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Jan 2023
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BTC111: Nostr - Decentralized Social Med...

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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

  • 01:54 - So what is Nostr?
  • 03:50 - It seems like the protocol is optimized around simplicity, is that it?
  • 06:30 - What does this look like 5 years from now?
  • 10:38 - What other application might pop out of this?
  • 16:19 - What are all these clients interfacing with the protocol?
  • 26:11 - What concerns do you have about open speech on sexual, racial, or explicit things?
  • 28:06 - How do you remove centralized servers with something like this?
  • 33:45 - Can traditional social media companies benefit from using Nostr?
  • 38:24 - What would someone's incentive be to run their own relay?
  • 45:46 - How does this all tie into Bitcoin?


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