Nostr Web Client

Been reading up on the nostr protocol and comparing it to the DSP I wrote about in 2021. Many of the details seem to have been worked out brilliantly, but one thing that worries me is the reliance on volunteer nodes.

It would be nice if there was a business model for nodes and node competition at the protocol level.

As it is, I wonder if nostr can scale.

franzap 8mo ago

Ross, once you understand nostr better you will find that "the protocol" is not even well defined. It's a loose collection of NIPs (on which we mostly agree, especially NIP-01).

There is at least one NIP addressing your concern, see https://nostr-nips.com/nip-11#pay-to-relay

A business model for nodes already emerged spontaneously anyway, one of those is products subsidizing free relays.

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