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@ Orange Crush Relay
2024-03-18 03:32:38The #nostr, when experienced through polished apps like Damus, Primal, or Amethyst can appear like Twitter + Zaps. Of course the ability to zap (pay) anyone on the nostr protocol with bitcoin is a game-changing addition to the social media experience. Make sure you set up the wallet in your favorite client to receive zaps!
Lurking beneath the familiar social experience on the nostr, lies the true power of a permissionless, open source protocol: microservices. This allows developers to extend the protocol perform useful activities on behalf of a user. In this brief post, we will cover the Nostr Wallet Connect microservice. This service allows a user to: 1. Connect a bitcoin lightning wallet to their nostr identity. 2. Set limits on the payments that this wallet make on behalf of the user. 3. Make payments, to individuals, websites, businesses, and other microservices on behalf of the user.
GetAlby, a custodial bitcoin lighting wallet provider, has been a major driving force behind the nostr wallet connect microservice. You can learn more in their blog post introducing nostr wallet connect. Make sure to follow their nostr account.
If you prefer a non-custodial bitcoin lighting wallet for reduced counter party risk, check out Mutiny Wallet and follow their nostr account on the nostr. The Mutiny team has added (and continues to develop) mutiny wallet as a social payments apps using this nostr microservice. Learn more in this blog post. The Mutiny team, like most developers in the nostr development space, never rests, and they have developed Nostr Wallet Auth specification on top of Nostr Wallet Connect. Read more in this blog post.
Finally, check out Orange Crush Relay if you are in the market for a paid nostr relay. Joining fee is 8000 sats for a lifetime membership. Relay is currently at 2.9% capacity. Joining fees are deposited into a bitcoin wallet to pay for future years of hosting fees. As bitcoin appreciates in value, we will buy more runway to continue providing relay services. First 5 years are subsidized by our founder, so that we can maximize our bitcoin treasury appreciation during this current period of #hyperbitcoinization to maintain future service.