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Yeah its more of a thought provoking exploration. 

At one point @ray was speaking of combining nostr as ID layer for a p2p protocol that robosats, bisq etc can all plug into. 
 I do remember that. Cool concept indeed.

But since nostr’s Other Stuff has such broad/general potential, this could easily serve as a “view only” way to engage (ie filter by relay, market-feed, etc.) within an existing social/communications-focused client like Damus. That seems like a pretty straightforward feature/tweak on the existing setup.

Then, at the same time, one could potentially build a client that interfaces more deeply with these p2p exchanges.

@TKay's point about unwanted attention is a good one, though, and while I tend to think that everything will “come to nostr” eventually, it may not be in the protocol’s favor to start with the use cases that specifically attract regulatory attention (ie finance/money/exchanges/“defi”/etc), at least until its robust enough - and with a large enough user base - to withstand the pressure that comes with that sort of thing 
 p2p is tough enough as it is to make an excellent experience. Chances are the robosats and others 100% focused on this challenge will show focused other stuff apps is the way.

I will keep 👀 open just in case there is easy way at the least to point where p2p happens on the network. 
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