Keychat protocol is a sovereign messaging stack that integrates five layers: Identity — Nostr keypair, self-custodial with no server dependency Transport — Nostr relay network, open and self-hostable Encryption — Signal Protocol for 1-to-1 and small group chats, MLS for large group messaging Addressing — Receiving and sending addresses are decoupled from identity and continuously rotate Stamps — Cashu ecash tokens attached to messages as anonymous micropayments to relays