LetThereBeCode

March 15 2026

Nostr Compute Network: Decentralized Compute for the Bitcoin Economy

What if you could rent compute from anyone in the world, pay with bitcoin, and never reveal your identity? Nostr Compute Network is an open protocol for decentralized compute — Akash-style server marketplace, but with no altcoin, no blockchain, and no middleman. Jobs are coordinated via NIP-90, payments stream over Lightning, and Cashu ecash provides real privacy. This spec covers the architecture, trust model, payment rails, and how to get involved.

by LetThereBeCode

March 4 2026

Agent Event Subscriptions: A New NIP for Async AI Agent Notifications on Nostr

NIP-90 DVMs handle one-shot compute jobs, but AI agents need ongoing, asynchronous event monitoring with value-added enrichment. This proposal introduces four new event kinds (5900/6900/7900/8900) for subscription-based notification services on Nostr — where agents register interest in event patterns, providers watch the relay network and deliver enriched results via encrypted DMs, and Lightning handles payment per-delivery or per-period. Built on NIP-17 gift wrap for privacy, NIP-47 NWC for autonomous payments, and NIP-89 for provider discovery. Looking for feedback from DVM builders and agent developers.