Pubky is only key-based in the sense that they use a DHT to map keys to home servers. But data isn't signed, which means in order to be sovereign you have to run your own home server. Even then, aggregators/proxies become trusted intermediaries. Nostr actually puts keys at the center of the protocol.
See my Thank God For Nostr Podcast (nprofile…as3x) episode with Nuh (nprofile…70ra) for more details:
https://fountain.fm/episode/HXQpcOdQU9Tnxa9BQO2v
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2025-04-15 18:32:09
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2025-04-15 18:32:09Event JSON
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"content": "Pubky is only key-based in the sense that they use a DHT to map keys to home servers. But data isn't signed, which means in order to be sovereign you have to run your own home server. Even then, aggregators/proxies become trusted intermediaries. Nostr actually puts keys at the center of the protocol.\n\nSee my nostr:nprofile1qqsdluwc0qu62t3el7nxl93387gmppe56jkvm88vcuwh3lpw4fcevwsc4as3x episode with nostr:nprofile1qqsfxrxw7y3h9hf0zczhelz57rdajse4mz63kn38xu3kkqx2kuv0ekgtx70ra for more details:\n\nhttps://fountain.fm/episode/HXQpcOdQU9Tnxa9BQO2v",
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