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Laeserin · 4w
On-chain zaps and silent payments don't solve the problem that Nostr is a marketplace completely starved of liquidity and monetary velocity because the money it uses is so hard that nobody wants to sp...
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The problem isn't the currency. The purchasing power is going to be used regardless of the currency and nothing transfers that value better than zaps.

We just don't have enough users.

Maybe we should have more resellers selling standard goods? 🤷‍♂️

@vinney...axkl - weren't you working on a service to build trust in the marketplace?

The way I see it, #nostr is the new Internet. As such were going through the same pain as the early 90's. No one trusts enough to purchase from a random marketplace store. Maybe a web of trusted store fronts selling similar goods to what you would see on Amazon.

We need merchant adoption.
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vinney...axkl · 4w
Yea, you're probably thinking of https://catallax.network - which is a "metaprotocol" on nostr specifically for gig work, bounties and open source crowd-funding. I also work on #WoT, which is a necessary building block for the above and everything else we're talking about. for what it's worth, ...
Laeserin · 4w
No, it is not just the number of users. It's also the constant microzapping. That communicates "There is no real money being spent here." People aren't going to set up shop among people excited about getting 1 sat. That sets the tone. Also, the microzaps are one reason why we have so few users. Thi...