Anybody know what the status is on this issue:
https://github.com/PrimalHQ/primal-android-app/issues/11
I'm specifically interested in which NIPs nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg has implemented.
thanks
**UNPOPULAR OPINION**
IF we were to hyperbitcoinize and Bitcoin became the only form of serious money, it would be EASIER for governments to exert control and manipulate the system back under the veneer of a decentralized currency.
Consider that on the path toward hyperbitcoinization more and more BTC will be held in the hands of cucked elites that if push came to shove would yield to State demands and hard fork the protocol in practically whatever way the State wants. Failure to comply would result in significant loss of value with customer holdings, which would be counter to the fiduciary responsibility of hedge funds. Being such significant holders of BTC, hedge funds would sell off the non-OFAC compliant fork thereby tanking the price of the REAL Bitcoin; only the hardest of Bitcoiners would be able to stomach such a downturn. It is here where other [bleech] cryptos work to distract the old money elite from ever being able to pile exclusively into BTC. The fiat mentality is to "diversify" meaning XRP, ETH, SOL and whatever other shitcoin that promises quirky new features could be a viable investment...they simply dont know any better.
And so it is: the shitcoins protect Bitcoin from a State-sanctioned attack since with the hedge funds capital divided, less of it would be solely in Bitcoin. This limits the degree to which hedge funds could drive down the price in such a way to convert people that should know better but simply cant hold onto a coin in freefall.
What do people here think of reappropriating the Twitter Egg and rebranding it a Nostrich Egg? The egg was/is a powerful meme, Twitter's first and one that still burns in the hearts of many. People identified with The Egg as a symbol of freedom to express oneself as one wanted to be heard.
Others may have treated it as a badge of being a newcomer to the space; a sign that said, "Hey, I'm new here, and I haven't quite figured out the ropes yet."
We all come from Eggs; I'm sure many would relish the opportunity to return to one.
When you say "is it really a big deal that the domain name the relay is using disppears" I wonder why you wouldnt want a name that you can permanently identify with, that no one for any reason could use to impersonate you?
This is incredible!!!
We still need unconfiscatable cryptographically unique human-readable names and Namecoin is the best solution for this specific purpose as I see it.
Again, running a client is super lightweight and it gives us Proof of Work to impose a cost (however small it may be) to spinning up a new ID.
If we want Nostr to truly protect privacy and resist censorship—like when X faced a government ban—we need to stop relying on relays with known IPs or domain names.
We need encrypted traffic between clients and servers by default. That means Tor (and networks like I2P and Nym) should just work right out of the box, ideally without leaving the mixnet where traffic could be exposed at the exit node.
💡 A lot of relay operators are already running Tor onion services, which is awesome—but we need to make them easier to discover and use. If a public relay becomes unavailable, we should be able to switch to the Onion service version seamlessly.
What do we need to do to make this happen? First, it’s about getting Nostr relay software to publish the Onion address when it’s set up. Then, it’s about getting clients to handle alternative transports like Tor or I2P natively, letting users choose between IP (TCP/IP), Tor, or other options.
We could also explore mapping DNS records to onion addresses or including the info in HTTP headers. But maybe the most straightforward approach is extending NIP-11 to include alternate transport details so that everything's baked into the protocol.
What do you all think? How can we push this forward? Let’s brainstorm and figure out the best way to support these privacy-preserving networks and keep Nostr resilient. I think we need Tor support in native clients where users can turn it on with a single click. Or maybe even have it attempt Tor as a fallback when the normal way of connecting fails.
This isn’t a big change current relay info ospec here: NIP-11 https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/11.md
The best solution I can see for practically everything you mention is Namecoin/BitDNS for Nostr names (xxxxx.bit). The protocol is under-utilitized but this is a blessing since it reduces the load clients and relays need to run. If clients packaged a light node with their offering and relays ran full nodes (~6.8Gb), Nostr would simultaneously get a global consensus mechanism for:
i) Human readable/uncensorable names
ii) Proof-of-Work attached to those names (reducing the potential for spambots to operate without cost)
iii) Ability to register names anonymously
iv) Deep integrations with Tor for both domains and TLS
v) A key management system so users can have different keys sign different notes (and avoid burning your nsec)
and
vi) A far better way to discover and build a social graph than Web of Trust can ever provide on its own
Yes, there's a shitcoin attached to it but the relays could handle everything to do with that so that users wouldnt be encumbered by another token (ie. paying for name operations in sats to relays). So think of it like a shitcoin without shitcoinery.
Namecoin is a serious project with significant miner support (~400ExaHash/s). It has kept current with its development despite a severe lack of interest/funding.
Maybe its time Bitcoin embrace its younger brother?
Does someone out there know if Primal supports the ability to use a separate signing program for actually writing notes? (I know it supports payment like zaps)
I want Primal to be able to communicate with BitDNS to be able to add cryptographically unique, censorship-resistant human readable names to Nostr but to gain real traction with such a standard our largest client would need to be able to support this functionality
So now with this new wave of users piling in after the Durov takedown, isn’t it about time we were all equipped with unique, human readable, cryptographically secured identities? NIP-05 is great n’all but the censorship can always happen at the ICANN level there.
Nymble has bolted BitDNS(ie. Namecoin) onto its Nostr client. Having a global consensus layer on top of Nostr could prove useful for other applications in the near future and it doesn’t mean sacrificing anything in terms of weight; Namecoin is incredibly light.
Why fret, really?
If Kamala gets in and institutes these measures, it wont change anything.
High net-worth individuals wont be handing over 25% in unrealized gains. What will happen is it will galvanize those elite to build out infrastructure to help shelter wealth away from the State.
This helps expedite Bitcoin's winning...
He's old, take it easy on him...
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Just testing to see if y'all are paying attention
can anyone tell me what language Primal is written in? I'd like to fork it and build out some additional functionality
“Congress was not a temple of democracy, it was a market for bartering laws”
-Alberto Fujimori
The Nostrich Egg...look familiar?
The problem is it's unlikely Primal will ever be able to transition away from their caching servers as they are central to how Primal is built
Nymble's architecture will be able deliver better performance in the short term leveraging BitDNS (ie. Namecoin) as the discovery mechanism for the relays. Initially the settings point to servers hosted by Nymble [Nymble relays will be smart] but at any moment people will be able to redirect traffic to their own servers with zero loss to UX
The Nymble offering will be unique in another MORE important way: people will be able to keep a complete and permanent record of all their notes. Their entire history of contributions to the Nostr ecosystem (whatever the user wants to show) will be on full display at a decentralized webpage found at [yourNAME].bit
** .bit has been around almost as long as Bitcoin and is secured by Bitcoin hash via mergemining. Refer to BitDNS or Namecoin for more information.
From here we're a stone's throw away from being able to access whatever information we need without tradeoffs to security or UX AND have the ability to better lure influencers from all disciplines/tastes with the promise of being able to monetize their following directly according to what the market is willing to pay.
The future looks pretty amazing guys...
Built a better Nostr app; one that goes well beyond chat and can actually challenge the UI/UX of something found in web2
How else would you adminster Purple Nurples?