Nostr and the Future of Social Media with Will Casarin (WiM359)

William Casarin joins me to discuss Nostr and Damus, the freedom of speech in cyberspace, the counterparty risks inherent with data monopolies, and the future of social media. William Casarin is a Bitcoin and Lightning developer. He is the founder of Damus. Twitter: https://twitter.com/jb55 Website: https://jb55.com/// SPONSORS // In Wolf's Clothing: https://wolfnyc.com/iCoin Hardware Wallet (use discount code BITCOIN23): https://www.icointechnology.com/ Wasabi Wallet: https://wasabiwallet.io/ Casa (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://keys.casa/ Bitcoin Apparel (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://thebitcoinclothingcompany.com/ Feel Free Tonics (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://botanictonics.com Carnivore Bar (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://carnivorebar.com/ // OUTLINE // 00:00 - Coming up 00:36 - Intro 02:09 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 02:55 - Introducing William Casarin 03:30 - Backstory and Career Path 04:48 - Differentiating Damus from Nostr 06:20 - William’s ‘Aha’ Moment with Bitcoin and Money 09:48 - What is Nostr? 12:48 - A Decentralized Platform 15:05 - Architectural Comparison of Nostr and Bitcoin 17:59 - Censorship and Freedom of Speech 20:13 - Experience of Using Nostr 22:48 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 23:45 - What is Damus? 26:15 - Understanding the Functional Properties of Zap 29:31 - A Paradigm Shift in Messaging Systems 31:46 - Conflict with iOS 34:48 - Zap: A Like Button with Financial Value 35:59 - A Potential Threat to the Centralized Platforms 37:36 - Dealing with Counterparty Risks 41:01 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 41:53 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 42:41 - How Nostr Compliments Bitcoin 45:31 - Problems with Censorship and Finding the Solution 47:26 - Creating Freedom of Speech in Cyberspace 49:55 - Simplifying Nostr 53:56 - The Vision for Nostr and Damus 55:12 - Anti-Corruption Technology 56:27 - Upcoming Conference in Tokyo 56:58 - Where to Find Will on the Internet// PODCAST // Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE? RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22 Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22 Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedlove// WRITTEN WORK // Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/// SOCIAL // Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22 All My Current Work: https://vida.page/breedlove22