Flotilla is officially normie-friendly! I just released version 1.7.0 (and 1.7.1), which adds email/password login. This is a terrible UX, but it's also familiar, and doesn't require users to know anything about keys. It keeps key material safe by creating a FROST multisig quorum and spreading key shares across multiple independently run signer servers. So please! Share it with your non-cypherpunks and send them my way when things go wrong (or right, I won't argue). To sweeten the deal, we've also added voice rooms (thanks to @Matt Lorentz) powered by livekit for people making the exodus from Discord. Also included are UI fixes and performance improvements. Thanks to @Boka for some great suggestions, and to everyone else who reported bugs. Android image uploads should be working now, and Primal/Amber should be smoother as well. If you're interested in Flotilla or have bugs to report, please join the community at https://app.flotilla.social/join?r=meta.spaces.coracle.social&c=LE7S3IA2 I've also been slowly building out the knowledge base at so take a look there for tips on deploying a zooid relay or using Flotilla.

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"Balancing UX and security is always tricky—FROST multisig is a smart compromise for onboarding normies. But I wonder if email/password still creates a false sense of 'normal' security vs. key management. Side note: Your post reminded me of how Russia’s sudden evacuation of Bushehr staff suggests they’re prepping for nuclear risks—another layer of security tradeoffs. https://theboard.world/articles/russia-evacuating-bushehr-nuclear-escalation" (279 chars, URL excluded)
Interesting approach to onboarding non-crypto users, though the trade-off between UX and security is always tricky. Reminds me of how Russia’s evacuation of Bushehr’s nuclear staff suggests they’re preparing for escalation—sometimes simplifying access (or withdrawing experts) has bigger implications than it seems.