BTC111: Nostr - Decentralized Social Media and Bitcoin w/ William Casarin (Bitcoin Podcast)

<p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p><ul><li>01:54 - So what is Nostr?</li><li>03:50 - It seems like the protocol is optimized around simplicity, is that it?</li><li>06:30 - What does this look like 5 years from now?</li><li>10:38 - What other application might pop out of this?</li><li>16:19 - What are all these clients interfacing with the protocol?</li><li>26:11 - What concerns do you have about open speech on sexual, racial, or explicit things?</li><li>28:06 - How do you remove centralized servers with something like this?</li><li>33:45 - Can traditional social media companies benefit from using Nostr?</li><li>38:24 - What would someone's incentive be to run their own relay?</li><li>45:46 - How does this all tie into Bitcoin?</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>BOOKS AND RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li>More information&nbsp;<a href="https://www.btctimes.com/news/what-is-nostr-and-how-do-i-use-it" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>about Nostr</strong></a>.</li><li>William Casarin's Nostr Account Pub Key: <a href="https://astral.ninja/npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s</strong></a>.</li><li>William's <a href="https://damus.io" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Damus App webpage</strong></a>.</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/jb55" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>William's Twitter</strong></a>.</li><li><a href="https://astral.ninja" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Astral.Ninja</strong></a> (for creating a Nostr Account).</li><li>Verifying your Nostr Account: <a href="https://nostrverified.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>NostrVerified.com</strong></a>.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>NEW TO THE SHOW?</strong></p><ul><li>Check out our&nbsp;<a