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No a fan of the social signalling of how much you zapped and received but other than that giving and receiving value is neat
Caveatβ€” imho Nostr clients need to implement NWC as an option to give users wallet choice. Wallet exclusivity is a centralised point of failure and can lead to mandatory doxxing/kyc, money services business complications, money travel rule and other regulatory issues that could expose users and destroy a NOSTR client. If the wallet itself needs to be subject to those considerations, fine, but give users a choice at the client level, or suffer the consequences. If you know any *very* popular Nostr clients forcing users to use one wallet, (and I know we all do). Do not use this client until they put wallet connection freedom back in the hands of the user. It’s a risk, you all know it.
But why are a dozen seperate integrated wallets better than one wallet that connects to every app via NWC? The latter seems like a much better option from a management standpoint. I'd rather have one central wallet than a bunch of integrated wallets with individual balances I need to manage. Am I missing something?
↩ replying to SLCW
the technology needs to change a lot so that self-custody can be easy, cheap, and safe for hundreds of millions of people. if you lean into things like cashu now, it becomes normalized. you can say to yourself, "oh, it's only a little bit," but then it becomes more and more. go ahead and have fun with your cashu, but you should demand better instead of becoming complacent. it's really not good enough.
↩ replying to Liberty Farmer
I believe these built-in wallets are custodial. You don't get a seed phrase to restore your wallet elsewhere. I think individual, built-in wallets should be an option, but not the only way. Freedom is about giving people options wherever possible so they can choose for themselves. Personally, I just don't like the idea of having to manage a bunch of integrated wallets. I'd rather have the ability to use my chosen wallet with every client.
If you want to lean into zaps hard, what about a monthly contest as a suggestion? It’s fun and lighthearted. And it spreads the wealth. On a day each month, Select 100 random Nostr users covering a variety of topics/interests who actively post authentic content on an almost daily basis. Wallets must be activated. Each user will receive a whale zap of 1million sats. If not monthly, then run the contest daily at 3 users per day, which some might prefer. Same criteria as above. You can start today. Call it the β€œ1 Million Sats a Day Giveaway” or β€œWho Wants to Be a Nostr Millionaire?” or something cooler. You can also create a different criteria if you’re not interested in the one above. Go big or go home. Based on the math, it’s basically 1 Bitcoin per month. Y’all got it.