#nostr is currently missing a MASSIVE opportunity. There is a new bitcoin testnet, testnet4. It is 100% compatible with nostr identity which uses bitcoin taproot. Furthermore, there are many faucets that let developers get started with on-chain transactions for free. The surface of dev at the intersection of nostr and bitcoin testnet is enormous because they both use the same identity system. Its a great chance to unleash the possibilities of bitcoin and nostr together, in a safe and forgiving developer environment
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care to share some faucets? thanks!
Beyond accepting a bitcoin transaction, what’s the cross-over? I don’t see it. I tried as hard as I could already and it was too expensive for users.
There is a docker container available to make this simple too: https://hub.docker.com/r/mocacinno/btc_testnet4
how do you even get a bitcoin core node to sync with testnet4? https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/123455/how-can-i-use-testnet4-with-bitcoin-core-today
compile the testnet4 branch
git checkout 2024-04-testnet-4-fix
How to set up and run bitcoin testnet4
https://lunaticoin.blog/minar-en-solitario-en-la-nueva-testnet4
