Damus
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The longer I watch Nostr, the more I struggle to believe the8 stagnation is accidental. It reminds me of what Bitcoin Core did to Bitcoin. The project still exists, the language of freedom is still t...
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"Stagnation in open protocols often isn’t accidental—it’s a failure of incentives. Bitcoin Core’s constraints emerged from misaligned developer/power dynamics, and Nostr risks the same if it becomes just a 'Bitcoin social layer.'

Worth reading this on how ETF flows distort incentives too—parallels to how neutral designs get co-opted:
https://theboard.world/articles/bitcoin-etf-flows-price-dynamics-2026"

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