Is the NOSTR protocol like a glorified IRC (IRC + public key cryptography + decentralized + unregulated cross-border payments + awesome UX + no ads)?
A Twitter, Mastodon, ActivityPub, Zelle, PayPal, Venmo, etc. killer?
There are many ways to use the protocol, and many services to choose from.
Android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=to.iris.twa
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vitorpamplona.amethyst&hl=en
iOS
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/damus/id1628663131
Web Clients
https://iris.to/
https://astral.ninja
https://snort.social
And Desktop clients as well...
Anyone using NOSTR as their social media platform yet? Its not super simple to setup yet...
It is still fairly in the early stages, glitchy at times, but wow look at the stats: https://nostr.io/stats
Here is a guide - https://blog.getalby.com/the-2-minute-alby-guide-to-nostr/
This is a good explainer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIccRIEr2gQ
Lightning Network payments and payments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKKZIrGYkF0
Cash App Bitcoin Lightning Network Tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQJq_xJX3YU
Some people to possibly follow:
vitalik - npub1xwwhsp9k56dhauz6z6wh9j37jalkf6cq4dhwmus67z3vyvnkjxesf3m33n
hello@getalby.com / npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvl
mallers - npub1cn4t4cd78nm900qc2hhqte5aa8c9njm6qkfzw95tszufwcwtcnsq7g3vle
dorsy - npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m
snowden - npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9
me - lover@getalby.com or npub1jmc8wrf3qf82d4lsnz9g30fl33dmh3yx08ygxtzwcaxauy0z03essjq2ev
RESOURCES
https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr
https://www.reddit.com/r/nostr/
QUESTIONS
What is trustless??
What are Sats?? What are they worth?
Just how cheap are the fees when sending crypto on the Lightning Network?
Off chain transactions and no zero conf??
Get a LNADDRESS, LNURL via a wallet?
What are Zaps or Lightning Tips? https://stacker.news/items/138303
WALLET INFO
https://money.com/best-crypto-wallets/
Invoice from a third party Lightning wallet?
Breez, wallet of satoshi (custodial)
Alby provides a free lightning address - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/alby/
Your Alby page: https://getalby.com/p/lover
https://getalby.com/node
https://guides.getalby.com/overall-guide/alby-lightning-wallet/connect-your-alby-lightning-wallet-to-other-apps/connect-to-zeus-mobile-app
https://zeusln.app/
cashapp (custodial)
from jack maller - https://zaphq.io/ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhpg_8D2FPI - https://scribe.rip/@JimmyMow/announcing-zap-a-lightning-network-wallet-47622acd89fb
https://www.coinbeast.com/exchanges/strike
ZEBEDEE gamer wallet (has browser addons) - https://zebedee.io/app
https://phoenix.acinq.co/faq
https://bluewallet.io/
*Use a non-custodial wallet so that you are in control of the funds? (has to be always online? no phone wallet?)
How To Get Your Nostr Account NIP-05 Verified - https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/nostr-account-nip-05-verified/
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