nostr What should be #nostr’s unofficial motto? Be Kind Just Do Things. F**k Platforms. #asknostr… Tim Bouma Jan 23, 2026, 3:30 PM
nostr It’s becoming easier and easier. The exchange I use gives me a virtualized Visa Debit Card that I have on my phone. It also gives me a Lightning address. Yesterday, I sent funds from my #nostr #safebox to my exchange Lightning address and then loaded the funds on the… Tim Bouma Jan 23, 2026, 12:43 PM
nostr Sharing on how I have implemented Web of Trust (WoT) and Root of Trust (RoT) in #nostr #safebox. There are four steps to the verification: Validation: Is the record crpytographically valid? Presenter: Is the record coming from whom to whom is was issued? Attested By Owner: Did the owner attested… Tim Bouma Jan 22, 2026, 2:06 PM
nostr The key innovation of #nostr (aside from its simplicity) is the use of the digest (hash) as the identifier of the event/record. That means the info is cryptographically bound to its record identity and, this, the record can be stored anywhere and referenced from anywhere (relays). Amirite? #asknostr… Tim Bouma Jan 22, 2026, 1:06 PM
nostr My experimental account for #nostr #safebox to test trust list concepts for the @nosfabrica #WoTathon. Accounts that are followed by this account are considered trusted entities.… Tim Bouma Jan 18, 2026, 10:02 PM
nostr Another big pushback FUD on #nostr is that the protocol is not ‘quantum-safe.’ Well, I called bullshit on that FUD by upgrading the protocol to use quantum-safe algorithms (including an upgraded relay)… Tim Bouma Jan 18, 2026, 6:17 PM
nostr It took me a couple of years to figure this out. The core reason why #nostr is going to win as a protocol: By creating a unique event id that is the digest of its: author (pubkey), meaning (kind), timestamp (created_at), metadata (tags), message (content), and: signing of this… Tim Bouma Jan 18, 2026, 6:07 PM
nauth Nostr is the protocol that keeps on giving. I’ve been following the debate in Open Identity Connect (OIDC) where bearer tokens can be used by anyone who intercepts them. Now there is a panic to further lock down the tokens. With, #nauth , I don’t have to worry about… Tim Bouma Jan 18, 2026, 5:42 PM
digitalpublicinfrastructure I think it’s possible to build #digitalpublicinfrastructure that is controlled by no-one and used by everything. That is what I am trying to prove with #nostr #safebox… Tim Bouma Jan 18, 2026, 1:55 PM
nostr I am now looking for a enterprise relay deployment for #nostr #safebox. #strfry by @Doug Hoyte has been excellent (flawless) so far and I plan to give #pyramid by @fiatjaf a whirl… Tim Bouma Jan 16, 2026, 1:56 PM
nostr It's rewarding to see the zaps come in, especially when I know that the payment trail goes cold as soon as it hits my system (save for the comment, which I forward on) #nostr #safebox… Tim Bouma Jan 14, 2026, 1:26 PM
nostr After a very successful coding sprint, I am taking a few days to reflect on what I’ve built. This is the outcome of about a year’s worth of prototyping, coding and experimentation. I’ve proven that I can create a secure back-end communication channel between any two… Tim Bouma Jan 14, 2026, 1:08 PM
nostr It's been a heavy lift, but the past few weeks have been dedicated to making #nostr #safebox #quantumsafe. For individual #safeboxes, they will have a separate encryption key that is never exposed via a public key. For transmission of records, payload are additionally encrypted using key encapsulation method Tim Bouma Jan 13, 2026, 7:13 PM
nostr Amazing how much is going on in the #nostr ecosystem. Thanks @Nostr Compass and @Max for leading the charge!… Tim Bouma Jan 7, 2026, 3:53 PM
nostr NOSTR SAFEBOX IS ON THE PATH TO BECOMING QUANTUM-SAFE!!! This was a big lift over the past week, but I managed to get the quantum-safe algorithms from Open Quantum Safe (OQS) integrated into my #nostr #safebox build. I've already built an experimental relay that accepts and Tim Bouma Jan 7, 2026, 3:37 PM
nostr Pretty chuffed on my progress this weekend. I’ve been successful creating and signing #nostr events using quantum-safe cryptography. Yeah, the overhead sucks, not great for social media, but well worth it for long-lived sensitive #safebox records vulnerable to harvest and decrypt threats. Now hacking a relay that… Tim Bouma Jan 5, 2026, 12:22 AM
nostr A good article about human connection. That’s the secret superpower of #nostr - making connections that don’t get hijacked by the platform. ——- It turns out that Ezekiel Emanuel’s parents knew the secret to a long life: embracing other people. The Wall Street Journal Jan 03, 2026 My father… Tim Bouma Jan 3, 2026, 1:10 PM
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