Great work! Sounds like something that I would defiantly use. A lightning-based "Upwork" or work market place of sorts is a great idea! It would give one anonymity if they needed it. 

 Yeah that's the interesting part of this project. But I'd assume that this part could easily be skipped, if the payer and payee worked on trust and honor principles, or if a commenting system/rating system were implemented. Other than that, I guess a third party would have to release the funds upon work completion. And this gets me wondering, if there is a way to have a trustless release of funds directly from one wallet to another upon agreement. Imagine this, a wallet has 1000 sats, payer agrees to send 300 to a payee, the 300 is then frozen in the payer account, a condition is previously set to pay the money out within 24 hours, upon completion of the work the money is sent out automatically after the set 24 hours. In case the work is not complete, the payer has the option to cancel the payment before the time is up. And a rating/commenting system would work well to complement such an app. I'm not a technical guy, but my mind started wandering off with ideas, since this project sounds awesome :) Therefore excuse me if I'm speaking of impossible things, inconsistencies, or something already done. I might just not know about it. :) 

 While we're on the topic here of giving money as a sort of ransom, I was thinking: imagine developing a language learning app, where you could give some sats ransom and get them returned as a reward for continuing your language studies. The reason why this might work is that the biggest problem with language learning is sticking with it. If anyone here has tried DuoLingo they'll know what I'm talking about. DuoLingo uses a reward system for continued learning. If we were able to do this with sats that would be awesome, and would probably help people learn the language. Let me know what you think. :) 

 I love the idea! This needs to be built. I can see something like this being used in any field where the provider of a service is denied contact to their clients. 

 I'd be able to contribute with the UX writing, copywriting, things like that. Plus, I'm a language learner myself. I'm constantly studying languages :) 

 I meant it with in the context of writing copy. Here's a definition I took from Google: "User experience (UX) writing is **the process of choosing the right words for a digital product**. UX writers create copy that helps users navigate a website, app, or piece of software." So I wouldn't be much help on the technical end of things. 

 I'm experienced with sales-based written work, like emails, posts, editing, etc... and I can make decisions about what terms or wording would sell. Basically, anything directly language related. Free free to contact me if you need some help :) 

 Thanks Lana! I drew this up from my own experience while learning about Nostr marketplaces. It never occurred to me that Nostr can have such an impact outside of messaging. I hope this article is useful for anyone simply looking to understand what Nostr, Nostr Marketplaces and NIPs are. And more than anything, what a difference Nostr can have on our lives beyond technology. 

 I'm so happy to see how the hackathons have evolved! Keep up the great work! I hope to see more and more people signing up for the hackathons and sticking around for the stories and community after. 

 I've been following the whole ETF thing on X/Twitter... it would assume they are transferring their fiat wealth over to Bitcoin and looking to buy it as cheap before it takes off into the 100s 

 Nice! I also saw that there are anonymous tips. You've got all the bases covered!