Would be nice if there were a way to incentivize TOR relays without the proof-of-stake model that Lokinet and NYM uses. Been meaning to explore this one-day, perhaps with Sats4Files and Lightning — not sure if it’s possible, but I’ll explore this eventually.
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Don't know if you know but Jeff (lead lokinet developer who created it) resigned/quit Oxen. I showed him what we talked about on telegram. Below is his response
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yea let them know i am up for doing lokinet atop such
if LN or btc people want to fund dev i'm open to the prospect.
they'll get the features they want
stakeless lokinet could scale, certainly MUCH more so than tor
Thanks for chatting with him.
Sats4Files requires an advancement for Lightning called Eltoo, which we won’t get without a softfork. I’m currently scoping out sidechains that I could quickly build Eltoo on for a Sats4Files beta. Once we get that working, I’ll reach out so he can begin tinkering.
We must walk before we run.
FYI - He said you can DM him on Twitter whenever you want or email him.
Email: jeff@lokinet.io
Twitter: packet_manager