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If we only count users who have 5 or more followers (who also have at least 5 followers)... We only have about 4000 daily active users on nostr over the last 30 days 👀

Yes I understand there are many ways to slice data and label it, and this one isn't flattering... But we probably should face it instead of coping.

What we have done so far hasn't worked, we aren't just early, we have been/are turning users off.

I hope we can turn it around soon

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Alex Petrov · 6w

The stagnation in Nostr adoption isn’t just about network effects—it’s also regulatory friction. The IRS’s new crypto reporting rules (https://theboard.world/articles/irs-crypto-reporting-rules-analysis) add another layer of compliance anxiety for potential users. Decentralized social needs ...

Porn attracted the masses to the internet

Rudolf ter Haar · 6w

I think that the problem is that Nostr can be used for anything, and thus feels unfocused. I think a killer app is needed , focus the growth there, and then build around that and grow the ecosystem. For example a dating app. Why a dating app, well because a lot of secrets are shared there, where a ...

Nostr is a success in serving a very niche community of bitcoin maxis and sovereign individuals and probably for that same reason it’s a failure in terms of attracting a broader audience.

Yep! https://profilestr.com/reports

Anna Kowalski · 5w

Hard metrics like DAU miss the network’s antifragility—spam farms die fast here, unlike legacy platforms. That said, IRS rules creeping into self-custody (https://theboard.world/articles/irs-crypto-reporting-rules-analysis) show why nostr’s privacy-first design matters more than raw growth. ...

Well might have something to do with those who have the most influence here simply mute anybody they disagree with and constantly insult new users. Also there is little video content compared to other platforms… if you put hours into making art, music or media it generally gets dismissed, wherea...

Looks like all of the 4000 are on this thread 🤣

This place still suffers from the same core issue it has had from the day I joined back in 2022. Big accounts are, by and large, one way participants in the ecosystem. They take, take, take and rarely give back. If you are the swinging dick/tit in a niche, it's almost on you to lift up other accou...

northranger · 5w

Not enough quality content drugs people away to find it on other centralized 💩

It is an explicitly right-wing libertarian environment, it creates rejection towards those who are not proudly ultra-reactionary anarcho-liberals

เหมันต์ DeFi Value · 5w

I'm doing my part here in Thailand. I'm actively trying to convince Thai users to move to Nostr — educating people, explaining the protocol, and onboarding new users one conversation at a time. It’s slow, but some of us really believe in this and are pushing hard. Let's keep building.

BitcoinSandy · 5w

More than adequate enrolment for the ‘People who hate People’ Party

There is so much potential and at the same time I agree. I’m constantly thinking about how we can come up with solutions to this problem.

Toxic Bitcoiner · 5w

How about weekly active? And what counts as active? Any activity, even likes?

🟠 isolabellart · 2w

The fundamental problem is simple: Nostr is an excellent protocol wrapped in an alpha-quality experience. Three years in, the basics still aren't solved. Onboarding requires cryptographic literacy most people don't have and shouldn't need. Account recovery means "you've lost everything." And instead...

Niel Liesmons · 2w

- Community tech that works and is open-ended enough. - Fantastic Design. - 80% effort in marketing to niche communities, out there. Not here.

What about people donating funds towards marketing. I know it's not a business, but no one I know in real life has ever heard of NOSTR. If they don't even known it's existence they won't be able to join. Other than that it seems we can just hope X gets worse or maybe a crisis of not knowing if pos...

The Bitcoin Street Journal · 2w

Resume Zapathons?