My favourite topic 😍

Nostr+Torrent+Zaps

Maybe the torrent protocol part of it should get modified to fit the streaming needs and zap integration.

Nostr should index it all and provide discovery and the social aspect.

I'm sure there will be some centralization, where some entities will just store and seed everything. If there is a zap value per MB streamed why wouldn't someone do it? But the little guys would do their part too, especially with the controversial stuff that really needs decentralization.

Not everything would need to be paid by the viewer too. There could be sponsored "preZapped" views... "for my followers i'm sponsoring 1000 views of this video, 2 views per npub". It could be sponsored by the seeder or by a 3rd party.

Adds could pay you to view them. "Oh... I need to charge my zapper, lets watch some adds".

I'm sure there is a way how to use nsec/npub to sign the video/torrent and automatically verify in the nostr client. That would be helpfull for recognizing fakes.



I have no idea if people that built LBRY used their knowledge somewhere, but I'm sure they would have some experience to pass on.

Don't want to point at Jack here, but it seems like a thing he could help move forward (as he does with many many things). 

 Of course the major hurdles are the network effect and competing with "free".