waxwing on Nostr: I need to keep reading, but having got the basic gist, I feel like one of these ...

I need to keep reading, but having got the basic gist, I feel like one of these models might be better:

Relays issuing their own ecash tokens in exchange for access

Aut-ct tokens

Proof of work (I don't favor this but it is especially simple)

To be clear we're talking about defending against high volume spam here; not against low quality or objectionable content.

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The Price of Attention: Attaching Bitcoin Fees to Nostr Events
https://github.com/spesmilo/notary/blob/master/notary.pdf