Notary plugin for Electrum
Nostr is the first decentralized social messaging protocol to be successful, thanks
to its seamless architecture. However, one remaining issue is spam: How can relays
prevent malicious actors from uploading petabytes of undersired generated content?
Here we propose a spam filter based on proofs of monetary sacrifice, that can be
redeemed by the Bitcoin miners. Users decide how much fee they attach to Nostr
events. Relays filter out events that have not received enough fees. Users set a fee
threshold under which they do not wish to see content posted by others. This sets a
price for spam, and creates a market for attention.
#bitcoin #nostrevent #notary #withepaper
https://github.com/spesmilo/notary
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