The Rise of Social Media Censorship — and How Nostr Is Changing Everything Over the past decade, social media has gone from the “digital town square” to a heavily monitored and manipulated echo chamber.
The State of Nostr in 2025: Bitcoin, Freedom, and Friction The Nostr ecosystem is evolving fast but unevenly. It’s part social protocol, part financial layer, part freedom experiment. And as of late 2025, we’re watching it move from pure idealism into the gritty reality of scaling, securing, and sustaining an open internet. Here’s a recap of what’
Decentralized Tech: Your Shield Against Centralized Digital Government IDs Governments worldwide are accelerating the rollout of digital identity systems, from the EU's eIDAS framework to proposals in the UK and beyond. These IDs are marketed as convenient tools for accessing services like healthcare, banking, and travel. But behind the convenience lies a deeper concern: the erosion of
Unlocking Instant Commerce: The Rise of #Zapsnag on Nostr If you're into decentralized tech, Bitcoin, or just smarter ways to buy and sell online, you've got to hear about #zapsnag. It's this clever mashup happening on Nostr, a decentralized social protocol, that's turning casual posts into lightning-fast transactions. As someone who&
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The Blossom Protocol: Supercharging Nostr’s Media Hosting for a Censorship-Resistant Future Imagine a social media platform where your photos, videos, and files can’t be taken down by a single authority—no matter how powerful. That’s the promise of Nostr, a decentralized protocol that’s rewriting the rules of online communication. In 2025, a game-changing addition called the Blossom protocol