Could NWC be expanded to allow other users to request invoices? Replacing LNURL, removing the public webserver requirement?

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NWC wallets already listen on relays and have public keys of their own. If a user could put their wallets pubkey in their profile, couldn't we just send an event to request an invoice? This would be awesome for Alby Hub users (and the nostr:nprofile1qqsyv47lazt9h6ycp2fsw270khje5egjgsrdkrupjg27u796g7f5k0spzemhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejz7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcprdmhxue69uhkummnw3ez6vfwde3x7tnpdenkzmnf9e3k75xqss4 team 😀) because they would no longer have to be in that LNURL flow and provide the infra

I'm sure this must have been discussed already

#asknostr

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I suggested this a long time ago. I think its a good idea

Kinda figured this wasn't a new idea. Seems to make a lot of sense and solves a sticky issue even for something like Alby Hub. I wonder what the cons were 🤔