Some people seem to pitch Nostr as a privacy tool, but isn't it kind of a bad idea to spread your IP address to 10 relays at once? It even creates plausible deniability for any of these relays if they decide to dox a user.

Withdrawing Bitcoin from an exchange or receiving Bitcoin in general can very insecure. If an attacker has access to your host device, they might be able to alter what Bitcoin address is passed along to the receiver. How can you be sure that the other person or exchange has received the correct Bitcoin address that you sent them? By making use of public key cryptography, you can create an encrypted message, which includes your withdrawal address, your account ID and a secret. It is encrypted to the known public key of the exchange (or person). The exchange then decrypts the message and presents the user with the secret. This way, the user can be sure that the exchange has definitely received his Bitcoin address. This protocol does not exist yet, but if there is sufficient demand for it, we will work with our partners to implement it. You can find more information about this in our blog post:

BitBox Blog

Can you securely withdraw your Bitcoin from an exchange?

A proposal on how to make withdrawing bitcoin from service providers easier and more secure

Running liana. Should I write a guide/explainer on it?

Bitcoin DAOs on Nostr 👀 bitpac.org

So, I get the argument that Bitcoin will stay something niche for most people, similar to Linux. I think that's certainly the case currently. We can build bridges between fiat and Bitcoin, but like proton or wine, they will always add friction. What do you think is needed to overcome this nicheness? Would it actually be bad if Bitcoin stays less user facing and more relevant in the backgroundy, like Linux?

Damn, Plebstr on Android is great!