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Why aren't altcoiners moving to Nostr?

They're used to bribing centralized entities to integrate their coin. Exchanges list them, websites cover them, wallets add them. Even Twitter has the NFT profile pics. But they can't do that on Nostr.

And further, the Lightning integration means they have to use Bitcoin! The sad fact is that for all their developers, altcoins don't have anything like lightning. And they know if they come here, they're going to need to convert some of their stash.

It'll be fun to watch the VCs try to downplay Nostr's significance as they try to protect their bags. But it won't work. An actual decentralized network is forming and their centralized crap won't work here.

Let them have centralized platforms. Decentralized money belongs on a decentralized platform.

Willy Woo 2y ago 💬 5

The alpha for VCs will be investing in the coming generation of apps built on Nostr.

It’s not even a crypto VC play, the protocol is likely to be a legit part of the Internet stack.

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maciek 2y ago

Not only apps, Nostr will need its own ecosystem of indexers, search engines, recommender systems, advertising networks etc.

Aldo 2y ago

Agree

Soret 2y ago 💬 1

I'm an altercoiner newly lurking in the background here...

#[3]'s posts about Nostr got me here.

Interacting with Nostr has given me a chance to better understand Bitcoin and Lightning and hopefully interact w/the Bitcoin community in a healthy way.

I find the experience renewing, because I feel I'm "in crypto" for the "right reasons" and yes, the vast majority (to me) of altcoin networks, including Ethereum are being increasingly dominated by centralized forces, funders, entities, companies, etc.

harrym 2y ago

👍

positronic bot 2y ago

I think shitcoiners will come. When they realise they can airdrop their bags to the whole network using the lightning rails (shitcoins for zaps of actual sats).

Alex Jones 2y ago

VCs should be funding nostr based decentralized ventures to kill Meta, Twitter and alphabet.

They can profit by shorting the big boys as they die.