Nostr Talks

0:00 #marchofftwitter, a bridge to traditional tech builders

8:30 podcasting at Nostrica

12:10 keep nostr punk

16:18 zap mania

25:50 zap/lightning ambassadors - e.g. bitcoinbull

28:37 StackerNews, Fountain, forwarding/splitting tips

30:20 paywalls/content unlocking

33:25 Kevin Kelly - “Better Than Free”, “1000 true fans”

39:17 Stats Time - stats.nostr.band - Artur

55:55 Max/DK book corner

59:31 lightning tip bot

1:00:55 fiatjaf nostr fund - “report on how Jack’s money is being spent”

1:03:07 nostr microapps, nostr as the OS layer

1:10:10 highlighting/participating/annotating long-form content - wikipedia on nostr

1:20:12 strfry - Merkle-tree based reconciliation

1:23:00 sats the standard

1:24:40 Nostr Marketplace - bountsr.org

1:28:05 Geyser as a Nostr client?

1:29:33 Mastodon Fediverse Bridge - Mostr

1:38:22 Nostr love letter - Dries Buytaert - Drupal author

1:40:45 Best News Source?

1:46:47 Twitter Coins meme

1:48:00 Breez - earn yield without custodial risk

1:52:05 Nostr Nests - f.k.a. Nostr Pleb Spaces - Derek Ross

1:54:34 Plebeian Marketplace

1:55:09 Ordinals NFT marketplace

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Takeaways

eCash is a layer on top of Bitcoin that aims to improve the user experience of Bitcoin payments

Static messages in eCash allow for one-click payments without the need for complex invoice processes

Stable eCash tokens enable the representation of stable value on top of Bitcoin

Boardwalk Cash is a platform that facilitates the sending and receiving of eCash tokens Boardwalk Cash allows users to send money easily by creating tokens and withdrawing to a Lightning address or invoice.

Mints can be trusted or swapped, depending on the user's preference.

Sharing a link is a convenient way to send eCash to someone, and they can claim it by clicking the link.

Boardwalk Cash has various use cases, including incentivizing engagement on social media platforms. Nostr has the potential to be used for digital payments and tips through zaps and a zap wallet that is dollar-denominated.

Using recognizable currencies like USD in Nostr can help overcome the hurdle of understanding and using Bitcoin.

The stable cash feature of Nostr bridges the gap between stablecoins and Bitcoin, allowing for limited volatility and easy adoption.

Remittances and incentivizing engagement through payments are potential use cases for Nostr.

Platforms like Discord can benefit from integrating Nostr for easy and instant payments. Mints can be tailored to specific functionalities or user needs, ranging from mints that support all features to mints that focus on specific use cases.

Relay operators can play a role in the eCash ecosystem, potentially running mints or providing specific functionalities like storing messages.

Open source components are important for the growth of eCash, but there are also opportunities for commercial models to drive adoption and fund marketing efforts.

Targeting new users and creating experiences that demonstrate the benefits of eCash over traditional payment systems is crucial for adoption.

Potential use cases for eCash include Discord payments, game shows, and AI agents.

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Minds.com is one of the original approaches to building a social networking service that seeks to empower users with more freedom (e.g., free speech, portable identities, etc.). Beginning over 10 years ago they’ve evolved the service to play a role in the modern architecture we’re exploring with Nostr. After Bill’s recent appearance talking about Nostr on Joe Rogan’s podcast we got a chance to dig deeper on the key philosophical and technical principles behind their work and how they think about Nostr. We were also lucky to include Mark Harding who is CTO of Minds.

0:00 Opener

0:42 DK intro to convo

1:34 Minds - philosophy and exploration of nostr and other open source projects

4:04 What’s important when evaluating open source technologies?

4:20 3 Pillars: Sovereign Identities, Interoperability, Portability

6:45 Minds history with various technology approaches

9:42 adapting centralized approaches to decentralized technologies

19:00 why email signup is needed for spam prevention

24:28 will there be “one ring to rule them all”?

28:39 web5, Dorsey

30:27 schema-first approach

32:34 AT-protocol

35:12 fiatjaf’s feat of magic

36:37 a possible Minds fit in the nostr world

38:27 Verified Credentials

42:23 NFTs, token-gated community

44:22 making money on Minds

50:00 Minds business/community funding/advertising

56:30 Some final thoughts on interoperability and portability

57:12 Collaborate with Minds! https://gitlab.com/minds

TOPICS

7:01 - Nostr.Band - stats review

11:26 - Primal - discovery services - https://primal.net/explore

12:26 - Nosta - https://makers.bolt.fun/story/a-bold-...

28:45 - Taibbi

34:30 - Purple Text, Orange Highlights - Gigi - https://dergigi.com/2023/04/04/purple...

39:14 - Zapworthy - Highlights tool by Pablo

46:48 - “swarm highlights” - AI, Stability.AI

51:35 - NDK - https://github.com/nostr-dev-kit/ndk

53:57 - Zapit.live - iefan

56:38 - Nip-42 - Client Authentication

59:15 - Nostr Wallet Connect - Alby

1:04:05 - Wavman - by Wavelake

1:08:35 - Stemstr 1:11:19 - Harry Mack He Bowed Down To...

1:14:00 - Ananostr - Pablo

1:14:50 - Short form Videos - TikTok on Nostr

1:18:39 - Damus configure translations to make the global town square

1:22:26 - PurplePages

1:25:09 - Nostrasia