NVK is this { "names": { "nvk": "e88a691e98d9987c964521dff60025f60700378a4879180dcbbb4a5027850411", "_": "e88a691e98d9987c964521dff60025f60700378a4879180dcbbb4a5027850411" } }

Could be. Here’s his old profile. https://i.imgur.com/jJjHawK.png

But, but, but..... private key..... ????? see indeed #[1] has no posts and replies anymore before todat?!?!

Damus doesn’t even show me the NIP-05 domain. Maybe because it’s invalid?

Check again, client didn't push an event maybe.. Compare pubkey https://nvk.org/.well-known/nostr.json

how is it possible not to have your private key on like 4 devices by now?

NVK says he still uses his old npub. https://twitter.com/nvk/status/1631351106038120448