Primal optimizes for smoothest onboarding of new users. @OpenSecret optimizes for maximum freedom. We still respect each other and are good friends. Working on the same mission from two different angles. There’s a lesson in there. ✌️💜☀️

A few facts about Primal: - We have 4 devs: 1 iOS, 1 android, 1 web, 1 backend - We open source everything we build under the MIT license - We’ve raised a small seed round from mission-aligned investors - We optimize our UX for onboarding new users to nostr and bitcoin - We’ve always been friendly and supportive of other nostr projects - We will continue building and shipping; that’s a promise Our goal is to build a profitable business that serves nostr users and no-one else. We expect that to be a long process, spanning many years. We are here and ready to grind. Anyhow, GM. ☀️

Leaning into zaps; LFG! ⚡️ View quoted note →

Primal feature request time! Let us know what you would like to see next in Primal. What’s missing? What’s busted? What irritates you? What are your hopes and dreams? Tell us and we will make it so. 🫡

Outbox model update from Primal. This week we released updates to all of our clients (web, iOS, android), with the following capabilities: 1. Relay settings are based on NIP-65 2. Newly-onboarded users get randomly selected relays from the list of ~1,100 active relays (plus primal and purple pages relays). Existing users can test this capability by selecting “reset default relays” in network settings 3. All published content includes tags with the appropriate relay hints 4. When posting replies, we respect the relay hints on parent notes and post to those relays as well This update ensures that Primal clients play nicely with outbox clients. The final step will be to implement reading content directly from relays, which will be used in conjunction with our caching service. That will take a bit more time, but we are marching ahead towards this ideal. 🫡 View quoted note →

Great to see @Casa join nostr in a big way. 🚀 Nice work @Jameson Lopp.

Casa Blog

Hello, Nostr: Key management for a new social protocol

Casa is now on Nostr, the new social protocol secured with private keys. Learn about our exploration and how we created our key.

Primal iOS version 1.5.2 has been released. Here’s what we have for you: - Public bookmarks - Video downloads - Search by note id - Expanded note context menu - Outbox model improvements (more on this in a separate note) Just like our recent web and android updates, bookmarks are implemented based on NIP-51. These bookmarks are published to your relays, they persist between app installs, and can be used in with other nostr apps that support NIP-51 bookmarks. Also note that they are publicly visible to other nostr users. We are planning to add support for private bookmarks in the future. Enjoy! 🤙💜 

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Hey @Michael Saylor are you actually on nostr?

Primal for Android build 0.97.3 has been released. Here is what we have for you: - Public Bookmarks - Profile QR code screen facelift - Outbox model improvements (more on this in a separate note) Just like our web app update yesterday, bookmarks are implemented based on NIP-51. These bookmarks are published to your relays, they persist between app installs, and can be used in with other nostr apps that support NIP-51 bookmarks. Also note that they are publicly visible to other nostr users. We are planning to add support for private bookmarks in the future. Enjoy! 🤙💜

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