Tim Bouma on Nostr: It was the Privacy figure in the Bitcoin white paper that stopped me cold years ago, ...

It was the Privacy figure in the Bitcoin white paper that stopped me cold years ago, and when I realized it was a radically different architecture.

I have tried to replicate in the figure below the radical essential difference between the traditional platform models and the ‘new protocol model’ that is #nostr.

The radical difference is that identities remain behind the veil while all events are signed and relayed for public benefit. In contrast to the traditional platforms, the custodians remain behind the veil, controlling identities and database records for their own benefit.