Oddbean

#AskNostr: I'm conducting a university project on the potential integration of NOSTR with blockchain technologies in supply chain solutions. I have a couple of big questions for the community: Can we use NOSTR instead of blockchain? What are the advantages and disadvantages of opting for NOSTR as a decentralized messaging protocol compared to traditional blockchain systems? Benefits of NOSTR: If NOSTR can be used in supply chains, what specific benefits would it offer over blockchain? How could its features enhance real-time communication, event logging, or overall supply chain efficiency? Collaboration Potential: If a direct replacement isn’t feasible, how can NOSTR and blockchain technologies complement each other in supply chain processes? Information Accuracy: Lastly, how can we verify the accuracy of information shared through NOSTR relays to ensure reliability in supply chain management? Your insights will be invaluable for understanding how these technologies can work together to create a more transparent and efficient supply chain ecosystem. Thank you for your contributions!

This is a student thas has been working with @TheSchoolofBitcoin - help from the community would be much appreciated! =) nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzpramyg2wcel4lcqdl9f3ywj8l3axasanawjnr8yw0jxk8nx2m7hkqyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgunrdchxxmmd9uq3zamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0qqst8rrffllq94vdd6gsxuapn6yysvx9szxuten7n6lpsaazuy4g7jqpvk46u

Nost is in essence is a communication protocol rather than a network. It's relatively unique feature is the private-public key cryptography it uses for signing & verifying communication events. You are currently experiencing a social media application of the protocol, but Nostr is simply communicating events. I don't know who you are but I know that this note was signed by the controller of nostr:nprofile1qqsglwezznkx0a07qr0e2vfr53lu0fhv8vlt55ceernu343uejkl4asppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0v0rp86 My client has verified this. This npub is unique to the private key that you control & I can quickly & easily verify that any of your future notes also come from your private key. Blockchains are useful when the sequence of recorded events is critical. I cannot verify the time in this note but I can assume that it's accurate, since it's plausible & doesn't really matter. This is partially why the Bitcoin blockchain is often called The Timechain. Assume Alphacorp uses npub123 to publish an event to a specific relay that "100 widgets are required from npub456". Npub456 can sign a note that the order was received, picked, dispatched, etc. Alphacorp knows that these messages originated from Omegacorp because they know that Omegacorp is npub456 & the events were cryptographically signed. Software clients can record when events were first seen as well as the time declared in the event if sequencing/timing is important.