**Scripting on Nostr with NOMAD**
Smart contracts were first proposed in 1994 by Nick Szabo and they do not require a blockchain. What NOMAD is building allows for something like smart contracts to execute on Nostr.
https://github.com/lacrypta/nomad/tree/main
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nostrovia/episodes/Scripting-on-Nostr-with-NOMAD-e24i14f