i’m not a technical
person. and they say there are no stupid questions, so here we go: do i need to do anything about this on-chain zaps thing? i read that some nostr platforms implemented them, but...
There isn’t anything you can do, sadly. Your nostr key can double as an on-chain address (coincidence). If people send you on-chain zaps, that’s made visible because of nostr so that on-chain address is associated with you personally. This gives nogoodniks a target for social-engineering their way into your account. If they get your nsec, they can access those funds.
I wouldn’t worry about it, though. Either they’re going to be dust transactions (too small to do anything with—not worth their time) or large enough that it will be worth your time to do a coinjoin (which obfuscates their connection to you).
The devs are doing this because they’re trying to make it possible to send any new user a zap, whether they know how to set up a Lightning wallet or not. People will figure out appropriate use cases once the novelty wears off.
I wouldn’t worry about it, though. Either they’re going to be dust transactions (too small to do anything with—not worth their time) or large enough that it will be worth your time to do a coinjoin (which obfuscates their connection to you).
The devs are doing this because they’re trying to make it possible to send any new user a zap, whether they know how to set up a Lightning wallet or not. People will figure out appropriate use cases once the novelty wears off.