My Nostr predictions for 2025

Exactly one year ago I published my Nostr predictions for 2024. Some came true, but most were, shall we say, aspirational, and, if we want to be generous, directionally correct. Happy to continue in the same vein and go out on a limb for 2025. Here we go, ordered by likelihood of coming true:

1. Primal will become much, MUCH better. Primal 3.0 will be a bigger leap forward than Primal 2.0 was. We will surprise everyone by the features, speed, level of polish, and ease of use.

2. Many other Nostr clients will impress by their progress in a relatively short time frame. If I had to pick one, I have a really good feeling about Highlighter.

3. Way more bitcoiners will join Nostr. While we currently only have a small subset of bitcoin enjoyers on Nostr, the new features and unique content will make Nostr irresistible to anyone interested in bitcoin.

4. Bitcoin-adjacent communities will start to discover and join Nostr. This will include health & wellness, financial twitter, human rights, libertarians, and other communities. As a result, the network will grow and become more formidable.

5. Spammers gonna spam. With the growth of the network, spammers will return in force. They will be sophisticated and relentless, putting all of our spam mitigation services to the test.

6. The Blossom protocol will make media hosting on Nostr much more robust and resistant to censorship.

7. Long form content will start to hit its stride on Nostr. This includes textual long form content (blogs, essays, articles, etc.) as well as long form video content.

8. Multiple Nostr projects will find effective and ethical ways to monetize, marking a watershed moment for the protocol. We will witness the formation of the first cohort of real businesses on Nostr, signaling the inevitable changing of the guard and the eventual extinction of the Legacy Web.

9. Nostr will experience a glimpse of what a ‘suddenly’ mainstream adoption moment looks like.

10. By the end of the year, everyone - even the haters - will realize that Nostr is going to win.

My First 3 Thoughts About Using Nostr.

1. The feed here feels clean, less like a firehose of nonsense, and more like an experience. Social media fatigue has been my biggest hurdle to trying something new. Between 𝕏, Facebook, and Instagram, keeping up has been exhausting as a solopreneur. But this? It’s like revisiting “Old ways, new days.” Honestly, it’s pretty damn cool to see a space that feels this refreshing. I’m getting the late1990s AOL WaReZ room feels.

2. Let’s face it…the way social media monetizes engagement is a dumpster fire, as it rewards spammy behavior, divisive posts, and clickbait nonsense. Here, the idea of people directly rewarding people feels…right. It aligns incentives in a way that makes sense; over time, I think this will be what sets Nostr apart.

3. The overall vibe here? Optimistic. It’s refreshing not to wade through the black-pilled doomers dominating 𝕏 these days. Over there, it feels like the loudest voices are just shouting their opinions into the void—and honestly, I’m over it. Here, the conversations feel constructive. People want to contribute something meaningful instead of just making noise.

GOOD MORNING NOSTR.

LIVE FREE. 🫡

GOOD MORNING

EDUCATING KIDS

IS THE MOST IMPORTANT

THEY ARE THE FUTURE !

🎄 "The Bitcoin Christmas: A Tale of Lost Satoshis" 🎅

It was Christmas Eve, and Julien, a die-hard Bitcoiner, was comfortably seated in his chair, staring at his computer. The Christmas tree sparkled, but something even more precious gleamed on his screen: his Bitcoin wallet.

Suddenly, an alert popped up: "Transaction confirmed: 0.01 BTC sent."

— What?! But… I didn’t send anything! Julien shouted, eyes wide open.

In a panic, he realized he might have clicked on a bad link. Then, he noticed the transaction memo:

"Thanks for the gift, signed: Santa Satoshi 🎁."

— Santa… what?!

He refreshed his screen frantically. Nothing changed; the sats were well and truly gone.

A few hours later, he received a strange message on Nostr:

"Ho Ho Ho Julien! I’ve received your sats for my reindeers. But don’t worry, every sat will come back… one day… maybe… on Lightning. Merry Bitcoin Christmas! 🎄⚡️"

Julien burst out laughing despite himself. He grabbed his keyboard and posted on Nostr:

"Guys, even Santa Claus uses Bitcoin now! If you want to avoid him digging into your wallet, better send him a few sats willingly. Come on, be generous! 🎁⚡️"

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And you? Are you going to let Santa Satoshi leave empty-handed? A few sats for some festive magic! 🎅⚡️