Considering his massive following, I’m surprised he actually deleted it. He really doesn’t care about the money or clout.
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Then why not delete it a year ago? Maybe to help onboard more people here?
That’s likely one big reason but there are a lot of factors I’m sure he considered. One is the future of nostr was not as bright as it is today. It also didn’t have consistent funding like it does now. No one goes all in on Bitcoin right away.