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When we started conceptualizing Keychat, we aimed to design a chat application that surpasses Signal. Our design process was divided into four steps.

First, Keychat addresses issues of user sovereignty. It opts to use Nostr public keys as IDs and Nostr relays for message transmission. Users fully own their IDs, which are not registered on any server. They can choose which relays to use.

Second, Keychat aims to solve the security issue of message encryption by implementing end-to-end encryption that ensures both forward secrecy and backward secrecy. Keychat implements the Signal protocol (X3DH and the Double Ratchet algorithm) on the client side without the need for a coordination server. Existing Nostr relays only need to handle the transmission of encrypted messages.

Third, Keychat tackles the problem of metadata privacy. A major issue with original Nostr DMs is that metadata is not only exposed to relay operators but also to other users. Keychat separates the sending address and receiving addresses from the ID, updating these addresses for almost every message. Thus, each Keychat message is nearly independent.

Lastly, Keychat addresses the issue of user payments and relay charges. Since each message is not linked to an ID, traditional payment models are not feasible. Initially, we thought of having relays issue one-time anonymous access tokens that users could purchase and use for anonymous pay-per-use. Later, we realized that using Bitcoin ecash as postage for messages would be a better solution.

Ultimately, we designed a chat application where users maintain sovereignty, messages are securely encrypted, metadata privacy is preserved, and the economic model is straightforward and reliable. nostr:note1kr8nvdlhz207rq6z300xy6qylf9mmpgjxgfq6925vkez4f3ej3gqh5f0te

Calling nostr:npub15c88nc8d44gsp4658dnfu5fahswzzu8gaxm5lkuwjud068swdqfspxssvx

Double ratchet on nostr, using e-cash for postage.

Would love to get your thoughts on this.

404 on that link mate.

Is Hub open to public or still invite only?

Full common saying is "time is the only currency we spend without knowing our balance so spend it wisely". Carl Sandburg.

The original quote by Sandburg is: "Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you."

Time, only thing more scarce than #bitcoin

nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx how can I point my Bitaxe payment address to nostr:npub10pensatlcfwktnvjjw2dtem38n6rvw8g6fv73h84cuacxn4c28eqyfn34f static address? My contributions usually go through voltage and always give me a timer. I'm assuming that address gets re-allocated or could I generate an invoice and use this long term without fear of creating a re-use?

Fix broken money one penny at a time.

Local antiques dealer gives us a roll of old pennies. I polish, my nine year old son stamps. Antique dealer then sells them for £10 each. Gives son 50% who then buys bitcoin off me with the profit.

Son now has £100 worth of #bitcoin and they seem to be selling each week. Not quite circular economy but we're getting there.

Still a long way to go until I'm back at average 1:57/500m over 7000 metres but it's a start.

nostr:note18xlm6julv520g95zxls4nqdzzt905gwf5arqatkm7pzsvcr5z68qdjduq4

Found the ultimate nerd Bike today parked up. Honda 125 that looks insanely fun to ride although I'd never admit to it.

To me, shrooms represent transformative and practical experiences individuals have when they actually consume psilocybin and engage with the insights and challenges that arise from those experiences.

Same for #lsd and especially #dmt

I believe the data only is the way to go although I have no need for a number to register services as where I live, so cards are so cheap and come with a small bit of credit you can use them to register an app, throw it away and repeat.

Maybe there are better ways to do this?

Losing control is where the learning is. Giving in to a higher power in a safe setting with friends. As McKenna said, that is where the rubber hits the road.

Psilocybin mushrooms are more than just a means of experiencing altered states of consciousness. They played a crucial role in human evolution and consciousness expansion. Look up the “Stoned Ape Theory,” which suggests that the consumption of psilocybin mushrooms by early hominids could have been a factor in the rapid development of human cognitive abilities.

You'll get a lot more from #psychedelics by taking a hero dose less frequently. The whole microdosing phenomenon has robbed ten of thousands of people of a truly life changing experience.

Sounds right.

That's the holy grail surely? Fuck the closed-source cabal and take the whole movement open. Wild if so.

I'd pay a large amount of sats just not to hear that fucker talk.

Rural Thailand on a four hour drive in a taxi with my bowels opening up every hour dealing with a Kratom chewing psychopath driver. Not so much humbled but more like PTSD.

nostr is annoying as fuck but i'm persevering. It feels like bitcoin in 2013. All the moving parts are there but just in built in a really inefficient way. I have next to zero dev skills so I shouldn't complain too much. It's free, open, permissionless and I believe has a real shot at the king but as you said, might just become one big Maxipad circle jerk.

Even just sending some zaps is fraught with irritation. Zapped some older posts of UM but unable to know if they went through.

Yes they can. They just apply the full pressure of the law and 99.9% of bitcoiners will roll over.

Professional criminals targeting public facing bitcoiners are just as effective using alternative methods. Anything can and will be taken from anyone.

Unfortunately I've seen violence up close for a long of time and you'd be surprised just have many people fold even through just the threat of violence. Can't change the sympathathic nervous system. Our will to survive is instinctive.