It's a censorship resistant permission less system sure, but I sure do hope the toxic samurai kiddos won't discover nostr anytime soon.

What the hell are Zaps? Or what's the difference between Lightning tips and Zaps?

Simply put, Zaps are Nostr aware Lightning tips. They are integrated with Nostr in a way that allows the sats sent to be tallied and displayed on an individual user's note. Everyone can then see the value of that individual note. That is the key point.

If your Lightning wallet does not support Zaps, you can still send Lightning tips, they will just not be counted and displayed on Nostr. You can still send and receive sats! This is the whole point of Value for Value.

The only Lightning wallets that support Nostr integration (NIP-57) are the following:

strike.army

vida.page

stacker.news

bitcoin jungle

ln.tips (LightningTipBot)

Many others are working on adding support for this. This includes Wallet of Satoshi, BTCPay server, Bitcoin Beach, and probably many more.

GM

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U.S. charges Nostr CEO with money laundering: authorities have accused the little-known platform of laundering funds tied to illicit zapping but have not being able to arrest its founder.

The U.S. Justice Department and Treasury Department have charged Nostr CEO with money laundering, officials said at press conference in Washington during the Super Bowl.

The Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) formally labeled Nostr Inc. a "primary money-laundering concern," which is among the most serious sanctions in the government's criminal-fighting arsenal because it usually cuts off a business off from the global financial system. FinCEN said the company played a key role in handling illicit transactions for actors worldwide, involving $1,000,000,000,000 in direct and and indirect transfers in the last year.

Nostr CEO commented: "GLHF" and "WE WON 🏆 " in two separate posts.