So basically what Zaps are, are a tip with an 'event' added to them.
Easiest example I can come up with is if you tip, nothing is recorded on Nostr. You just did a P2P transaction with another user.
If you 'Zap', the client you're using (in my case Amethyst) can show who tipped what post & for how much and that amount will be compiled with all of the other tips you might have received on the note you posted so you can see how well a note that you created was received.
Another cool thing you could do, in theory, with Zaps is combine 'Zaps' with 'Likes' & a user could receive a set amount of sats every time you hit the like button on their note.
Make sense?
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npub1pa…q4wpx
2023-02-16 15:31:16
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2023-02-16 15:31:16Event JSON
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"content": "So basically what Zaps are, are a tip with an 'event' added to them.\n\nEasiest example I can come up with is if you tip, nothing is recorded on Nostr. You just did a P2P transaction with another user.\n\nIf you 'Zap', the client you're using (in my case Amethyst) can show who tipped what post \u0026 for how much and that amount will be compiled with all of the other tips you might have received on the note you posted so you can see how well a note that you created was received.\n\nAnother cool thing you could do, in theory, with Zaps is combine 'Zaps' with 'Likes' \u0026 a user could receive a set amount of sats every time you hit the like button on their note. \n\nMake sense?",
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