There's a clear weakness with Nostr and Zaps right now when it comes to on-boarding new users. Primal solves this for many, but Primal isn't universally available. This is a clear issue that I'm hoping that developers can solve this coming year.
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Where isn't primal available? 👀🤔
Primal wallet isn't available in NY State or Canada, for example.
I'm really to a fan of zaps" being used as catnip to lure people into nostr. It's such a disservice to the protocol. Nostr is not special because of zaps.
It might be a cool gimmick at first, but people got bored of sending the same cents back and forth.
Do you use Primal built in wallet? It asks for many personal datas and I wonder if it is not a great choice! 🎩🧡
I don't personally use it, but I did use it back in January when it was in private beta and shortly after launch. It's great for new users, IMO. They can buy bitcoin, easily zap it, and easily receive it. It's a great spending wallet. Yes, it has KYC, that's because for ease of use and implementation, they use Strike.
That said, you can lie 👀 Use a fake name, a new email address, and choose a country that isn't where you reside like Costa Rica or El Salvador. You can also sign up via a VPN. There's no verification. That's because you can only hold a million sats in there. They may increase that? I believe it can go up to 4M? I do not remember the limit, it's technically more.
I understand, from what have you said you could buy a few sats directly into it by Strike ( it seems a money provider ) and neither Strike or Primal control the right information that you provide to them.. smoothly for onboarding..