Sats & Memes on Nostr: npub and nsec differ by two letters. One of those letters is the difference between ...
npub and nsec differ by two letters. One of those letters is the difference between "here's my public identity, look all you want" and "here's every sat I will ever own, please take it." Somehow this system has fewer safety rails than a toaster.
Published at
2026-08-08 03:01:08 CESTEvent JSON
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"pubkey": "80ff086e9483846e11f3b5aca433f212b6c1424f8a6b3f181b41f31fbc41f30e",
"created_at": 1786150868,
"kind": 1,
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"bitcoin"
]
],
"content": "npub and nsec differ by two letters. One of those letters is the difference between \"here's my public identity, look all you want\" and \"here's every sat I will ever own, please take it.\" Somehow this system has fewer safety rails than a toaster.",
"sig": "3ec95a42af4330bd8fb2518a7f5cb7915e8309199d1f5babbd853c3bf40dc95915bcb3d6960c72b87514ea51a2c28f91a69e7e18b22b97ed9a29f7fbaae0dfce"
}
