and-drop. Just talk to it. Try it: https://soapbox.pub/showcase

Big Shakespeare news! We just added Railway to the deployment options! Now, you can build complex backends and other infrastructure with Shakespeare for your next vibe coding idea! Happy building: https://shakespeare.diy/

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!

We're not surprised to see folks like

using Friday nights for vibe coding! Are you vibe coding tonight?

You can just build things. Especially when you want the perfect mobile blogging app but it doesn't exist yet... Built in minutes for $3 and perfected later, we bring you Inkwell! Made by DevRel

: https://loom.ly/cop2P78

Unlike legacy social media, Nostr has a Web of Trust (WoT). But it's kind of new and complicated. DevRel

was a guest on

talking about it: https://loom.ly/pZc8JBs

DevRel

is live now on Plebchain Radio to talk about Nostr and Web of Trust, or WoT! Listen in live on Zap Stream: https://zap.stream/pcr

We're hosting another live vibe coding session tonight! All levels of vibe coders are welcome. We'll be talking about any Shakespeare updates, sharing projects, and learning no-code software development in a chill group setting. Join on Hivetalk: https://loom.ly/mHN2SCg

One of our CLASSIC moments between

&

on the Soapbox Sessions podcast! Heather was worried people thought she and Derek were actually a couple...Derek had other concerns. 🤣

Shakespeare is for everyone to be able to build anything.

explained recently during a presentation at Nostr Valley in State College!

As we work on the final touches for the Christmas Day episode of Soapbox Sessions, please enjoy us at our worst. Here's

having a bit of a problem...talking. 😉

Our Monday night vibe coding sessions with

are a great opportunity to ask all your vibe coding questions while seeing what the Shakespeare community has been building. Join us in two hours on

: https://loom.ly/mHN2SCg

Thank you to our friends at

for being the home of our live vibe coding sessions every Monday night! This Nostr app is a great way to bring our community together! We recommend Hivetalk as an open source Zoom alternative: https://loom.ly/6TcSy6s

We talk about vibe coding a podcasting platform on our podcast, Soapbox Sessions. This gave us a way to self-host the podcast. We call it "Podstr" because it's built on Nostr. We make tools so you don't have to! Questions, ask DevRel

: https://youtube.com/shorts/Ybez5uFhBZU?feature=share

This was one of our favorite moments of 2025, when our CEO,

, did The Pregame with Alex Li of

! They're talking open source, Nostr, and Alex tells that story about his former employer... Listen ICYMI: https://loom.ly/YjLucRA

was right about many of his predictions for Nostr while

has some New Year's Resolutions for Nostr and things she'd rather see go away in 2026. Watch & subscribe on YouTube to help grow Nostr:

If you think vibe coding has to involve actual coding, you are wrong. Vibe coding levels the playing field, allowing anyone to build an app! We do it again tonight, live on

with DevRel

. You'll learn all about vibe coding: https://honey.hivetalk.org/dashboard/event/naddr1qvzqqqrkdypzq0mhp4ja8fmy48zuk5p6uy37vtk8tx9dqdwcxm32sy8nsaa8gkeyqyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtngd9mx2arpd34jummjvuqq56nxxauku7f3vucrgtdmrgs

💡Here's a prompt to try in Shakespeare: "Help me manage my time better." It immediately begins building a tool to help you track tasks, use a Pomodoro timer, create time blocks, and sync your data via Nostr (so it's available across devices when logged in).

This looks like a great challenge for anyone interested in open source + Bitcoin, via

:

💡 When you choose Claude Opus 4.5 as your AI provider in Shakespeare, you can simply do one-word prompts. RIP "prompt engineering." In Shakespeare, just type "portfolio" and it does this automatically. It has all the info on your npub from your Nostr profile, which is how you log into Shakespeare. Here's the one

made in the pic. Get started: https://shakespeare.diy/

Make an Instagram alt with a one-word prompt. Log into Shakespeare, choose Claude Opus 4.5, then type "Instagram." (Cost: $8.70 with Claude Opus 4.5 via OpenRouter).

Make a Cashu wallet with a one-word prompt. Log into Shakespeare, choose Claude Opus 4.5, then type "Cashu." (Total cost for what's pictured: $13.26 using Claude Opus 4.5 via OpenRouter).

Our fight to keep technology free keeps YOU free. We're here to serve you, not shareholders: https://loom.ly/9qg4Ih8

This is why we make a case for using privacy-centered, open source tech whenever possible. Especially with AI: https://loom.ly/_mi6szs

Make a TikTok alt with a one-word prompt. Log into Shakespeare, choose Claude Opus 4.5, then type "TikTok." (Total cost for this was $7.93 with Claude Opus 4.5 via OpenRouter).

Make a Twitter alt with a one-word prompt. Log into Shakespeare, choose Claude Opus 4.5, then type "Twitter." Total cost: $10.21 with Claude Opus 4.5 via @OpenRouterAI).

ICYMI, you can catch up on our vibe coding sessions on our YouTube channel. This week,

covered community questions, building apps with incentives, and how we vibe with Shakespeare and other tools:

Check out our DevRel,

, on

. He's talking about Nostr (of course). Watch & learn how a new Internet is emerging alongside the one we all know—but more free, open, and permissionless:

Let's see what you've vibe coded in the past week! Join us tonight with

as your host for all things vibe coding with Shakespeare and beyond! All levels welcome! We'll all learn together. Meet you on

!

One more week until we're back with fresh vibe coding jam sessions live on

with

! Until then, ask us your questions about Shakespeare AI here! 🤔

We're taking a quick break from

jam sessions with

! We'll be back on Monday, December 1 at 8:00 pm. Until then, ask us your vibe coding questions here on Nostr & watch past vibe coding jam sessions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPVwsk16NNUQ00tFzqQLhGBnlZIrQmae8

Plebs are building some pretty awesome stuff these days for Nostr just by vibe coding. One thing we discovered from Nostr Valley last month is Rustr by

! https://youtube.com/shorts/yi78YO53oZY?feature=share

It's time for another live vibe coding session hosted by

! Join us tonight on ostr:npub1z0lcg9p2v5nzg5fycxq0k56ze6snp42clmrafzqpn5w6u74v5x9q708ldk as we talk all things open source development on Nostr using a little coding assistance from Shakespeare. Bring questions & show off your projects: https://loom.ly/mHN2SCg

It's time once again for a weekly chat and vibe coding session with

! Every Monday, we gather on

to share our projects, wins, and ideas. It's a great time to ask for AI prompting and idea help! Join us: https://honey.hivetalk.org/dashboard/event/naddr1qvzqqqrkdypzq0mhp4ja8fmy48zuk5p6uy37vtk8tx9dqdwcxm32sy8nsaa8gkeyqyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtngd9mx2arpd34jummjvuqq56nxxauku7f3vucrgtdmrgs

🏆 Congrats to

and

for winning our #Shakespeare Halloween Hackathon! You've each been zapped 87k sats!

For the prize in functional Innovation, we loved Block Cemetery by Code Orange. Block Cemetery is a live Bitcoin block explorer built on Nostr, where each new block rises from the grave in real time.

https://npub1gzvs8egve0vnvhvcg7qjtdg2ryht48jqs3t3rhqtr6x4wcqklddqkdd7uc.nosto.re/

For the design category, we were impressed by Spookstr by Studio314Official. Spookstr is a paranormal Nostr community, complete with notes, groups, events, podcasts, and more!

https://spookstr2.shakespeare.wtf/

Finally, our Judge's Choice prize goes to Haunted Relay Scanner by Geek. This creative take on a relay status tracker demonstrates both the spirit of Halloween and the massive power of Nostr. 👻

https://haunted-forest-scanner.shakespeare.wtf/

Thank you to everyone who participated! #Nostr #Bitcoin #ShakespeareDIY #VibeCoding #GrowNostr

Happy Halloween from the Soapbox pets! They love to get dressed up (some more than others) any day of the year to strut their stuff. 🎃 But today is extra special!

Happy #InternationalCatDay from the Soapbox cats! They snooze near us during meetings, steal our pens, and always remind us of the cardinal truth of web development: cats rule the web. 🐈

Shoutout to

for mentioning Shakespeare on "What Bitcoin Did" with

. As Odell says: "Build any app that leverages Bitcoin and Nostr" with Shakespeare. The open source AI tool Odell calls "really powerful!"

Tonight's session on Hivetalk will also be streamed to X, so tell your friends there who still haven't jumped to the Nostr. (Maybe they'll see something that may bring them over here!)

and

will share how Nostr Valley went, plebs will bring their favorite projects, and we'll talk about the Halloween Hackathon: https://honey.hivetalk.org/dashboard/event/naddr1qvzqqqrkdypzq0mhp4ja8fmy48zuk5p6uy37vtk8tx9dqdwcxm32sy8nsaa8gkeyqyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtngd9mx2arpd34jummjvuqq56nxxauku7f3vucrgtdmrgs

presenting now at

on how #Shakespeare helps everyday people contribute to open source. 🎭

This guy gets it. #EditWithShakespeare 🎭

Monday night is the night we jump on

for a live vibe coding session with the one and only

. Find out about all the apps he's nerd sniped himself with... 👀 We hear he's got ZapTrax working for ALL the V4V music just in time for some upcoming shows? 👀 Bring us your questions about Shakespeare and vibe coding in general, share your projects, and see if you can tempt Derek away from real life with new ideas 💡 🔗 https://honey.hivetalk.org/dashboard/event/naddr1qvzqqqrkdypzq0mhp4ja8fmy48zuk5p6uy37vtk8tx9dqdwcxm32sy8nsaa8gkeyqyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtngd9mx2arpd34jummjvuqq56nxxauku7f3vucrgtdmrgs #plebchain

📣 Our CEO,

, is about to do an AMA on

! Catch him the entire next hour & ask him ALL of your questions about AI + Nostr! He will also answer questions about his time at Truth Social, why he left, the Fediverse, & more: https://stacker.news/items/1252876

We've got a new entry into the #HalloweenHackathon! This one's from

: Put a hex on your notes & let your friends cast spells to remove the hex and decode your secret message. 🤫 This was vibed with Shakespeare and there are three prizes of 87K sats each. Enter now: https://soapbox.pub/halloween-hackathon/

Tonight's the night! All are welcome to vibe code with us on Hivetalk.

hosts as we chat all things vibe coding from Shakespeare Act II to how to prompt better, which AI models to choose, and how to avoid common mistakes in vibe coding. There's something for everyone, whether you've vibe coded before or have been in software development for a long time. Everyone learns, has fun, and makes friends! ❤️ Join us on

at 8:00 ET: https://honey.hivetalk.org/dashboard/event/naddr1qvzqqqrkdypzq0mhp4ja8fmy48zuk5p6uy37vtk8tx9dqdwcxm32sy8nsaa8gkeyqyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtngd9mx2arpd34jummjvuqq56nxxauku7f3vucrgtdmrgs

Scary, indeed! 💀