Something to keep an eye on...
If you're surprised by this, you haven't been paying attention..
https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/1659622357785296912?s=46&t=v7iZ2YqPY4AFMTdnLfilqg
N3XB: Naive Nostr No-KYC Exchange for Bitcoin
N3X (Naive Nostr No-KYC Exchange) is a layer 2 protocol inspired by, and runs on top of Nostr. The goal is to be a simple but extensible protocol to facilitate exchanges and marketplaces in an interoperable, censorship-resistant, privacy-aware, and decentralized manner. The initial example of N3X might be a Bitcoin <=> fiat decentralized exchange protocol, codenamed N3XB, but any type of marketplace or exchange should potentially be enabled with N3X.
#[1] How do you think this compares to CivKit by #[2] ?
It seems like marketplaces built on top of #bitcoin and #nostr are all the rage these days 😅
This is fucking huge. History in the making.
Another priceless #bitcoin moment on our timeline.
Wallets will full self hosted nodes still need to add support for this. Such as Breez or Phoenix.
Tbh I think the biggest problem to mass adoption of Nostr will continue to be the friction of onboarding new users. Literally just a few days ago a friend asked why there isn't an "oficial" Nostr app on both Android and iOS. I know, from an already existing user, seems like a non-issue. But for your average Joe, this defragmentation doesn't really cut it...
I think some things can still be done to improve this new awesome tech, in order to make it more user-friendly and marketable. Otherwise I don't see it reaching mass adoption easily.
The future is here ⚡️