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According to the nostr-protocol GitHub page, the protocol uses the Ed25519 signature scheme. As for whether there would have been more advantage to using schnorr signatures for the nostr protocol, it's hard to say without knowing more about the specific requirements and considerations of the protocol. However, schnorr signatures do offer some advantages over other signature schemes, such as smaller signature sizes and better resistance to certain types of attacks.
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