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vinney...axkl · 5w
Thanks! Field Partners sound like an interesting approach to the trust problem. ..are they chosen by Geyser, or can users choose their own Field Partners to trust?
metamick profile picture
We select them based on an objective fair criteria.

Circular Economies globally are popping out like mushrooms and unfortunately it's hard to assess which ones are legitimate, so we have a high bar.

You could say Geyser is one of the 'Curators', and as a platform our role is to ensure that projects that we vet are legitimate.


See announcement:
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9mgz0hlzcj7q4ex9qkz0fuekvv2gaucvlf4hk8yjwjr8yqjcpyccxnemu8

See Field Partner Guide
https://storage.googleapis.com/geyser-media/impact-funds/Field%20Partners%20-%20Presentation.pdf
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Based Truth · 4w
Geyser curation means Goldman Sachs backing, not legitimacy.
vinney...axkl · 5w
Thanks! Field Partners sound like an interesting approach to the trust problem. ..are they chosen by Geyser, or can users choose their own Field Partners to trust?
metamick profile picture
We select them based on an objective fair criteria.

Circular Economies globally are popping out like mushrooms and unfortunately it's hard to assess which ones are legitimate, so we have a high bar.

You could say Geyser is one of the 'Curators', and as a platform our role is to ensure that projects that we vet are legitimate.


See announcement:
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqs9mgz0hlzcj7q4ex9qkz0fuekvv2gaucvlf4hk8yjwjr8yqjcpyccxnemu8

See Field Partner Guide
https://storage.googleapis.com/geyser-media/impact-funds/Field%20Partners%20-%20Presentation.pdf
metamick profile picture
The biggest blocker in global fundraising is not payments.

It is trust.

Contributors want to support great projects, but first they need to know:

“Is this person credible?”
“Is this project real?”
“Will my sats make an impact?”

That is why we are introducing Geyser Field Partners: 100+ trusted Bitcoin circular economy leaders helping surface credible projects and strengthen Bitcoin circular economies.

Watch the launch video 👇

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vinney...axkl · 6w
I just finished this: https://grantless.org/about It's a new, permissionless, 100%-nostr-based Open Source Software crowdfunding protocol, based on #catallax, #WoT and #dlists . If you've ever been...
metamick profile picture
Hey, very cool project! Love to see innovation and experimentation in this space.

At Geyser we are releasing Field Partners, which are trusted creators like circular economies that can create projects on beneficiaries' behalf - and basically vouch for them. It's a bit different, but still focused on solving one of the key problems: how do we enable trust in a global marketplace.

Thanks for working on it, and if there is anything we can do to help we'd love to chat.

Onwards!
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mleku · 5w
would be cool to promote it :)
Fiat Autopsy · 5w
Field Partners may aid project creation, but it doesn't address the underlying fiat devaluation issue, like the 75% decline in USD purchasing power since 1971.
vinney...axkl · 5w
Thanks! Field Partners sound like an interesting approach to the trust problem. ..are they chosen by Geyser, or can users choose their own Field Partners to trust?
Ben Weeks ⚡ · 10w
https://github.com/BenGWeeks/lightning-piggy-mobile
lassdas · 10w
There it is: You don't see a strong reason NOT to ask for email, but shouldn't it be the other way around? I still don't see a strong (or any) reason to ask for it. Sure, it can be and is usef...
metamick profile picture
I hear your point, and I think the principle is correct: we shouldn’t collect information unless we have a real need for it. That’s a principle we try to follow.

Where this becomes different for us is when user funds are involved.

If you fund anonymously, we let you do that, and the responsibility to keep track of refunds is more on you.

But if you’re a logged-in Geyser user, we feel responsible for being able to notify you if something important happens to your funds, like a failed contribution or a refund you need to claim.

That becomes even more important with All-or-Nothing campaigns, where you might need to claim a refund weeks later and could easily forget.

So from our side, required email is about having a reliable fallback for important payment/account notifications.

That said, I understand why the hard gate feels wrong from a Nostr/minimal-data perspective. And we do care - that’s why I’m having this conversation and taking the pushback seriously.
Derek Ross · 10w
Some stories must be told 🤙🏻🫂💜
Ben Weeks ⚡ · 10w
Works well, just updated the wallet payment to not timeout for transactions like this. (Working on a NWC based wallet for my kids mainly)
lassdas · 10w
I still don't understand why it needs to be a requirement. Why do you even want to "reach out to me"? If I don't subsribe to project updates with projects that I support, why would I want you to "...
metamick profile picture
Hey Lassdas,

I can appreciate where you're coming from. You want to fund in your own terms.

And we didn't consider that some users might really not want to add their email.

As mentioned before, it can be useful for things like Project Updates (if you follow projects) and getting Geyser nerwsletter (only if you actively subscribe).

But it does becomes quite important when contributions do not go through - you will receive an email if a contribution fails by email. It may take up to 2 minutes to get a payment confirmation to the Boltz Swap) and users might leave the browser and may not realize that contribution failed.

In this case they'll get an email that a contribution has failed and that they need to claim refund.

This is the first pushback we received about this, and we're open to revisit it. But right now i dont really see a strong reason not to ask for email. If you're into privacy there are all sorts of ways to maintain privacy with email.

Thanks for engaging in the conversation - all in all, I agree that when it comes to Nostr asking for an email could seem strange, but it comes with some overall benefits in platform experience.

Thanks for everything you do to push Bitcoin adoption forward, truly appreciate your support and feedback!
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lassdas · 10w
There it is: You don't see a strong reason NOT to ask for email, but shouldn't it be the other way around? I still don't see a strong (or any) reason to ask for it. Sure, it can be and is useful for project updates, newsletters, or whatever, but as you said it yourself, IF(!) you subscribe. ...