Any relay operators interested in offering basic (not vanity.. just 15-25) PoW event generation using the same client websocket connection with a new POW command?

It uses AUTH to confirm pubkey owner. Then accepts requests with a target POW. I’ll draft a NIP if interest and early testing goes well.

Working on drawdown based lightning payment integration next.

Basically, while not fancy, it’s possible relays can help self-fund if people pick them as their remote POW generation service, and the relays just add a service fee.

Once it is more widely available, then it would become a free market too - but people could still support their preferred relay by using them.