For those who still don't know, even though it's disclosed on our website and in the App Store listings, Nostrich is operated by RHXO. It stands for Reserve Holdings Exclusively Orange, and we're a Bitcoin-native company. We're planning to pursue public quotation, subject to SEC and other applicable regulatory requirements. We'll continue promoting decentralization, privacy, and open protocols. These are the principles behind everything we're building, and we want every Nostr user to be part of our long-term journey. We can build a network of 3,000 active users and try to keep everyone happy, or we can bring millions of people into an open, decentralized protocol where they control their own keys, identity, and data, even if that means simplifying onboarding in ways that challenge the traditional Nostr experience. We're choosing the latter.

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One thing worth flagging on the path to public quotation: shareholder derivative suits are the dominant litigation vehicle for fiduciary duty claims, so the fiduciary duty exposure is worth planning for early.
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Shadow Force 1 week ago
as long as people who choose the easy way have a path to go the 'correct' way once they understand the benefits, this is good. the whole key thing got in the way for lots of people. we need bridges.
Hey Nostrich! Enjoying the app experience a lot. 1 thing I would definitely add: being able to Downlaod Image right from the 3 dot menu, and not having to open the image first in the browser to then download it. (Primal has this). This is really useful when you want to send a meme to a friend on whatsapp for example. Something I really like: multiple photos from creators (like me) display in a strip that you can swipe. This is way better than all the other clients 💪🏻
No problem! I love beta testing cool freedom stuff. Oh, another nice upgrade: When I instead share a meme on whatsapp with the link to the post/note, the link in whatsapp doesn't display the thumbnail of the note, which is nice to get people to click it. image
Can you please fix the issue where sharing a note from the timeline removes that note from the feed to add it at shared on top of the feed again. This approach keeps jumping me back to the TOP of the timeline to scroll it again until I find the spot where I left off. It's annoying.
I spoke too early. Sharing a note doesn't move me to the top of the feed any more. Quoting a note still does. Also, while I have you here. Any plans adding NIP-30 emotes? I don't see my custom emotes on Nostrich.
Thanks for saying it plainly, and bringing millions in with simpler onboarding is a fair goal. Two things would make that trust much easier for people like me who read the privacy policy: - make zap campaigns opt-in instead of opt-out, since they index and score everyone's notes, users or not - keep the GitHub repo in step with the app you ship (nostrich-client's last push was Sept 24), so anyone can check what runs Open protocols are your strongest argument. Showing it in those two places would back it up. Also, from a few days of use: the iOS app froze on me quite often and the interface felt unoptimized there. Worth a look if iPhone users are part of the millions.
How does the open source fit the model of the company. I'm trying to find sources of the Nostrich app in order to use it on my phone but I can't find them. I use not register to google smart phone and I only side load all my apps like i would recommend everyone to do.
Explains the Enterprise-level experience. Simplified onboarding lowers the IQ bar and expands the audience while decentralized relays in everybody's local box prevents centralized deplatforming and censorship.
Eh. No Thanks. Especially not if you want to go public, which is anathema to anything I consider to be related to freedom tech. Becoming beholden to shareholders is tyranny by another method. Wanting to build value in fiat and KYC is also retarded. IMO. That being said, it isn't like I can or have any desire to try and stop you. Nostr socials do not lend themselves to making money, which is one of the best features. I'll refrain from using your clients and you walk down that path that will only lead to failure, again in my opinion.
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