Founder & Editor, nostr.blog
Founder of nostr.blog. Writes about Nostr onboarding, identity, and the tradeoffs people actually hit in their first month. Long-time Bitcoin user; started building on Nostr in 2023 when the protocol was still finding its feet. Ships the product and writes the guides.
Active in the Nostr ecosystem since 2023.
Your Nostr identity is a key pair, not an account. Switching clients keeps everything: followers, posts, DMs, profile. The full playbook.
8 min readEverything a new user needs in one guide. Not just signup. What to do in week one, week two, week four. Milestones from tourist to regular.
7 min readTo receive zaps you need a Lightning address that publishes zap receipts. How to set one up, verify it works, and fix zaps that go invisible.
6 min readVerification on Nostr is NIP-05, not Twitter Blue. What it means, how to get the check, and what the verification actually proves (and does not).
6 min readOne and two-letter Nostr identifiers exist, they cost more for a reason, and owning one is a specific identity statement. What premium names cost.
7 min readNostr supports full-length articles, not just short posts. How NIP-23 works, which clients handle long-form well, and why writers are moving to it.
7 min readHost your own NIP-05 on a domain you control. Why you might want to, how to set it up in minutes, and what it gives you that a managed service does not.
6 min readFive reliable ways to get sats into a Lightning wallet, from in-app purchases to exchanges to peer-to-peer. Real fees, delays, and regional gaps.
7 min readExport Threads data, create a Nostr identity, and rebuild your audience on an open protocol where Meta has no control. A migration guide.
8 min readWhat actually differs between Nostr and Twitter/X in 2026. Identity, moderation, algorithms, monetization, and who should switch.
8 min readUnlike any centralized platform, your Nostr identity moves with you across clients, relays, and services. What portability means in practice.
7 min readNostr's censorship resistance is not marketing. It is a consequence of how the protocol is built. What gets protected, what does not.
7 min readWhat Nostr protects, what it leaks, and the specific threat models it handles well or badly. A frank security assessment in 2026.
7 min readSending your first zap takes about two minutes once your wallet is funded. Here is the setup, the actual flow, and what to do if the zap does not land.
6 min readZaps are one-click Bitcoin Lightning tips that show up on Nostr feeds. What they are, how the receipt flow works, and how to send or receive one.
7 min readStart-to-finish walkthrough for a brand new Nostr account. Pick a client, generate keys, back them up, and be posting in under five minutes.
7 min readNostr itself costs nothing. Some things on top (premium names, paid relays, wallets) have fees. The full pricing breakdown for 2026.
6 min readHonest reasons people actually switch to Nostr in 2026. Ownership, zaps, censorship resistance, the small community, and real problems it solves.
8 min readYour Nostr username is yours forever once claimed. How to pick one that is findable, memorable, on-brand, and does not fight search engines.
6 min readStep-by-step guide to claiming a readable Nostr identifier. The fastest managed option, the fully self-hosted setup, costs, and verification.
7 min readConcrete backup options for your Nostr private key, ranked by safety. What works, what does not, and the mistakes that turn a backup into account loss.
7 min readThe shortest path from zero Nostr knowledge to a working account. Five minutes to sign up, fifteen more to understand what you are using.
6 min readOpen an app, get a pair of keys, follow some people, post. What starting Nostr looks like in 2026, with the details nobody warns you about.
9 min readNostr is a simple, open protocol for social media and identity. No company runs it, no account can be deleted by anyone but you. Plain English.
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