Last night, I installed Primal to explore its features. The Primal client has its own wallet functionality, but there’s a catch: it provides a lightning address that cannot be customized to your preferred name. To work around this limitation, I used Nostrcheck to forward the zaps from my Nostrcheck address to my Primal address. Now everything looks good on the surface, but the zapper still sees the odd Primal address....
Navigating the Changes in Nostr: Zaps, Sats, and the End of Alby’s Custodial Wallet Today, I want to dive into a technical issue that’s been on my mind lately. If you’re familiar with Nostr, you’ll know it’s a decentralized protocol somewhat akin to X (formerly Twitter). Unlike X, though, Nostr isn’t a platform — it’s a protocol, which means it’s open and flexible, with various clients to use. In Nostr, you can receive both likes and zaps (which are small amounts of Bitcoin sent using the Lightning Network)....