[New Essay] Nostr is Identity for the Internet
https://hivemind.vc/identity/
The Internet needs user-owned identity and an associated open data layer. And I'm more convinced than ever that Nostr will win.
I agree with jack (npub1sg6…f63m) that the long tail of microapps is ultimately Nostr's killer feature. But which will take off next?
In my mind, Nostr will follow a straightforward trajectory - first solving discovery/reputation problems for Bitcoiners, then for early tech adopters, and finally for the mainstream. Here are some examples where I think Nostr based discovery & reputation will shine:
- Global, social payments ala primal (npub12vk…pugg) OpenSecret (npub1mut…23vg) Alby (npub1get…0nfm) & boardwalk (npub1arc…ggtw)
- Ecash mint discovery/selection ala OpenSecret (npub1mut…23vg) & bitcoinmints.com
- Marketplaces for DLC oracles ala lava.xyz
- Local Bitcoins replacements ala Mostro (npub1m0s…40un)
- Open Source AI agent discovery ala Christopher David (npub1tlv…7fdm)'s openagents.com & CASCDR (npub14pf…7mwj)
- Marketplaces for APIs ala PABLOF7z (npub1l2v…ajft)'s DVMs & TaskTiger (npub14tk…zw96)
- An open github replacement ala DanConwayDev (npub15qy…yejr)'s gitworkshop.dev
- An open PWA App Store ala franzap (npub1wf4…dgh9)'s zap.store & store.app
- ValueRank search & discovery ala nostr.band (npub1sx9…6g8m) Unleashed.Chat (npub1730…9yky) & kagi.com
- Marketplaces for files ala Stuart Bowman (npub1lun…27lj) & hzrd149 (npub1ye5…knpr)'s Blossom
- Review & UGC content sites ala Julian (npub15la…v7v3)'s heyapollo.com & Svetski (npub1dtg…up6m)'s Satlantis
- Value4Value content creation and delivery ala fountain_app (npub1v5u…n0v5) wavlake (npub1yfg…v6vg) & geyser (npub1kmw…xqk9)
Of course the most exciting category of all is the unexpected wave of unimaginable apps that will eventually emerge. Ultimately, user owned identity and open data lead to online trust, which is a beautiful and deflationary force, capable of disrupting predatory marketplace middlemen and shifting the balance from financial to social capital. I.e. a more humane world. (h/t Stuart Bowman (npub1lun…27lj))
Thanks to brugeman (npub1xdt…ntxy) miljan (npub16c0…6nvr) dk (npub1kuy…kdj8) bob (npub1cd0…xlvx) & Moritz (npub1q5s…ky65) for feedback on this essay.
Max
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2024-04-29 18:59:10
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"content": "[New Essay] Nostr is Identity for the Internet\n\nhttps://hivemind.vc/identity/\n\nThe Internet needs user-owned identity and an associated open data layer. And I'm more convinced than ever that Nostr will win. \n\nI agree with nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m that the long tail of microapps is ultimately Nostr's killer feature. But which will take off next?\n\nIn my mind, Nostr will follow a straightforward trajectory - first solving discovery/reputation problems for Bitcoiners, then for early tech adopters, and finally for the mainstream. Here are some examples where I think Nostr based discovery \u0026 reputation will shine:\n\n- Global, social payments ala nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg nostr:npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg nostr:npub1getal6ykt05fsz5nqu4uld09nfj3y3qxmv8crys4aeut53unfvlqr80nfm \u0026 nostr:npub1arcweuxy0zkdcg08sljh058qp02ytrgnpzh4csa3ar42szyfgrpsw6ggtw\n- Ecash mint discovery/selection ala nostr:npub1mutnyacc9uc4t5mmxvpprwsauj5p2qxq95v4a9j0jxl8wnkfvuyque23vg \u0026 bitcoinmints.com\n- Marketplaces for DLC oracles ala lava.xyz \n- Local Bitcoins replacements ala nostr:npub1m0str0d7z2ww8rdh20t2n9lx520xjwhaq24p68umqp06wwrwtsnqen40un\n- Open Source AI agent discovery ala nostr:npub1tlv67m7xvlyplzexuynmfpguvyet0sjffce3y8vu0suuyuwgzauqjk7fdm's openagents.com \u0026 nostr:npub14pfjj6jf8y702pdjar2q36ve5r4t2gu2lp4yma00j49jkgy7d90swg7mwj\n- Marketplaces for APIs ala nostr:npub1l2vyh47mk2p0qlsku7hg0vn29faehy9hy34ygaclpn66ukqp3afqutajft's DVMs \u0026 nostr:npub14tkuhgzvmwyx2stzkfh5r0q4tpllke63yn969jwjqm2prl0e65rswmzw96\n- An open github replacement ala nostr:npub15qydau2hjma6ngxkl2cyar74wzyjshvl65za5k5rl69264ar2exs5cyejr's gitworkshop.dev\n- An open PWA App Store ala nostr:npub1wf4pufsucer5va8g9p0rj5dnhvfeh6d8w0g6eayaep5dhps6rsgs43dgh9's zap.store \u0026 store.app\n- ValueRank search \u0026 discovery ala nostr:npub1sx9rnd03vs34lp39fvfv5krwlnxpl90f3dzuk8y3cuwutk2gdhdqjz6g8m nostr:npub17304velluajf6lylvjynpj2f3ndg396w063gj2gef5qk0nwtcyjqfj9yky \u0026 kagi.com\n- Marketplaces for files ala nostr:npub1lunaq893u4hmtpvqxpk8hfmtkqmm7ggutdtnc4hyuux2skr4ttcqr827lj \u0026 nostr:npub1ye5ptcxfyyxl5vjvdjar2ua3f0hynkjzpx552mu5snj3qmx5pzjscpknpr's Blossom\n- Review \u0026 UGC content sites ala nostr:npub15layhyw3jyazvtgupvvejxuqzpx5w8snnapyvsfclwgqmhzftjcqjkv7v3's heyapollo.com \u0026 nostr:npub1dtgg8yk3h23ldlm6jsy79tz723p4sun9mz62tqwxqe7c363szkzqm8up6m's Satlantis\n- Value4Value content creation and delivery ala nostr:npub1v5ufyh4lkeslgxxcclg8f0hzazhaw7rsrhvfquxzm2fk64c72hps45n0v5 nostr:npub1yfg0d955c2jrj2080ew7pa4xrtj7x7s7umt28wh0zurwmxgpyj9shwv6vg \u0026 nostr:npub1kmwdmhuxvafg05dyap3qmy42jpwztrv9p0uvey3a8803ahlwtmnsnhxqk9\n\nOf course the most exciting category of all is the unexpected wave of unimaginable apps that will eventually emerge. Ultimately, user owned identity and open data lead to online trust, which is a beautiful and deflationary force, capable of disrupting predatory marketplace middlemen and shifting the balance from financial to social capital. I.e. a more humane world. (h/t nostr:npub1lunaq893u4hmtpvqxpk8hfmtkqmm7ggutdtnc4hyuux2skr4ttcqr827lj)\n\nThanks to nostr:npub1xdtducdnjerex88gkg2qk2atsdlqsyxqaag4h05jmcpyspqt30wscmntxy nostr:npub16c0nh3dnadzqpm76uctf5hqhe2lny344zsmpm6feee9p5rdxaa9q586nvr nostr:npub1kuy0wwf0tzzqvgfv8zpw0vaupkds3430jhapwrgfjyn7ecnhpe0qj9kdj8 nostr:npub1cd0l3s6qgj0s6690rtkys39mgj5upwxpm4856nhmce0pyqu6xj9qh7xlvx \u0026 nostr:npub1q5sah9f3p9kl7uqdeaqskqwmg74ktxx70e0093dzh4lpzcp3t0mqzxky65 for feedback on this essay.\n\n",
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