Oddbean new post about login | logout PAID RELAYS MAKE SENSE TO ME. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A COMBO OF PAID, FREE, AND SMALL COMMUNITY RELAYS.
And VC backed?
TEN31 IS NOT A TYPICAL VC. WE DO NOT EXPECT INFINITE MONEY. NEITHER DO THE FOUNDERS WE SUPPORT. BITCOIN CASH FLOW IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT METRIC.
We need to define the incentives of the Nostr ecosystem architecture now and the VCs and entrepreneurs will join if they see value. Follow the Satoshi way: Define the incentives, support the early network, then step back and let the free market reign.
nobody wants to hand out their payment details, especially to an unknown server on a little used network.
Payment details? Just zap a 1000 sat invoice every once in a while. We need to breakdown basic cost per zap for running nodes and it will probably be less than 0.1 sat per post, 1sat/note/month for note durability and further charges for image upload. A few market can develop and clients can dynamically choose relays based on fees and reach to followers. None of this will be expensive but building the incentives right will create innovation on the infrastructure side not just the UI/client.
*fee market* not few market