it is always #gm somewhere
if you have a chocolate
and trade it in person
for a box of cashews
are you an unlicensed money transmitter?
#asknostr
๐๐๐ nostr:note1an25n0a74clspp28yw7shctvkrnsedv78zrh77qdmsfnm5hvrc5q5n6jrm
nostr:npub1qg8j6gdwpxlntlxlkew7eu283wzx7hmj32esch42hntdpqdgrslqv024kw going to announce he is satoshi at nostr:npub167n5w6cj2wseqtmk26zllc7n28uv9c4vw28k2kht206vnghe5a7stgzu3r ? ๐ 
control your breathing
This is the #nostr nostr:note19mw9jq5f8q9dxu8ruakj028nnh4q5l3wmg8u0q6gerqxew95serq0gl679
FIAT AROUND AND FIND OUT 
Help nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm
i sent a swap through nostr:npub1psm37hke2pmxzdzraqe3cjmqs28dv77da74pdx8mtn5a0vegtlas9q8970
my alby balance has been deducted but alby wallet shows no transaction out
tested boltz with nostr:npub1xnf02f60r9v0e5kty33a404dm79zr7z2eepyrk5gsq3m7pwvsz2sazlpr5 and was successful after 1 second
is there any time out on alby or something, or are funds lost?
*closed* got the funds back now ๐งก๐ค๐ป
Help nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm
i sent a swap through nostr:npub1psm37hke2pmxzdzraqe3cjmqs28dv77da74pdx8mtn5a0vegtlas9q8970
my alby balance has been deducted but alby wallet shows no transaction out
tested boltz with nostr:npub1xnf02f60r9v0e5kty33a404dm79zr7z2eepyrk5gsq3m7pwvsz2sazlpr5 and was successful after 1 second
is there any time out on alby or something, or are funds lost?
Hmm nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm i sent some funds to nostr:npub1psm37hke2pmxzdzraqe3cjmqs28dv77da74pdx8mtn5a0vegtlas9q8970 But i cannot see the transaction in my dashboard however the balance has been updated.
anything out of the ordinary here?
OK, Thanks ill wait and see:)
How long after paying the invoice does boltz usually take? #asknostr
Build back better nostr:note19lap20p4z4kfka9s8ej8lp8mmckn3xhlq2ezr5asd2js4kd6jdpqp8jxhq
i do not think #nostr needs to grow fast or that it needs to compete with Farcaster, X, Bluesky etc (which might have more VC funds etc).
even though it prima facie might seem appropriate to compare #thenostr with those other centralized apps(?)/protocols(?) i think it is like comparing apples and oranges
the nostr protocol seems to be a tool, a tool for the rebels, the nyms, the developers not solely motivated by VC funding. it is a town square, the dark side of town or the road less travelled. this doesnโt make it irrelevant or doomed to fail. as long as we are here, there is potential. many boroughs of many cities flourish after they have been poor for decades
many things built on nostr will fail
some will not get funding
it his hard to get the $$$ influencers get from X from zaps on nostr
but it is open and a tool with no centralized blue checks
a tool anybody can use, without giving away anything special, entry cost is low
anybody can build on it, whichever tool they want
people tend to use tools whenever necessary
so nostrs use case is not only limited to what we need and can imagine now, but it is open for people to build what they want in the future, what if govt A enacts so and so rules, ex stringent regulations on who can access SoMe or use so and so app, those apps can be built on nostr, and it can happen pretty quick. No govts, elons, board members or investors to shut you down. Yes funding is an issue, and funding is not an issue for the aforementioned tech, but if you are centralized you will adhere to govts and investors or else they will shut you down (ex X) or put you in jail, thus they do not have the freedom nostr offers
nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m s donation to nostr:npub10pensatlcfwktnvjjw2dtem38n6rvw8g6fv73h84cuacxn4c28eqyfn34f will also help nostr for a while. Maybe it can be compared to VC funding(?) at least it might help some nostr projects for a good while well into the future
so as long as the protocols in place and you are free to spin up your own relay, nobody says โno you canโt do thatโ when you propose a client, app or whatever, there is unlimited potential ahead.
just like the internet earlier
nostr is the Wild West
vc money is less interested because of its reach and (as of now) slim chances of monetizing users, user data or getting a return on investment quickly
most vcs want control
control over a product
to sell
license away etc (ex reddit suddenly charging Apollo app to use its API or whatever, basically shutting down third party apps and peopleโs livelihoods)
with nostr they donโt get that
there is no fast money to be made
it is not a thing they can control
kind of like #bitcoin and itโs first user base of cypherpunks (look now, blackrocks interested, governments are angry)
adoption took a lot of time, selling a coin for fiat took a lot of time, getting people to take it seriously took a lot of time
nostr adoption will probably go faster, but it will probably take some time to catch on
but nostr will always have freedom
freedom is important, maybe it is not apparent or necessary everywhere or always, but when you do not have freedom
it is the only thing you will miss
more than vc funding etc
thank you for listening to my Ted talk!
