Find out what #Greenlight does & learn how it’s going to change #LightningNetwork onboarding with #[2] Core Tech Engineer Christian Decker AKA Dr. #Bitcoin

Reach out to get an invite to the new Greenlight developer preview ⬇

https://blockstream.com/lightning/greenlight/

https://nostr.build/av/1af4804ddfe074bd1b219eaa0cd73313355618ac5d0bc69272fd8cb5395ea8f4.mp4


"Users are leaving, and new users are not joining because we post about Bitcoin." I hate this argument.

Then why are users who are interested in Bitcoin leaving? You posting about Bitcoin is not the problem.

I think we already know the problem, and that problem is very well understood in the traditional social media space.

I think, The biggest problem when users join today is content discovery. It's way more complicated on nostr.

For new users, turning an empty home feed and spammy global feed into a decent, relatable feed without  proper search feature is way more difficult. I have seen no new user doing it right in the first few days. Most of the users just give up. I have seen it again and again.

I know you are going to hate me for this, but the best reliable solution we have is to create a topic-based algorithmic feed. We have this feature already on Nostr, but it's not properly implemented.

Even as a regular nostr user I don't know how to discover content and people with specific interest. I think topic based feed will solve majority of problems including user discovery and make nostr much more fun. 🤙


I think this is a smart way to pitch Nostr to musicians. Imagine the stage screen  zapvertising to thousands of attendees 💭 nostr:note103xxvrjmj8fnhn862devluss897uzr9zz7835wwl825xlgvquu7qsq3q5m


Watch #[0] at the Nostr Seminar ask #[1] about subscriptions and clients during Dev/Hack Day at #[2] . #btcprague #marcefiles

https://nostr.build/p/nb10513.mov


GN 💜


Facts 😆


#[0]
#[1]
#[2]


We provide our expertise in #LightningNetwork node management and maintenance while you retain full control over your #bitcoin.

Your keys are stored on your device and never touch our infrastructure.

Developers can reach out ⬇ to get an invitation to #Greenlight

https://blockstream.com/lightning/greenlight/


It is a beautiful and positive day on Nostr today. Love it 🤍


Check out one of the easiest & cheapest ways to do #LightningNetwork channel rebalances via Liquid swaps on #[1] with help from #[2]
 ⚡🌊

https://youtu.be/BghiDsx0-LI


Damus #[0] and #[1] works fine on iOS17 dev beta


What about User experience.

The experience has been absolutely wonderful with no issues whatsoever. Don't just take my words; try it out for yourself.

We were essentially giving away all the control for absolutely nothing. Verify!

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Shower thought: you are all nostr OGs 🧐


Who is ready for WWDC23?!

https://developer.apple.com/wwdc23/


Supporting free speech has also become a sort of trend these days, but I don't think we fully realize the gravity of how essential it truly is in the real world.

Today, let me share something personal that I don't often discuss:

My hometown is a "disputed territory" where every piece of information, whether it's entering or leaving the state, has to undergo censorship. Social media companies are compelled to collaborate because it is considered a matter of "national security." They don't have a option.

Even maps are subject to censorship; if I were to use the map you are currently using in my hometown, I would be charged under the UAPA (treason). Btw I don't live there anymore but my people do.

I cannot emphasize enough how empowering it is to have a voice. Trust me, there is nothing worse than experiencing oppression and getting censored.

Nostr offers hope to many people worldwide, including those from my hometown. It is personal for me.


plebstr is usable, but amethyst is far superior.


And I don't really want to maintain a fork but censorship is the line that I wont tolerate so I have to do something. I dont think it's the proper long term solution but hoping once it is in place it is easy to maintain until something acceptable is in place. Hope this drives that discussion more.


I am not saying you should stop using Amethyst or portray Vitor as some super villain, In fact I really respect him but

I sincerely believe you deserve to know the costs and consequences of your choices on this network so that you can make an informed decision. Every member of nostr community deserves that.

I encourage you to conduct your own research and explore different perspectives.

And please no hate towards anyone. I don't want to be a reason for that.

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No matter your thoughts on this debate, you must see how open source software and open protocols are beautiful. This is the beauty of Nostr. It's open.

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Try other clients.

I'm the author of gossip, a desktop client, and I've been pushing for personal relays (NIP-65) where you can run your own and people who want to follow you will find it in your kind-10002 relay list and then pull your events from it -- this works with gossip and coracle today (at least). IMHO this is the only scalable long-term solution to the problem you're bringing up.


This will fix it. The clear stubborn headedness has left no other option but to maintain a community ran fork. Sad that it has come to this but we gave him a chance for many months.

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That was my first try


You’re beautiful 💜 nostr:note18p5pedcnvtkque86yjz3ymexklwvmgm9x849p7ts6n6hkjf8s8qq2l9xxl


GM 💜


My Alby wallet is currently experiencing NgU Technology.

We must start the 6969 EPOCH. You know what to do.

https://media.tenor.com/ZMMvXoBe8GwAAAAC/lucifer-lucifer69.gif
https://media.tenor.com/ETu__9EhgV4AAAAC/bill-and.gif


All hail King #[0]  lord of invoices

And Queen of #Zaps #[2]


#[0] save some for those in different time zones 😆


I think #[0] has raised the debt ceiling


Most definitely 💜


GN 💜


GM/PV 💜


Good morning, Pura Vida and Wabi Sabi! ☀✌

Focus internally, but don’t be so hard on yourself. Trust the path and the process.

Today is going to be a great day! 😃 https://nostr.build/i/0e8a6af9aeb46442dd4077fa5cc78f4bb237032fc00b59ff4ef2fd49df730d36.jpg


Did you know that you also get a CashU wallet with zapit.live for anonymous Bitcoin transactions?

It is created automatically,  & connected to your mains zapit wallet, I should add the shortcut to the home page. 🤔


Now, I really want to creating a simple note-taking app on top of Nostr.

We can offer features such as encryption, collaboration, synchronization and payments. Additionally, it will serve as an excellent tool for onboarding new users.

Please let me know if you have any suggestions regarding the features or the approach.


Btw, don't forget to utilize the "Split payment" and "Zapit forwarding" features on Zapit.live

With these features, you can receive payments directly in your personal wallet, such as WoS, and even split payments with multiple people in %.

It works seamlessly for both paywall and marketplace transactions.


Voltage is working with Google Cloud to expand hosting providers and locations. Through this collaboration, customers can create Bitcoin and Lightning Nodes in Google Cloud at a variety of locations around the world. 👀

Congrats on the partnership nostr:npub15klkdfx9sh3y096a5jf895rcvkmkzvly2fm9dgxq6huqhp9576jsav4m73!

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/startups/how-voltage-uses-google-cloud-to-scale-its-bitcoin-lightning-network


Want to earn while you sleep?

Join the #BlockstreamJade affiliate program and let your promo codes do the work for you.

Sign up today and share #Bitcoin self-custody education with your network.

https://blockstream.com/affiliates


Let me see your node. #sendnodes

https://i.nostrimg.com/f3afe6c137e4ec50ab9253dff609cf8483136cf7f92fb9175cc2819b709b595f/file.jpg


#[0] with the love 💜


This is precisely what we need on Nostr.

A proper discovery solution with algorithmic selection for a trending feed. It is also one of the best and most reliable ways to create a topic-based feed.

I cannot stress enough how crucial it is for new users.

Additionally, this component holds significant potential for monetization.

https://i.nostrimg.com/30d1bd3dfd033e0063aea7287688f5736ded1d9e437481302164882b9e94a99e/file.jpg


Just like the moon we all go through phases


The meditation practices are 🤙🏾


8 billion people experienced today in a different way


GM and yes we grown them big to carry our drinks around 😂 https://nostr.build/i/90dfdc430a0b5bf621b25bc43de97d1577bd47ad9e32ac76af64c5f8f8bab4d7.jpg


#Reddit is done. #Nostr fixes this.

“Had a call with Reddit to discuss pricing. Bad news for third-party apps, their announced pricing is close to #Twitter's pricing, and #Apollo would have to pay Reddit $20 million per year to keep running as-is.”

“I'll cut to the chase: 50 million requests costs $12,000, a figure far more than I ever could have imagined.”

“Apollo made 7 billion requests last month, which would put it at about 1.7 million dollars per month, or 20 million US dollars per year. Even if I only kept subscription users, the average Apollo user uses 344 requests per day, which would cost $2.50 per month, which is over double what the subscription currently costs, so I'd be in the red every month.”

For more details see here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/13ws4w3/had_a_call_with_reddit_to_discuss_pricing_bad/


This is before I adjust my text size https://nostr.build/i/c3e773067b2502e0a135c2a3ad721109031b4565470b52c76fe1888b90db228d.jpg


Smaller


The new Damus update is awesome, very refined and premium experience. I am a little bit conflicted about the new Shaka 😂, but overall, it provides a great user experience.

Achieving such a huge improvement at this level requires a lot of work. nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s 🫡


Things people get excited over…
“I’m going on vacation!”
“I just got a MacBook!”
“OMG, influencer replied to me!”

Me: My lettuce is growing nicely, can’t wait to eat it! 😅


Always! 💜


Be kind to yourself 🙂


Valid point


Sorry settings first my bad lol


#epicnature nostr:note1k6vy8kx7shlvhdm4nqy6f3xejfgck02ywn5re257kdahvjzy0vuqvgsf9z


Used it as my receiving address today


Just updated the Zapit.live backed, new invoice listener is now very reliable. (Not Perfect)

New features: Split Payment (Prism)

Now you can split the zap or forward all payments to your main wallet, like WoS.

You can create multiple split payments and manage them as well. Just click on split payment button.

Wallet also got updated.

https://nostr.build/i/711a85d68fada6d72f9c731c0b9b443aa3bd3e1a63b7ef2455231fa61cfc954f.jpg


#[0] solidified nostr’s power!!!


Bitcoin companies shouting into a sea of people. Meanwhile #[0] over here green-pilling a targeted audience without breaking a sweat. And I’m still talking about it for some reason…


Dope!


Nostr has come a long way from shower girl and dick pic day.


Lmfao 🤣🤣

https://nostr.build/i/6038b98f5a59991fe1770a2bb4d574372c41b6979ca1f9cff9c08f684e9e5388.jpg
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Enjoy!


Freeing AI from big tech, open sourcing it, and democratizing its access will be one of the most significant battles our generation must fight.

Its importance can't be overstated.


Life is too short. Enjoy your life as much as you can, gain new experiences, and be kind to each other. Perhaps that's the purpose.


“This AI stuff is awesome hype, let’s just throw that in there!” nostr:note1wwepfdzcjslvwmm45yxvp87jl42s9dd3n7ezg6juz24ftfd7juasw9y2lg


Good morning ☀

I’m curious how often people disinfect their phones?


😆 🤙🏾 it’s extra over there tho


One common theme I saw on Twitter and LinkedIn is people saying how much better they felt after taking a break from those platforms. It’s sad though because they don’t seem to realize why they need a break in the first place…

Algorithmic feeds hone in on very specific types of content that on a larger scale over millions of people boil down to a handful of formats. Because people mimic success, content rarely changes in terms of the “script” it follows.

These users who need a break are essentially looking over the same type of content day in, day out. To stay relevant they must also feed the algo with new content to make it happy and show their posts. It’s a never-ending hamster wheel of working for the algo.

Most of these people are also there to build up their followers. Since this metric drives everything, people are modifying their own behavior to act in ways they don’t typically act. This is especially true on LinkedIn where you want employers to think positively of you. This is mentally fatiguing and people are burning themselves out without giving much thought as to why.

The never ending hamster wheel of always trying to reach for more likes and shares has another negative effect when you don’t achieve your desired goals to grow the following or hit an X number of likes / shares on your post. People start judging themselves and wonder why their stuff is not doing as good as this other person. It’s human nature to compare to others. If they stepped away and thought about this for a moment they would notice the pathetic nature of this meaningless endeavor.

Finally, the fakeness of it all, the constant self-filtering and putting on a face tires them out. People become slaves to the algos, slaves to people they don’t care about and slaves to their own fake behavior. It is no wonder they burn out and require breaks.

The saddest part is once they are back from feeling good, they go right back to it.


Some people think AI and AI chat bots are all hype. They couldn’t be more wrong.

Thousands of tasks can now be automated or at the very least done significantly faster with much less effort and by fewer people.

Unlike humans, AI systems don’t get tired, don’t take vacations, and don’t single task. They can access vast amounts of data quickly and find the parts that matter. Reporting, presenting, what used to take hours now takes seconds. Combined with other forms of data connected by plugins, it’s much easier to surface the right data.

Unlike humans, once trained, AI systems don’t require constant retraining. They scale much faster and cheaper beyond anything a traditional human workforce can accomplish.

Which fields are impacted? No, the better question is which fields AREN’T impacted. Data work, customer service, manufacturing, warehousing, healthcare, marketing, transportation, finance, HR, retail, design, development, are just the tip of the iceberg.

AI touches everything, and we are only in the early stages. My guess is there won’t be a single thing we do that is not somehow impacted by AI. At some point, anything you do, touch and experience will have had an AI play a role in making it happen.

We are in a major shift in the way things are done, on a much grander scale than the industrial revolution.

The next 2-3 years will be super interesting to say the least. If the smart phone could change the world in a fairly short period of time, it’s hard too imagine what AI will do for us in the same timeframe. The world may not be recognizable a decade from now, even though every fiber of your being may deny it.


In Japan, plums (ume) are popular toping for rice 🍚 🍙

They are preserved to make umeboshi - very salty and sour flavor with a familiar taste of plum.

Umeboshi is added to rice to make onigiri 🍙 (rice balls) or as topping on plain rice 🍚 bowl. It’s also used in a variety of dishes like pasta 🍝, tofu, chicken, fish, chips.

Most households have it in their fridge year-round.

If you do come across it, highly recommend you give it a try. https://nostr.build/i/b23b3e4aba6c1073a79214e67008d9bddaa6d21b9ddfb8f4e885c5114ff08e86.jpg https://nostr.build/i/0f57fea0c44c4bd94df13ad1759470c8a3597b6af06cf37d03f5a2c84dd97b71.jpg https://nostr.build/i/87e9e1203cca2fbdeef8c2b331a8e9880f92c024e6f033053571cfd2d29b7ee0.jpg


Didn’t get to view was out most of the day 🤙🏾


Am I the only one who finds it ironic that a conference based on a protocol grown entirely from the ground up via grassroots hackers and dreamers, is focusing all of their attention on centralized players, hoping they do something to move the market? It’s pathetic. Bitcoin wouldn’t be where it is today if not for individuals hacking away, building new things. Why is there no official stream of the OPEN SOURCE stage? Frankly, it’s the only stage that matters IMO. This is where shit gets done and people build the things these other leeches attach themselves to. C’mon bitcoin magazine…
Sorry, not sorry.


THE NOSTR REPORT

ZAPLIFE
May 18, 2023
Block Height: 790,381
Moscow Time: 37:22 ⚡/ $
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🎙Quote of the Day🎙
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“Bitcoin Conferences aren’t for Networking. They are for Buying the Dip.”
#[0]
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#[1] is on the ground in Miami this week at the #Bitcoin 2023 Conference. Today was Industry Day, and Marce spent the day finding fellow Nostriches to interview. Check them out in the linked notes, and she’ll be back with more tomorrow!
Welcome from Marce:
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#[3] interview:
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#[4] interview:
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#[5] interview:
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#[6] interview:
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#[7] interview:
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#Zaps and https://zaplife.lol by #[9] were on display today at the Bitcoin 2023 Conference, including during the conference live stream, as users on #Nostr realized they could use #zaps as a way to make a cameo appearance on screen. Here are a few examples. 🔥⚡
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We’ve been collecting photo posts as Nostriches share them from #Bitcoin 2023. Share your favorites in the replies! 💜🫂
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#[13] You can watch the #Bitcoin 2023 Conference live stream via this link.
https://www.youtube.com/live/SNZnxsdWjG0
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Join #[15] and #[16] for a special edition of #[17] this Friday at 6:30pm ET (UTC -4). They’ll have an on the ground report from Miami, covering all the #plebchain happenings, along with the Lightning Round from #[19] to discuss the big news items of the week. Set your blockclocks!
https://nostrnests.com/plebchainradio
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#[20] shares details for those attending the #Nostr Beach Party 🏝
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💻nostr Tech💻
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#[22] BTCapsule releases game “Running Nostr.” What’s your high score? 🔥
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#[23] Snort.social adds recommendation API developed by #[24] to the “Discover” page.
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#[25] #Nostur update in TestFlight brings several fixes and adds ability to save images. See note for full details.
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#[27] The nostr-world 🇯🇵 relay has a publicly available feed viewer https://nostr-world.h3z.jp/view/ It can even read notes out loud.
This project allows any relay operator to host a site with the relay global feed. 📡
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#[28] Share some helpful guides from Odell and brush-up on bitcoin basics - cold storage, running a node, and lightning payments. 🤙
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#[29] Questions about how to use or set up Zeus? Check out their comprehensive support docs.
https://docs.zeusln.app/
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#[30] Foundation Devices announces the launch of its Envoy mobile app as a standalone mobile #Bitcoin wallet with enhanced features for account management and privacy.
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#[32] Wasabi Nostr: Find WabiSabi Coordinators Over Nostr.
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#[33] puts out invitation for anyone who would like to help them optimize toward better accessibility.
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⚡nostr Business⚡
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#[34] Snort.social has a new LN node. Open channels, be the engine that runs us. 👷⚙
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#[35] Canadians, take the CBDC survey to give your feedback. Available until June 19.
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/digitaldollar/
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#[36] Azteco Raises $6M In A Seed Funding Round Led By Jack Dorsey.
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Westpac Bank, one of Australia’s largest banks, bans customers from transferring funds to Binance. Westpac says the move is aimed at reducing losses from scams.
https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/18/westpac-bans-transfers-to-worlds-largest-crypto-exchange-binance

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🔥🔥Meme of the Day🔥🔥
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#[37] Zaplife.lol live stream…
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Stay Classy Nostr


With OpenAI app on the iPhone, the world’s knowledge now lives at your fingertips.

Yet, it already feels like no big deal.

Imagine what actually does feel like a big deal. Ooof…

Also, good morning ☀


GM💜


Lol


Nice..💜✨


Feeling OG 💾💽

#nostr #plebchain #music

https://youtu.be/9wVtWAwTMPU


There is one question that always bothers me, and I don't know how to answer it. You should try:

What if our next evolutionary form isn't human at all, but rather artificial intelligence.

Is it possible that our creation may become our future evolutionary form?

Here is a main question:

Will we be willing to limit our own capabilities in order to remain as we are?

Or will we allow AI to become our next evolutionary form, potentially leading to the emergence of a Type 10 civilization?


Twitter algorithm GitHub issues are chaotic 😅

https://i.imgur.com/2m4AnAq.jpg

https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_937e01a3019cc1aff309dbbce21a844b57c70215b5a65057dbc7050b1e76b3ae.jpg


The United States government plans to liquidate more than 41,000 #Bitcoin seized as part of a case connected to Silk Road. This past month, they already liquidated over 9,000, showing that they're ready to begin dumping the rest.

By the end of this decade, this move will be looked at as a huge geopolitical blunder. The United States government should HODL.


The Plebstr team is killing it, rocketing their client to the top of the features and usability list. (They're already on top of the beautiful UI list.)

#[0]


It’s out https://open.spotify.com/album/6hFTxaqHvUadGLRV9xDEjV


Goodnight, Nostr! If you were onboarded to Bitcoin, because of Nostr, be sure to do yourself a favor and read up a little bit on self custody. 🧡💜


Paid Relay Update:

I've always said it's hard to gauge a public relay. It's hard to tell if it works well. It's hard to tell if it's fast. That basically, it's like throwing spaghetti at a wall. I even once wrote a funny story about this.

Since paid relays launched, I've been using the following paid relays:

wss://eden.nostr.land
wss://puravida.nostr.land
wss://atlas.nostr.land
wss://relay.orangepill.dev
wss://nostr.milou.lol
wss://nostr.wine
wss://filter.nostr.wine

Over the past two months, I've not had any major problems using them. atlas.nostr.land was down for about two weeks, but #[0] fixed the issue and it's been fine since. nostr.milou.lol was down for about a week, but #[1] fixed that issue and it's been fine since.

All of the above I will vouch for and say that they've been great and that I am going to continue to use them. 🤙


Goodnight, Nostriches. I am forever bullish on our positivity, compassion, and community as a whole. Don't stop. 🫂


#Nostrica may be over, but we have a lot of hugs and shakas left to give. I can't wait to see what this community builds next. I can't wait to meet the next Bitcoiner or Nostrich, wherever that may be. 🫂🤙🏻


Zap a dev!


Zap someone who tells you to zap a dev, then zap a dev!!!


Nostr Forever ♾


#[0] 💜


Felt it once or twice kinda iffy lol


https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_8c7000137c1c5577e1544def756974e00b3f3c4725081511c7f5c2cb4dde476a.jpg too many cooks? 💜 #nostrica #[1]  #[2]  #[3]  #[4]  #[5]  and official Damus Brand Ambassador Mr E


ASAP! Serious privacy issue


#[2] you see this 🙃


Nice!!!


😋 did you make it ?


Yes this is dope!


Facts! 😆


“Imagine Twitter spaces, but you can zap the person on stage talking.” — #[0] #Nostrica


Good morning, Nostr

Let your actions reflect the love and kindness in your heart. 🫶


Morning Good Looking 😎Pura Vida🌻

It’s a new work week and another opportunity to put your best foot forward.

Doesn’t matter what you did or didn’t do yesterday. Today is a new day filled with new graces and mercies.

You got this!! Now go be great 🫡🧡💪🏽💜💫


"Perfect is the enemy of good"

Well said #[0]


"We shouldn't be a Bitcoin app." - #[0]

https://media.tenor.com/gAZOAL1Dh04AAAAC/guerra-war.gif


#[0] is so sweet 😅😂😂


Yes, #[0] is as awesome in person as one would expect. #Nostrica

https://i.imgur.com/zmYKBxr.jpg


Gm and pv you beautiful people 🌞 ☕

Change is in the air, we’re doing it y’all


PV💜 and same


Sounds delish 😋


Flight views, soon bitcoin jungle!

 https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_93a895f2b2d22bae1e1f56d82ff992ba709a38532fa5b219547fde8224aab0bc.jpg


Coffee time for me, what’s the flavor?


After working all day, it feels different to open Nostr and watch everyone spreading love & positivity. Love it 🤍


👏 Don't 👏 bet 👏 against 👏 Bitcoin 👏

https://i.imgur.com/wYXjygX.jpg


Same to you bro 💜


Wishing everyone a day filled with joy and laughter. Good morning! 🤍


Zapped by mistake, enjoy 😉


Goodnight, Nostr! Let's do it all again tomorrow. 🤙🤙🤙


The side of the moon you never saw with your own eyes

https://i.imgur.com/UxX6s6R.jpg


Good morning beautiful people 🤍

https://i.imgur.com/4yS1VH0.jpg


The best mode 😜


Wow 😳, The Bubble Nebula, found in the Cassiopeia constellation, was snapped by Hubble in 2016.

https://i.imgur.com/7ab0x6X.jpg


When the bank goes down, Bitcoin goes up.

This means we are betting on the right thing. 🍻


Same 🙂


Even though I have only been using Nostr for a few months, it has already become an essential part of my life.

It feels like I've been using it for years. Am I only one? 😅


Is something wrong with (nostrplebs) #[0] #[1]


pura vida, stay humble and stack sats 🤙

https://i.postimg.cc/ydhbKMJM/vida.jpg


Hey everyone, can we do it today. What do you think 🤔

#[0]


Tomorrow we'll hit two Zap milestones. 200,000 Zaps sent and 100,000 Zapped events. The gap between Zap senders and Zap receivers has also widened to ~9,000 senders and ~6,000 receivers.

https://i.imgur.com/RDyiz03.png


Computer security is paramount. I'm updating all of my personal systems and docker containers right now. You should too. If you have production systems, you should consider scheduling maintenance soon. 🤙


LMFAO 😂 Here you crazy fuckers #[0] #[1] #[2] #[3] #[4]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIl5MLtrDaM


I know most of you don't need a Bitcoin buy signal, but just in case you did. Here you go. 😂

https://i.imgur.com/wTEOHdU.jpg


Bank stocks down. Bitcoin mining stocks up. 🤣


GM 💜


Ultimately, no matter what happens with the markets this coming week, I know that Nostr is still going to be building, engaging, and Zapping. That's what we do. It's why I'm incredibly bullish on our community. 🤙🏻


It's after dark when nostr shines ✨


Dope!


As promised, here are some of the photographs I captured when I wanted to be a landscape photographer.

I didn't pursued that dream, nor have I shared these pictures before.

(Hi-Res in comments, use as desired)

https://i.imgur.com/o60rU0G.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/uDoguyT.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/4s8hy49.jpg


THNDR is integrating Nostr badges into their Bitcoin gaming platform.
https://void.cat/d/H725CGAss86xkF3MXP2fDz.webp


Do I keep mutiny also ?


new instance of Blastr available ✅

wss://blastr.f7z.xyz

#[2]

cc #[0] #[1]


My aim with #[0]  is to offer essential services such as NIP verification, Relay Recommendations, Backups & Support to Everyone (Specially new users)
So, with just one DM new users will be provided with all necessary equipment to get started.
Just to let you know, it's working and thanks for making this possible & sustainable.


I feel like I’ve missed so much today on nostr bc I’ve been at the Beach 🏖 but I know the #[0] got me covered at the end of the day 🫂💜 & that’s simply amazing!


Yes!!! I get so mad that I was a kid when they were dropping bombs… and then X passed before I rediscovered the 2 together. Literally the end of an amazing era in hip hop #LLX


He’s my number 1 of all time. Something about him and hitboy together just 🔥🔥🔥


🔥that KD series is heat, Nas is one of my top 5


Get Rich or Die Trying - 50
Kings Disease 3 - Nas
Ramona Park Broke My heart- Vince Staples
Infinity Link - Unc & Phew
This One’s For you too - Luke Combs


Definitely, I’m a welder also can do mix up of the two


It’s been yrs for me and a saw also


Any woodworkers in the house?

Built this a few years for my sister. Walnut Hexagon shelf (1 of 3), sanded to 220, finished with Danish oil and a 400 grit fine sanding.

I need to get back to building stuff with wood! It’s such a blast!

https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_398de8832fb263293d177a9c7f201bbbb55b27ed26c6170f780abec34ce8a7ac.jpeg


#[0] 💜


Same to you bro 💜


Have a good weekend Nostr!


Appreciate you bro 💜


I'm sorry for not being active today. This community has given me a lot of love, and now I want to give something back by working on some interesting projects for this community. That's the least pleb like me can do.


It’s Mario Day guys!!!

MAR10!!! 🫶🏽💜💜💜🧡🧡🧡 love y’all!


Agreed, all devs should feel appreciated


Hello everyone, while it's great to see so much love for #[0], I would also like to remind everyone not to forget about #[1] .

He has contributed a lot to this community and deserves our appreciation and respect.

Please give #[1] some love by giving him some Zaps.


A 30% tax on mining in the US would mean all mining leaves the US. That would effectively ban Bitcoin mining without saying that you're banning Bitcoin mining. It would be a huge geopolitical mistake to do so and would hinder US energy innovation.


I have never used damus since I'm on android but still grateful for @jb55 for the influence/impact he has on nostr. Everybody gets better because of the work he does on damus.


GM 💜


Good morning, Nostr!
Life is too short to waste on negativity. Let's make every moment count and make this day a beautiful one. 🕊


Nas - Surviving the Times

https://tidal.com/track/4917709


For all of the Nostriches that aren't Bitcoiners, all 8 of you 😆 , in case you were confused: Why are Bitcoiners celebrating that the price of Bitcoin is going down today? Well, that means we can acquire more of it. It's on sale or cheaper. We don't want the price to go up in the short-term, because we know where it's going long-term. We don't trade. We don't care about technical analysis. We don't care about charts. We just want to stack. Anyways, enjoy the Bitcoin fire sale.


Can you imagine any employees of twitter right now thinking they’re actually making a difference in the world? I get it, it’s a paycheck and that’s fair.

Elon’s just got to pay his bills somehow. How we gonna get those twitter employees working on nostr? And how many of them are already here 👀


The verification (available)
Manual Backups (available)
Auto Backups (available)
Backup Restoration (available)
Event Broadcasting (available)
Relay recommendations (Soon)

#[0]


Fund a dev on nostr using zapraisers.

Super easy - To do a fundraiser with zaps, tag your note with #zapraiser [amount].

#zapraiser 1000
#zapraiser 10k
#zapraiser 1M
#zapraiser 1btc

https://zaplife.lol


😔where is it ?


if you pay for a twitter blue check you are part of the problem, sorry not sorry, I don’t make the rules

#[0]


Looks peaceful


Followed


Freestyle your destiny, it’s not written in pages.


We’re building a giving & loving universal culture 🟣🦄


Well said 💜


I'm thankful for the lack of negativity, vitriol, and drama that our Nostr community seems to embody.

We're focused on something different here. We're focused on building and engaging.


Quote of the day by Rumi
(International women's day Special)

Woman is a ray of God. She is not that earthly beloved: she is creative, not created.

Explained: This quote challenges the traditional view that God created man first and then woman from him.
Instead, Rumi suggests that woman is a reflection of God’s creativity and divinity, not a mere creation or an earthly lover.
He implies that woman has a spiritual essence and a divine role in the world.

I agree 💯


Most definitely


Once I'm done with Relay Recommendation system. I will start developing a blueprint for my upcoming non-profit premium relay service.
The service will operate on a yearly subscription basis and be built on Strfry. Additionally, I am considering incorporating a filter and proxy to other relays into the service. Let's see how that goes. 🕊


Ladies and gentlemen, restoration options are now widely available to everyone. To request this service, simply send #[1]  a direct message.

#[0]


It would be an interesting task to scroll global to find Nostriches with a Zap enabled wallet, but have zero Zaps on their profile. It would take a bit of work, but sending a few sats their way could make their day.

#[0]


Χαίρετε πρωίαν (good morning)! May the gods grant you a day filled with καλός τύχη (good fortune) and εὐθυμία (good spirits).


Pura vida, Nostr. It's time to stack notes, Zaps, sats, and PVs.

You're really, really going to love the updates to Nostr Nests. It's incredibly close to being ready to launch. Maybe tonight? *fingers crossed*


PV 💜


Why do we need decentralized social communication? #[0] wanted to know why Nostr was better than other supposed "free speech" social networks like Gab or Truth Social. Here's why:

Increased Resilience: Decentralization can make protocols more resilient by reducing the impact of a single point of failure. In a centralized system, if the central authority fails, the entire system collapses. In contrast, decentralized protocols are less vulnerable to catastrophic failures, because there are multiple nodes, relays, or clients that can pick up the slack in the event of a failure.

Increased Security: Decentralization can also increase security by making it more difficult for bad actors to attack the system. In a centralized system, if a single point of failure is compromised, the entire system can be compromised. In a decentralized system, however, attackers would need to compromise multiple nodes, relays, clients, etc. in order to take down the entire system, which can be much more difficult to do or even impossible.

Improved Efficiency: Decentralization can also lead to improved efficiency. When decision-making is distributed, it can be done more quickly and efficiently. This is because decision-making can be delegated to the individuals or groups that are closest to the issue at hand, rather than having to wait for a central authority to make a decision.

Increased Transparency: Decentralization can also increase transparency by allowing for greater scrutiny of decision-making processes. When decision-making is distributed, it is easier to track and audit the decision-making process, which can help ensure that decisions are made fairly and impartially.

Increased Innovation: Decentralization can foster innovation by creating an environment where different ideas can be explored and tested. This is because decentralized systems tend to be more open and inclusive, which allows for more experimentation and collaboration.

If these sound familiar, it's because these above reasons are why we favor decentralized money. Bitcoin and Nostr go hand in hand in these schools of thought. I hope this helps! 🤙


Just wanted to give a quick update on the Relay Recommendation system I'm working on. It's taking a bit longer than expected to ensure it works correctly, but it should be up and running soon. For those of you who are already auto backup users, you don't have to do anything - you'll receive a direct message with the best possible recommendations for you.


The latest round of Nostr Plebs Early Adopter 1000 badges have been awarded.

We removed the dupes and now are at a true unique 1000 IDs.

I'm not going to tag everyone and make this turn into another hell thread. Check https://badges.page to see if you made the latest and final cut.

https://void.cat/d/HGdTRhWqvE14jMd2jGfdTh.webp


Seems like Twitter has deployed the paid api release but forgot that their own services use the same API.

Remember when Elon was planning to fix Bitcoin 🙂

https://i.imgur.com/qeJGHM1.jpg


Final version, I'm not an artist but I tried my best.
https://i.imgur.com/IIzzEZ8.jpg
#[0]


Compiling a list of positive Nostriches, and it's a long one 😅. This list includes members of the community, rather than just VIPs. 🤍


We are not building a social media platform like fb or Twitter here but rather, we are creating a community filled with love, compassion and positivity. Love you all 🫂


We are up and running better than ever. Register, if you haven't yet. it's free 🕊

#[0]


Hello Nostriches, (I need your help)

I am making a list of people who spread positivity and help others on this network.
I would appreciate any suggestions you may have and you are also welcome to DM me.

Thank you!

https://i.imgur.com/ix4StOM.jpg


The first zap 😆


What badges would you like to see issued from Nostr Plebs? How about a badge for early adopters?

The first 100 registered IDs? The first 500? The first 1,000? The first 5,000?

What else?


It's a short flight and there's plenty to see.

https://i.imgur.com/IYQg2md.jpg


GM/PV and same to you 💜


Same to you bro 💜


Sure felt like a Friday today!

Happy Weekend everyone!


#[0] are we ready for Nestaggedon?


Same 😬


For the visual learners

https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_5bd8b3d70094e5e28c905d2de5615d1fb23a6fa0114449931fdd6f1ad12a0ac8.jpeg


Right now we’re just testing dummies and we are getting a huge bargain. For wide adoption to happen this won’t scale. Relays will have to be subsidized with some sort of sponsorship model or revenue split with companies who use the relay services.


Do you realize just how much of a bargain Nostr is? You pay relays a one time fee and never see ads, there is no risk of your email or phone number leaking and you can't get cancelled.

Way better deal than being the product.


#[0] Started a interesting debate, I have something to contribute

Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt


The clearest image ever taken of Mercury's surface (unearthly)

https://i.imgur.com/KlhbL1x.jpg


Okay, Nostr. The Zappening was a good stress test. I don't think WoS went down. Did it? I didn't see any complaints and I didn't get any failures.

Way to go #[0] 🤙

I'll be back an a few hours!


Never underestimate the power of a few hundred thousands compassionate "psychopaths" that want to change the world one Zap at at time.


These are the ones I use
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_27ff69390093f4dbf9df205e95039e6721f54be5cc414e6fd51ecd9d765474af.png


Definitely


I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. ~Voltaire


Charging my phone for upcoming daily nostr storm


Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you. ~Rumi


You can’t explain the⚡

You have to experience it


Very important remember, don't insert your nsec (secret key) on every client,  use extention like "nostore" testflight on safari, "nos2x or alby" on Chrome or only trustable native app.

#[0]


13 is the magic number for me, added one more earlier


Good advice and explanation. I was under the impression more relays = better experience, but this makes sense

#[0]


Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.

Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee

https://tidal.com/track/1842032


Nothing like “Dog Love” 💜


Love is how we stay alive. Moments are what we collect ♥🕊
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_9525ca06eb0c3bed1c165562d42fabd1d8a44aa92c7b14895c90b5badcb7d2c8.jpeg


Nite 💜


Nostr.build and copy and paste to link to your post


GM 💜


“Tell me something girl, are you zapping in this modern world?”

                        - Zapley Cooper


You all are my favorite algorithm 💜


Let's make today count! Good morning!


I don’t get them 😆 she enjoys the tile better


Currently upgrading Nostr Nests. It was hugged gently and was broken. When it's back, the server will be bigger and stronger with more CPU and RAM.

https://media.tenor.com/qg324pNzm50AAAAC/server-is-fine-burn.gif


Waiting for App Store Damus users to get the update like…

https://i.imgur.com/199mfgW.gif


don't feed the trolls
just block and move on
we're all here for the orange pill
let's keep nostr chill 🤙🏻💜

https://i.imgur.com/eYkwI41.jpg


No caption

https://i.imgur.com/uGOrJFG.jpg


Have questions about #nostr ? 🤔

Check out this up to date FAQ 📖👇

https://uselessshit.co/resources/nostr/

Guides:
- basics about nostr protocol 🌱
- setting up your profile 😎
- keys management 🔑
- uploading media 🌄
- wtf are zaps ⚡
- getting nip-05 verified ✅

Lists:
- people involved in nostr 📜
- paid relays 📋
- free & paid nip-05 providers ✨
- nostr clients 🗒

If you found a particular guide entry useful, consider leaving a reaction 🤙

If you think a specific guide needs an evaluation, why not drop a comment in a discussion note 💭

Tip: To open discussion note tap on three dots next to the entry name and pick Open in client (mobile) or Show QR (desktop).


You can’t delete posts from Nostr and I feel like maybe some people have forgotten that tonight 🤷♂🫡


iAndroid but needs a jailbreak, Google and see if a there is a ipa version and you can sideload, will check out in the AM


Picture of the day 💜

Saturn & Jupiter captured alongside the Moon photographed by Rami Ammoun

https://i.imgur.com/wZsAyeV.jpg


We belong here, it's our place, we love it #Nostr


Best mode 😊


Congratulations, heathens. You now have Ligjt mode.

#[0]


### Nostr Plebs Spaces is rebranding to Nostr Nests

We originally started Nostr Plebs Spaces to ease the transition for users coming from Twitter. Today, we are rebranding to Nostr Nests since we would not like to reuse the Spaces branding. (and the name is more fitting!)

We have also introduced the ability to link your Nostr public key and some improvements that could reduce choppy audio in bad connections.

We will be hosting a nest on https://nostrnests.com/general for the launch.

We will also in the future introduce linking your Nostr Plebs ID and Nostr login.

**What will happen to my rooms?**
Rooms will not be transferred. Please recreate your rooms. If your room name has been taken up by someone else, contact us.

**What about my profile?**
Your profile will not be transferred over. You will need to set it up again.


Nostr is on 🔥 today, thanks everyone for being here


If you haven't registered yet. Do it now, it's free 🕊

#[0]


13 is the magic number for me


If you're new to Nostr, paid relays may seem a bit confusing. You just need to do a little bit of up front work.

You need a Bitcoin Lightning wallet. Lightning is a fast, cheap and scalable solution for Bitcoin that makes paying for goods and services extremely easy. Wallet of Satoshi is probably one of the easiest options available. You can also use others too, such as Alby, ZBD or Muun.

You can find a list of all known paid relays at https://relay.exchange. While this website lists plenty of relays and their fees, what it doesn't tell you is their popularity or location. You can ask your followers or the people that you're following which paid relays that they're using or you can view their profile (pending client support) and view the relays that they're using.

Once you know which relays that you're going to try out or use, you'll want to visit their website, pay the admission fee, and add their relay address to your profile. Be sure to enable both read and write capabilities and then save or post the changes. That's it.

These are the paid relays that I'm using and have been using over the past month.

wss://eden.nostr.land
wss://puravida.nostr.land
wss://atlas.nostr.land
wss://relay.orangepill.dev
wss://nostr.milou.lol
wss://nostr.wine


Love is the whole thing. We are only pieces. ~Rumi
عشق همه چیز است. ما فقط تکه ای هستیم ~ مولوی


Take it from me…

You are not too old, and it’s never too late.💜🧡


Same bro 💜


Good morning!, wishing you a wonderful day 🕊


GM 💜


THE NOSTR REPORT

NO FREE LUNCH
Feb 25, 2023
Block Height: 778,273
Moscow Time: 43:23 ⚡/ $

—--------------------------
🎙Quote of the Day🎙
—--------------------------
#[0] “There's no free lunch. How much did it cost you to figure this out?”
#[1]

—--------------------------
🚨Headline Nostr News🚨
—--------------------------
#[2] shares a new guide for users who are still unsure what to do in light of BlueWallet’s announcement about shutting down their custodial lndhub.io node. 📔
#[3]

#[4] gives us all a good reminder to help onboard new plebs to Nostr after finding many accounts in his contacts that started out strong and then fell off the map. 💜
#[5]

#[6] Calling All Nostr Visual Artists: Rock 🪨 announces that Stemstr team is seeking original artwork to be used in onboarding music producers to their upcoming service. 500k sats 🤩 to the artist whose work is selected. Additional info in the linked post and on their GitHub: https://github.com/stemstr/Design/issues/6
#[7]

—--------------------------
🏝Nostrica Update🏝
—--------------------------
#[8] Postcards! Send your #Nostrica postcard to your no-note friends. 📯📪
#[10]
—--------------------------
💻nostr Tech💻
—--------------------------
#[11] Alex from Swan 🦢 Bitcoin testing how to bring Cafe Bitcoin Live to Nostr Spaces (https://spaces.nostrplebs.com)
#[12]

#[13] jleger2023 contemplates the best way to fund Nostrgram development moving forward, and asks for feedback from those using it. 📺
#[14]

#[15] shows off new rich text mentions built by #[16] No more in-line npubs! 🔥🔥🔥
#[17]

#[18] adds fundraiser tracking on https://zaplife.lol using zaps ⚡👩💻
#[19]

#[20] Calle adds nip-05 support in new Cashu update, making it easier to send & receive ecash on Nostr. 🧾
#[21]

#[22] First draft of “Nostr Market” client, which fetches and displays posts with the #nostrmarket hashtag. Link to public domain code available in linked post. 🖥
#[24]

—--------------------------
⚡nostr Business⚡
—--------------------------
#[25] gives kudos to the #[26] team for the proof of work securing their new vanity npub: “npub1cashappn03s…” 🪞🪩
#[27]

#[28] Noerms shares some favorite ways to “earn sats for having fun” 💜
#[29]

—--------------------------
🔥🔥Meme of the Day🔥🔥
—--------------------------
#[30] Hey Genie…
#[31]

—--------------------------
Stay Classy Nostr.


open money protocol 🤝 open communication protocol


Clouds on Jupiter

https://i.imgur.com/IB6LYdK.jpg


And here’s the animated/gif version finally!
Thank you for the help #[0]
https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_a5e041aa9d0ad179a6d5ea2cc2a950b3e6198bf944df179c529a76e7c9946790.gif


When my mouse hovers over global

https://media.tenor.com/87QKarbzVisAAAAC/sweat-nervous.gif


Lol


pura vida nostr, hope everyone has a great weekend 🤙🏻🫂


I heard angel 123,456 appears in the evening 🤍🙂


Seeing several people post npubs without @-tagging them. Is there a client rendering those as usernames, or do people just not know to put the @ at the beginning?


This is how we crash WoS. Again. 🤙😂

#[0]


A hole drilled by Curiosity Rover on Mars

https://i.imgur.com/XspRqJC.jpg


What hurts you blesses you. ~ Rumi


Alby now supports NIP-57


WE HAVE A BADGE SPEC! I have been waiting for this. I am super excited for this!

We can use badges for a variety of situations, such as attending a conference, being an early adopter or beta tester, to participating in an event, or paying for an "orange check", the possibilities are endless.

#[0]


Was just about to reply with this 🤙🏾


Moon

https://i.imgur.com/fasawbg.jpg


PV


Don’t be afraid to get into the weeds. But bring a weed wacker.


Should we make March a Nostr only month? No Twitter. Nostr only. That gives you exactly one week to get your Twitter fix in.

Who's with me?


GN Bro 💜


Good night everyone, see you tomorrow. 💤

#[0]


A #[0] original https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_264a1b8a2a3a4389396e8a85c9d0648afad488aa324f2e2a7271d5619b1fad7b.jpeg


We are taking over the world.
Nostr Google Trends

https://i.imgur.com/ljcUZ7S.jpg


THE NOSTR REPORT

777,777

Feb 21, 2023
Block Height: 777,712
Moscow Time: 41:20 ⚡/ $
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🎙Quote of the Day🎙
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💜💜“I predict zaps will incentiv[ize] more courteous behavior. I’ve been on the wrong side of a few debates, which on Twitter would have often times resulted in the other party dissing me or shouting me down etc, but instead when they have taken the time to be informative and actually show me my errors I have zapped them for it.

Another example where I’ve seen the incentives is when I’ve asked questions of the community. When folks have taken the time to give me solid answers. I’ve zapped them for it.

I wasn’t sure I saw much incentive around zapping at first, but in just a few short days I’ve gotten it.“ 💜💜
#[0]
#[1]
—--------------------------
🚨Headline Nostr News🚨
—--------------------------
⚡📈 #[2] shares some eye-opening zap data since implementing NIP-57 📈⚡
#[3]

📡⚡ #[4] promises even tighter bitcoin integration into Damus, including instant non-custodial lightning payments using your own node. ⚡📡
#[5]

🦸♂ #[6] announces that HRF gifts 2 Billion Sats to Development Funds worldwide, including $50k to JB55 for his work on nostr and Damus. Other recipients: the Africa Bitcoin Conference, the Qala Fellowship, core developer Vasil Dimov, Lorban (Stratum V2), and Bitcoin Myanmar, a new group that will be producing Bitcoin educational content for people trapped inside Burma’s military dictatorship. 🌍🌏
#[7]

#[8] announces a huge update coming to LNbits. Learn more here: 🔸
#[9]

#[10] shares that Twitter will be making their algorithm open source 🌀❓
#[11]

#[12] calls for clients to institute safety features for users with epilepsy by hiding epileptogenic GIFs and images, bringing up the important topic of designing for user accessibility and access. And with the heftiest zap we’ve seen,  #[13] sends 1MM sats to support the cause #[14]
—--------------------------
🏝Nostrica Update🏝
—--------------------------
#[15] #Nostrica visitors please add wss://relay.nostrica.com to your relay list! 📻🏝
#[17]
—--------------------------
🖥nostr Clients🖥
—--------------------------
🤳 #[18] announces Amethyst update, which now caches user follow list and uses them to start up, and other bug fixes.
#[19]

#[20] announces bounty for NIP-57 (zaps ⚡) support in BTCPay Server.
#[21]

#[22] also announces new Nostr-based blogging platform, Habla. https://habla.news 📝
#[23]

#[24] In Lightning Tip Bot (LN.tips) it is no longer necessary to add your npub for NIP-57 (zaps). You may still add it if you want to use LN.tips as your NIP-05 identifier. 🤖 ⚡
#[25]

#[26] Jb55 working on a complete revamp of the Damus notifications view. Select, copy and paste have also been added to new version of Damus Testflight. ✈🛬
#[27] #[28]

#[29]
#[30] Self-custodial zaps ⚡ with Ligess.
#[31]
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⚡nostr Business⚡
—--------------------------
#[32] shares how Bitcoin is being used and accepted by merchants around the world, powered by Lightning⚡
#[33]

#[34] See how LN.tips (Lightning Tip Bot) is being used by merchants in South Africa to run local Bitcoin economy. Video from Bitcoin Ekasi.
#[35] 🤖⚡🤖
—--------------------------
🔥🔥Meme of the Day🔥🔥
—--------------------------
#[36] Begging for zaps
#[37]
—--------------------------
Stay Classy Nostr.


Remember when we used to ask for people to post invoices and we'd randomly pay them? The fun was trying to pay them before another kind soul would pay it. We would have entire threads like this. That was years ago in Nostr-time. Time flies when you're Zappin'.


PV💜


Keep this in mind if you find yourself in a rut.

“Nothing ever comes to one that is worth having except as a result of hard work.”

                          - Booker T. Washington


The number of Zaps sent went parabolic today, hitting over 3,500. Let's go for 4,000 tomorrow.

https://void.cat/d/UfZNckaKpMdsfEEo3FMmPT.webp


being able to buy $1000 Visa cards through the bitcoin company - without kyc - is incredibly under appreciated

https://thebitcoincompany.com/


For anyone running or interested in running GrapheneOS: I thought it would be a good idea to do everything without installing Google Play Services. I was able to install & use ~90% of what I need, but Wallet of Satoshi apparently needs Google Play. The upside is that you can install the sandboxed Google Play from the GrapheneOS mirror & then remove all permissions including access to network & sensors (essentially completely disabling it), & Wallet of Satoshi will work with no issues. Hard to complain about that 😌


If you’re new to Nostr and you haven’t added a LNURL to your profile (so that the ⚡ appears), just download Wallet of Satoshi, hit “receive” and then select “Lightning Address” and copy it — then paste to the appropriate field in “edit profile” in your Nostr client (Damus, etc). Then everyone can send you sats ⚡

Make sure to grab the static address (LNURL) rather than the invoice (lnbc…) like this:

https://i.nostrimg.com/556ff891eacfe4e952b2f508a4cc4798e98166b60d23c78c3c7b079e578ceb6a/file.jpeg

Welcome #plebchain


KYC Bitcoin: Individuals are on Lists

-----------------------------

What is KYC/AML?
	•	The acronym stands for Know Your Customer / Anti Money Laundering.
	•	In practice it stands for the surveillance measures companies are often compelled to take against their customers by financial regulators.
	•	Methods differ but often include: Passport Scans, Driver License Uploads, Social Security Numbers, Home Address, Phone Number, Face Scans.
	•	Bitcoin companies will also store all withdrawal and deposit addresses which can then be used to track bitcoin transactions on the bitcoin block chain.
	•	This data is then stored and shared. Regulations often require companies to hold this information for a set number of years but in practice users should assume this data will be held indefinitely. Data is often stored insecurely, which results in frequent hacks and leaks.
	•	KYC/AML data collection puts all honest users at risk of theft, extortion, and persecution while being ineffective at stopping crime. Criminals often use counterfeit, bought, or stolen credentials to get around the requirements. Criminals can buy "verified" accounts for as little as $200.

During the early days of bitcoin most services did not require this sensitive user data, but as adoption increased so did the surveillance measures. At this point, most large bitcoin companies are collecting and storing massive lists of bitcoiners, our sensitive personal information, and our transaction history.

Lists of Bitcoiners

KYC/AML policies are a direct attack on bitcoiners. Lists of bitcoiners and our transaction history will inevitably be used against us.

Once you are on a list with your bitcoin transaction history that record will always exist. Generally speaking, tracking bitcoin is based on probability analysis of ownership change. Surveillance firms use various heuristics to determine if you are sending bitcoin to yourself or if ownership is actually changing hands.  You can obtain better privacy going forward by using collaborative transactions such as coinjoin to break this probability analysis.

Fortunately, you can buy bitcoin without providing intimate personal information. Tools such as peach, hodlhodl, robosats, and bisq help; mining is also a solid option: anyone can plug a miner into power and internet and earn bitcoin by mining privately.

You can also earn bitcoin by providing goods and/or services that can be purchased with bitcoin. Long term, circular economies will mitigate this threat: most people will not buy bitcoin - they will earn bitcoin - most people will not sell bitcoin - they will spend bitcoin.

There is no such thing as KYC or No KYC bitcoin, there are bitcoiners on lists and those that are not on lists. 🤙

https://www.discreetlog.com/kyc/


By the end of this month, I aim to offer a free bundle of services to the nostr community through this account #[0] This bundle will include a Reliable Automated Nostr Backup Service, fully Automated NIP-05 Verification and an Advanced User-Specific Relay Recommendation Service based on their Followers and Follow list. Stay tuned 🤙


Iris is dope


Snort, lags a lot for me


THE NOSTR REPORT

CURRENT ALGO: JUST HUMANS
Feb 18, 2023
Block Height: 777,240
Moscow Time: 40:56 ⚡/ $
—--------------------------
🎙Quote of the Day🎙
—--------------------------
💁♂“Turns out when the algo is just humans its pretty fun.”
#[0]
#[1]
—--------------------------
🚨Headline Nostr News🚨
—--------------------------
Check out #[2] ‘s excellent walkthrough for using NIP-57 enabled LightningTipBot 🤖⚡🤖
#[3]

#[4] , Damus CEO, has a cultivated sense of humor. 🎭
#[5]

#[6] reports #nostr keeps killing it. 🎯
#[8]

#[9] Wallet of Satoshi says full NIP-57 (⚡Zaps⚡) support is their top priority. They are working to ensure they’ve tested it thoroughly before they roll it out. ⌛
#[10]
—--------------------------
🏝Nostrica Update🏝
—--------------------------
#[11] In-person #Nostrica attendees please sign up for transportation from the airport to Uvita ASAP. Details and prices in linked note. ✈
#[13]
—--------------------------
🖥nostr Clients🖥
—--------------------------
⚡ #[14] just released Zap update to Snort.Social, now allowing for various Zap amounts AND types!
#[15]

#[16] from the #[17] team says NIP-57 (Zaps) support coming soon. Keep an eye out for more information next week. 👀
#[18]

🤖 #[19] introduces Verified Human, a new way to battle spam on Nostr. Beta scheduled for release at Nostrica.
https://verifiedhuman.net
https://youtu.be/t12Hm2ziT3s
#[20]

#[21] LN.tips wallet gives each user their own tip page. Find yours at ln.tips/@username 🍯
#[22]

#[23] Text selection coming to Damus 🙌
#[24]

#[25] Try the NostrGram Android app before it’s official Play Store release. 📺📺
#[26]
—--------------------------
⚡nostr Business⚡
—--------------------------
🔥 #[27] comments on NIP-57 and bitcoin enabling business transactions to take place without needing to know anything about your customer besides their public key. 🔐
#[28]

#[29] notes it’s the 10th anniversary of “the best #Bitcoin ad ever.” 🧙♂
#[31]

#[32] runs into a paywall, and #[33] recommends he use 12ft. A site that uses the fact that google indexes all websites to get over paywalls. Worth a bookmark. 📑🔖
#[34]
—--------------------------
🔥🔥Meme of the Day🔥🔥
—-------------------------
#[35] #[36]
—--------------------------
Stay Classy Nostr.


It was dope, sorry I left midway 💜


3 hours of Spaces / Nests! Wow! Thank you all for the kind words. The Spaces / Nests was great! I would normally comment on all of the individual notes and say thank you, but that would get spammy. Plus, it's late and I need to go to bed. Goodnight and PV! 🤙


Nostr as a protocol, and the community in the Nostr ecosystem of clients, are absolutely incredible.

Little capital provided, and yet here it all is.

Keep building. This is awesome. A technology whose time has come.


I'll be starting my intro to Nostr here in about 5 minutes. https://spaces.nostrplebs.com/nostr


Nostr is not social media. Nostr is a censorship resistant communication protocol.


First LN wallet to enable certain nostr clients to auto send tips/zaps under a certain value without the user interacting with the app is going to gain so usersssss


New t-shirt day

https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_28883a58852a9bbb381831aadb628e578a78d82ea26c23cf7738898302d01874.jpeg


Elon added views count on Twitter. Bitcoiners added Zaps on Nostr.

Different priorities!


The most powerful thing about Nostr is that it reverses the server model of the last 25 years. Instead of users going to services and signing up for yet another account, services can now come to users.

Few.


Open protocols win


Elon Musk is one of the biggest aggressors against free speech and workers rights. Change my mind.


Just a quick update on the Nostr Backup Service (NBS) project:
The Backup, Broadcast & Restore backend is almost done! I'm currently working on the frontend and trying to determine the best way to deliver the service. The plan is to launch an all-in-one dashboard site that's easy to use, and I'll be using the #[0]  handle for quick accessibility. If you have any suggestions, I'd love to hear them.

Context: @note1t2cd3f74dkp5eupv2gcsfexyftuef7al6sducu248caett4arnuq4e4qeg


Everyone is starting to realize why we've been bullish on Nostr over the past two months. The freedom is spreading. It's only a matter of time before the stragglers from Twitter show up. Keep building. 🤙


Life is beautiful.


THE NOSTR REPORT

NIP-57 or Bust
Feb 15, 2023

Block Height 776,711
Moscow Time 41:51⚡/ $
—--------------------------
🎙Quote of the Day🎙
—--------------------------
📡 #[0] “ The signal is strongest with the plebs.” 📡
#[1]
—--------------------------
🚨Headline Nostr News🚨
—--------------------------
#[2] Bitcoin Jungle wallet now supports ⚡zaps⚡
#[3]

#[4] laments that Zion, a walled garden social network app for creators using bitcoin, is not tapping into nostr, ignoring the network effect that’s already been built. 🤯
#[5]

#[6] Ordinal inscribers are now securing back door deals with large mining pools, minimizing transaction fees and ensuring they get their inscriptions in sequential order. 🖕
#[7]

🎳 #[8] Strike sending API documentation is now public, allowing anyone to utilize their infrastructure to make Lightning ⚡ payments with USD.
#[9]

#[10] Support for ⚡Zaps⚡ coming soon to LN.tips wallet
#[11]

#[12] Vida.page wallets now support
⚡zaps⚡
#[13]

#[14] Cool raspberry pi project
#[15] 🥧

Our own Doc reports that Elon created a special system for showing you all his tweets first.
#[16]
—--------------------------
🏝Nostrica Update🏝
—--------------------------
#[17] our favorite dentist in the coolest #Nostrica merch.
#[19]
—--------------------------
🖥nostr Clients🖥
—--------------------------
#[20] gives a rundown of what makes Gossip a unique desktop client. 🤩
#[21]

#[22] Lightning addresses and Nostr go hand in hand like lovers on an evening stroll. Learn more about how lightning addresses began. 🌆
#[23]

#[24] Preview of upcoming in-app media attachments feature in Damus. 📺
#[25]

#[26] stacksats reviews Vida’s excellent onboarding process, which allows users to obtain a username, NIP-05, PFP, ⚡ wallet, paid relay, and follow list all in one place.
#[27]
—--------------------------
🏃nostr Relays🏃
—--------------------------
#[28] BitcoinJungle notes that Damus relay is showing 244 kind=9735 notes (⚡zap⚡ notes) since midnight UTC.
#[29]

#[30] Nostrich.land paid relay will now broadcast published events it receives in real time to public relays.
#[31]
—--------------------------
🔥🔥Meme of the Day🔥🔥
—--------------------------
#[32] #[33]
—--------------------------
Stay Classy Nostr.


Good morning and Pura vida! Thank you all for the Zaps for my son's school essay. He's going to be so incredibly excited and shocked to see how much he's earned. I'm very glad that you all liked it.

This would have never happened on Twitter.

Nostr is amazing.

You all are amazing.


Bitcoiners tried everything.

We went from e-mail lists to Reddit then Twitter then tried Mastodon, TruthSocial, telegram etc etc.

And finally we built our own decentralized social media and everyone else is going to join this because it’s not just for us (bitcoiners) but anyone who wants freedom from the corrupt big tech giants who manipulate and get rich off of you because you are their product.


#[2] has all the news you need


Asked twitter to post their npubs, 700 people responded 🤙

https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1625015501700177920


Searching for users or anything needs to be easier.

I almost always go to nostr.band and search because search in Amethyst or Snort (which uses nostr.band) just do not work for me.


If heaven was a mile away…

https://tidal.com/track/28104675


Helix Nebula, also known as Eye of God 😯

https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_f82fcc40e430c676b0df27594b8fd4d4003c2d35dfa693782d455a7161043596.jpg


Nostr adoption is 🔥


Twitter is dead. Long live nostr. 🤙


Mars

https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_f3b135bbc941fe74da0f4458dae65e1bcfa57b8911e6574d201dba94a317f79b.jpg


THE NOSTR REPORT

Uneventful Friday
Feb 10, 2023

Block Height: 775,924
Moscow Time 46:06 ⚡/ $
—--------------------------
🎙Quote of the Day🎙
—--------------------------
#[0] giving us the sound moral by translating the famous Evelyn Beatrice Hall quote she attributed to Voltaire.
#[1]
—--------------------------
🚨Headline Nostr News🚨
—--------------------------
#[2] warns of security vulnarability! Relayrunners please update your Nostream relay to 1.22.2 ASAP
#[3]

🐙 #[4] Kraken agrees with SEC to immediate stop of sale of unregistered securities and pays $30MM 🐙
#[5]

#[6] waxing philosophical on paid relays. Are they a 💩🪙 shitcoin? Derek thinks not. TLDR: we are early.
#[7]

#[8] Next Amethyst update to support connecting to Umbrel relay app. ☂☂☂☂
#[9]
—--------------------------
🏝Nostrica Update🏝
—--------------------------
🏝🏝 #[10] Bitcoin jungle is working to create lightning capable off-ramps and kyc-free on-ramps with businesses in Uvita for Nostrica next month.
#[11]
—--------------------------
🖥nostr Tech🖥
—--------------------------
#[12] adds a way to tell paid vs free relays in Damus. 🧭🧭
#[13]

#[14] working on a paid Damus relay. Also hints at Damus Purple premium service that would include access to paid relay. 💟
#[15]

#[16] provides latest updates on Nostrgram client.
#[17]

#[18] Updated list of paid relays. 📖
#[19]
—--------------------------
⚡nostr Business⚡
—--------------------------
#[20] announces a bitcoin only store powered by BTC pay offering 9% off, free international shipping, and auto deletion of data within 30 days of fulfillment. On their was to a Bitcoin Standard. 🔌⚡
#[21]

#[22] Lightning ⚡ as a service? Breeze SDK promises to allow anyone lightning payments on any app with with fiat on-ramps. Big if true!
#[23]

—--------------------------
🎩nostr Lifestyle🎩
—--------------------------
#[24] gives us the friendly advice not to spend our #Bitcoin on ordinals this weekend, please do what the man says.
#[26]
—--------------------------
🩺Nostr Health of the Network🩺
Nostr.IO/stats appears to be down.  Todays stats can be found at https://nostr.band/stats.html
—--------------------------
🔥🔥Meme of the Day🔥🔥
—--------------------------
#[27] #[28]
—--------------------------
Stay Classy Nostr.


Mystic Mountain - Carina Nebula

This is a star-forming region in the Carina Nebula known as the Mystic Mountains. Originally taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, this specific image was remastered by Judy Schmidt, who also goes by GeckZilla online

https://i.imgur.com/xEoXj0U.jpg


You know what I like about nostr so far? It’s just people talking to people, posting about what they care about.

So much of social media now is broadcasting a brand, hot takes, and trying to make a statement.

My feed feels so wholesome, I love it.


Have questions about #nostr ? 🤔

Check out this up to date guide (updated just a while ago) 📖👇

https://uselessshit.co/resources/nostr/

You’ll learn how to:
- set up your profile 😎
- manage your keys 🔑
- upload images 🌄
- drop an invoice ✅
- allow others to send you sats at anytime⚡
- get a check mark ✔


People are going to look back at this period the same way they look back at bitcoin faucets.

Like, “Wait, what? Strangers were just zapping satoshis around to each other? And I missed it?”


A thought on your relay list:

I find it of high utility to keep a document on my computer of all the relays I follow. One relay name per line (with a full line break).

Keep 2 versions. One with just the relay.name and the same list with was://relay.name.

This will make entering your relay list into new clients that pop up easier. Also, keep paid and public relays in separate sections.

https://media.nostrgram.co/i/63/media_63e467e7b3458.jpg


Nostr is about to pass 900,000 total pubkeys and 500,000 pubkeys that have bio information. NgU!

https://void.cat/d/Xr4oqqipQuunmat2p7MdtJ.webp


Update: The following IDs have been suspended.

basketball@nostrplebs.com
foxconn@nostrpurple.com
tsmc@nostrpurple.com
asus@nostrpurple.com
largan@nostrpurple.com
inventec@nostrpurple.com
quanta@nostrpurple.com
blockchain@nostrpurple.com
biology@nostrpurple.com
physics@nostrpurple.com
security@nostrpurple.com
lamda@nostrpurple.com
visa@nostrpurple.com
trivago@nostrplebs.com
trivago@nostr.fan
trivago@nostrich.zone
trivago@nostriches.net
bard@nostrpurple.com
samsung@nostrpurple.com
asml@nostrpurple.com
index@nostrplebs.com
index@nostrpurple.com
index@nostriches.net
pi@nostrpurple.com
english@nostrpurple.com
pizzahut@nostrpurple.com
dunkindonuts@nostrpurple.com
lion@nostrpurple.com
bear@nostrpurple.com
gold@nostrpurple.com
vr@nostrpurple.com
ar@nostrpurple.com
toto@nostrpurple.com
toyota@nostrpurple.com
toyota@nostrplebs.com
donut@nostrpurple.com
godiva@nostrpurple.com
dunkindounts@nostrpurple.com
warcraft@nostrplebs.com
tutor@nostrpurple.com
snowcrash@nostrpurple.com
harrypotter@nostrpurple.com
wallstreet@nostrpurple.com
surgeon@nostrpurple.com
pediatrician@nostrpurple.com
surf@nostrpurple.com
nivdiaomniverse@nostrpurple.com
ominiverse@nostrpurple.com
omniverse@nostrpurple.com
oasis@nostrpurple.com
odysee@nostrpurple.com
ark@nostrpurple.com
nvidia@nostrpurple.com
amd@nostrpurple.com
optimus@nostrpurple.com
teslaoptimus@nostrpurple.com
coingecko@nostrpurple.com
bybit@nostrpurple.com
sofa@nostrpurple.com
nba@nostrpurple.com
prometheus@nostrpurple.com
bank@nostrpurple.com
sothebys@nostrpurple.com
christies@nostrpurple.com
hermes@nostrpurple.com
domain@nostrpurple.com
thedomain@nostrpurple.com
isbe@nostr.fan
isbe@nostrpurple.com
adidas@nostrpurple.com
nike@nostrpurple.com


Dearest Chinese Spammer,

50+ Nostr Purple accounts equates to a lot of sats. Bitcoin is a scarce asset. You should probably stop. We thank you for your sats, but please stop registering IDs! I am starting to feel bad taking them from you. 🤙

As I was typing this you bought 2 more. Sigh.

-Derek


**NostrPlebs.com surpasses over 2,200 registered users**

The major milestone of hitting 2,000 registered users was actually a couple days ago, but we've been so busy blocking spammers, scammers, and providing support to an incredible amount of new users that I missed this event. Oops!

Over the past eight weeks, we've seen continual growth, providing Nostr NIP-05 IDs, Nostr services, and support to the Nostr community. Thank you for making us the *largest* and one of the most respected service providers in this space. Without your incredible support, we wouldn't be here.

Thank you to all current users and a **pura vida** to all upcoming new members. 🤙

Visit https://nostrplebs.com for all your Nostr services.


Sooner or later we will be at direct war with trillion dollars corp & several govt, little do they know how ready we're:

https://i.imgur.com/W4JQNNY.jpg


They can ban you from participating on their centralized social media which is not cool. So you just leave quietly and join the freedom network.


We now have a profile badge spec. NIP-58

https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/93ccf1da0b6cf50b1043be632e5454376cb4403d/58.md


Connect to relays that have low latency for your location and you should be golden

Nostr.watch is your friend.


Poverty is not by default it’s by design.


Straight life no chaser.


Just a gentle reminder DON'T CLICK ON RANDOM LINKS here


These spammers and name-squatters are relentless. They just do not care about giving us bitcoin. We block IPs and pubkeys and they just come back with different sets of them. It's incredible.

Part of me thinks that they just do not understand what they're doing. They don't understand what NIP-05 means or how it works or why a multi-million or billion dollar brand would ever use a domain that isn't their own.

That said, the amount of DAO, NFT, MetaMask, etc. IDs makes me think it's scammers and shitcoiners looking to do their thing.

Just complaining out loud here, transparency and all.


nostr pleb follow starter-kit 3
Plebs together Nostrong edition

SecYellen – #[0]
Leto – #[1]
MitchKlee – #[2]
Poppz – #[3]
mrhodl – #[4]
Adam Curry – #[5]
Francis – #[6]
Freedom man – #[7]
Martti Malmi – #[8]
matata – #[9]
Yegor petrov – #[10]
nostr report – #[11]
MainStreetChungus – #[12]
Carla – #[13]
walker – #[14]
Jack Mallers – #[15]
Ragnar – #[16]
leonardodicatbrio – #[17]
Lily – #[18]
Shawn – #[19]
Briggs – #[20]
chewie – #[21]
NickGiambruno –  #[22]
imthemoney – #[23]
Thiago – #[24]
Lommy – #[25]
Codeologist – #[26]
Derek Ross – #[27]
Odell – #[28]
PocketCow – #[29]
hodlonaut – #[30]
imnuso – #[31]
cleus – #[32]
American Hodl – #[33]
JULIAN – #[34]
Alana joy – #[35]
Metamick – #[36]
Umbrel – #[37]
stupleb – #[38]
BRocketMiner – #[39]
boldmouse – #[40]
Maple – #[41]
Bitcoin jungle – #[42]
gubi – #[43]

if you're looking after someone specific from Bitcoin twitter, check out #[44]
https://bitcoinnostr.com/directory/

Previous lists:

@note1gendervu5y34nattkv9lg2h9csxm737wql6pz7z6pf43vw3ez3mqadd3dw

@note1hlc0t9jk7agrapurfgsvemxgwwr8qzmqa8vr9k3z5awx2twy7wqsmyhcc9


Automate, delegate, elevate.


The internet was meant to be free, open, censorship resistant and decentralized.


Based on Umbrel's latest tweets, I'm guessing that tomorrow Umbrel's app store will add Nostr relays and Nostr clients. That means, those of you that have been wanting to run local clients and private relays will now have a simple few button clicks to accomplish these tasks. This is great!

That said, from a security standpoint, I wouldn't co-mingle my Nostr services and my Bitcoin services on the same hardware. In fact, I don't. Just because it's easy to do, doesn't mean you should do it. If you absolutely have to do it, I would say it's probably *okay* to run a Nostr client on your Umbrel device. I would not run a relay that's open to the Internet though.


“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

                              - Arthur C. Clarke


Thank you for the sats kind stranger. It's my hope that these will be Zaps in the near future.


Now that my relays are coming back under control, it's time to get back to my Nostr roots and talk about Bitcoin, Nostr, decentralization, open source software, building, and value for value.

**Paid Nostr relays will be the next piece of our value for value puzzle here on Nostr.**

Value for value refers to the idea that creators and consumers of content should exchange value in a fair and equitable way. This can take many forms, however since we’re on Nostr, the easiest and integrated methods are by sending Lightning tips or Zaps for content and for accessing and utilizing relays.

The core principle behind value for value content is that content should be valued and respected, and that those who create it should receive some form of compensation for their efforts. This helps to ensure that high-quality content continues to be produced, and that creators are incentivized to continue their work. By recognizing the value of content and supporting those who create it, we can help to sustain a thriving and diverse creative Nostr community.

Likewise, the core principle behind value for value services is that services that are paid for should provide their users with a higher tier of service for maintaining the integrity and security of their service. Paid relays help ensure that the relay operator continues to provide relay services to the Nostr community as servers and hardware infrastructure are not free and can become quite costly as the number of users on a relay increases. In this exchange, the relay operator provides value to the users, by providing a fast relay with low spam activity, and users pay the relay operator for access to that experience.

Sending people Lightning tips and Zaps for great content just feels right. Paying for relay access makes sense. We understand this as Proof-of-work fans.

The next piece of the "paid relay puzzle" will be the criteria that we use to differentiate and scrutinize them.


nostr pleb follow starter-kit 2

Bitcoin Beach Wallet –  #[0]
Galoy Money – #[1]
Nunya Bidness –  #[2]
Eric Cason – #[3]
Excellion – #[4]
Grubles – #[5]
SusieBdds – #[6]
Bitcoin Cam – #[7]
Rabbinstein – #[8]
World Of Rusty – #[9]
BitcoinNostrich – #[10]
ICOffenderII – #[11]
mandrik – #[12]
Humble bitcoiner – #[13]
GHOST – #[14]
Tanksen – #[15]
Kanuto – #[16]
GregZaj – #[17]
Corndalorian – #[18]
QW – #[19]
Wealth Theory – #[20]
Davito – #[21]

Merrcurr – #[22]
Kman – #[23]
ZEUS – #[24]
BitBurn – #[25]
402PaymentRequired – #[26]
bitcoinaz – #[27]
BitcoinComfy – #[28]
chowcollection – #[29]
cipherhoodlum – #[30]
Czino – #[31]
itsLiran – #[32]
McShane – #[33]
TeamBTC Rick – #[34]
The Last Satoshi – #[35]
girevik – #[36]
Nikcantmine – #[37]
radixrat – #[38]
Tetsu – #[39]
marcodecunha – #[40]


#Bitcoiners 🧡 Welcome to Nostr!

Here are some resources to help you spread your Nostrich wings:

🧐 Learn how #Nostr works:
• https://nostr-resources.com by #[2]
• https://uselessshit.co/resources/nostr by #[3]

🌄 Share images:
• https://nostr.build by #[4]
• https://nostrimg.com by #[5]

🔍 Find stuff:
• https://nostr.band by #[6]
• https://nostrum.pro by #[7]

🧡 Find Bitcoiners:
• Go to my profile and check/copy my ‘Following/Follows’ list (all accounts have been verified)
• Use the hashtag #plebchain to connect with thousands of #Bitcoin plebs, initiated by #[10]

✔ Get a check mark:
• DIY guide: https://tinyurl.com/2p8ha6t5 by #[11]
• Free (basic) option: https://bitcoinnostr.com/free-id by yours truly ;)
• Paid (advanced) option: https://nostrplebs.com by #[12] and #[13]

📊 Check network and relay stats:
• https://nostr.band/stats.html by #[14]
• https://nostr.io by #[15]
• https://nostr.watch by #[16]

If you found this useful, please share it with other new #Nostriches 💜


Even though we're still early here on Nostr, our value for value economy is thriving and it's only going to get better as more clients implement Zaps. Soon, we'll be able to see just how valuable individual pieces of content are as they provide true signal over likes and reposts.


Nostr pleb follow starter-kit

arbedout – #[0]
Arrow – #[1]
asanoha – @npub1m99ry568jatr5y8dgwk58gvwke87dz5uu32m6q0tnru3zw9ypjtsmm5skp
averyhodl – #[2]
Chadam – #[3]
AARBTC – #[4]
Alan ₿ Watts ⚡ – #[5]
JapanHODL – #[6]
barto – #[7]
believethehype – #[8]
BitcoinLiotta – #[9]
BitcoinLizard – #[10]
bitcoinsandy – #[11]
bitcoinshaolin – #[12]
bitkarrot – #[13]
italic bmaxi89 – #[14]
BTCminstrel – #[15]
chiefmonkey – #[16]
dandarkpill – #[17]
PrinceySOV – #[18]
Dergigi – #[19]
DickWhitman – #[20]
djbooth007 – #[21]
Dr. Robert A. Malakas, III – #[22]
Druid – #[23]
giacomozucco – #[24]
hampus – #[25]
ivar – #[26]
jsonbits – #[27]
Karl.gfy – #[28]
LeoFernevak – #[29]
mutatrum – #[30]
namcios – #[31]
openoms – #[32]
pedro – #[33]
pretyflaco – #[34]
privacymatters – #[35]
rootdude – #[36]
satstonight – #[37]
signal_and_rage – #[38]
SilentLam₿ – #[39]
smolgrrr – #[40]
spoonman – #[41]
StackHodler – #[42]
italian stallion – #[43]
tahinis – #[44]
TheKoodge – #[45]
TIP_NZ – #[46]
TK / tikawamoto – #[47]
Vikingarna1990 – #[48]
Vikingo – #[49]
Vlad / BTCTKVR – #[50]
Zen – #[51]
Plan_Marcus – #[52]


Nostr starter pack

If you’re new to Nostr (regardless of which client you use — Damus, Snort, Iris, etc.) it’s helpful to follow a few quality/active accounts to get a feel for how it all works and to find conversations you can participate in.

Since a lot of apps don’t have good discovery hubs I thought I would write a note for people who are new here to help you find some quality/active accounts to bootstrap your feed to begin your journey.

Tap any of these and tap “follow” on the profile pages to start building your list:

fiatjaf - #[0]
jb55 - #[1]
jack - #[2]
snowden - #[3]
nvk - #[4]
rijndael - #[5]
grubles - #[6]
odell - #[7]
martybent - #[8]
leishman - #[9]
bitcoinjungle - #[10]
mags - #[11]
susiebdds - #[12]
derekross - #[13]
corndalorian - #[14]
adamcurry - #[15]
0xtr - #[16]
shawn - #[17]
max - #[18]
dk - #[19]


We had our first company contact us regarding ID impersonation at Nostr Plebs. After verifying the information received, the account in question was suspended. The company then asked us how to setup their own NIP-05 ID on their own domain. 👀 They're coming.


**How to: Run a Paid Relay on Nostr**

#[0] has written a fantastic guide for those looking to run a paid relay using #[1]'s latest version of Nostream. Check it out.

Nostream is the relay software that I've been running for the last 6 weeks.

You can also use this guide and just not follow through with the paid settings to setup your own private relay at home.

We are winning.


“A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he was meant to be.”

                                 - Frank A Clarke


Who’s on a TOR enabled client? I want to test something I just released.

https://github.com/garyray-k/nostr-rs-relay-wrapper/releases/tag/0.8.2

#[0]
This is coming together nicely.