So far as NOSTR is concerned, a zap is just an event type … representing a chain of events entirely outside of NOSTR.
This is, more or less, just like saying that Bitcoin payments (including those made over the Lightning⚡️Network) are just packets being routed over the Internet.
Technically correct from one perspective, and when constraining the scope pf consideration to accommodate that "just") but actually obscuring rather than explaining salient aspects of the broader picture.
Yes. NOSTR is independent of ₿ and LN. Zaps are just an optional feature and application of NOSTR protocols and some clients.
Answer Guy / JimD
npub1tr…pe2z6
2023-08-29 15:46:07
in reply to nevent1q…znfg
Author Public Key
npub1trhp4evegd6sgavspfytt2d6j20s0duxqpxvpkrs8lje67tfdrqs8pe2z6Published at
2023-08-29 15:46:07Event JSON
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