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Martin notes Nostr is currently quiet and growth is tepid, citing a catch-22 where artists need audiences but audiences aren't there, and legacy platforms must worsen for migration to happen.
A Nostr booth will be at PTC Prague between June 11th and 13th, offering a discount with code NOSTR.
Gigi argues on-chain zaps on Nostr, which tie Bitcoin addresses directly to user identities (npubs), destroy financial privacy and create permanent surveillance vectors for chain analysis and attackers.
Gigi notes that a 'rich list' scanning Nostr npubs for on-chain Bitcoin holdings was created within 48 hours of the feature's implementation, demonstrating the immediate risk of public wealth exposure.
Developer Tim Borma demonstrated a silent payments implementation for Nostr, which allows receiving and sweeping funds without exposing transaction history, offering a privacy-preserving alternative to static on-chain addresses.
Early Bitcoin developer Martti Malmy launched a Nostr-based VPN that uses public keys instead of email logins, aiming for decentralization.