Nostr

No Central Authority

Nostr has no central organization, CEO, or governing body. It's a protocol that anyone can implement without permission.

True Censorship Resistance

Nostr's relay network means no single point can silence you. Your content lives across multiple independent relays worldwide.

Why Censorship Resistance Matters

Own Your Identity

Your identity is your cryptographic key pair, not an account on someone's server. Move between apps and relays seamlessly - no platform lock-in, no username squatting, no account bans.

The Walled Garden Problem

Radical Simplicity

Nostr is just signed JSON messages sent to relays. This simplicity enables rapid innovation and easy implementation across any platform.

Native Bitcoin Integration

Built-in Lightning Network support enables internet native payments using bitcoin - a non-inflationary currency. Built in support means anyone can implement it with general ease, enabling free markets, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

The Gotchas

• Deleting your content is not guaranteed - Content spreads across relays, and you must *request* deletion from each relay you used. Relay's may not honor deletion requests.

• No key rotation - Lose your private key, lose your identity forever

• Relay dependency - Your content only exists where relays store it

• No built-in moderation - Each client/relay handles spam and abuse differently.

Our Private Relay Solution

✓ Trusted community moderation with clear leadership

✓ Data portability guaranteed - take your content when you leave

✓ Delete requests honored - we respect your data control

✓ Key recovery support - disable compromised keys, whitelist new ones

✓ Clear policies - data retention, spam & abuse guidelines

✓ Curated membership - invite-only, mission-focused community

Big Picture: Why This Matters

• Self-governance over corporate control - Make decisions in our community's best interest, not shareholders'

• Community self-moderation - Check members when self-interest threatens collective wellbeing

• Think for ourselves - No need for mega corporations to arbitrate our interests

• True responsibility - Taking control means taking accountability for our choices

Demo Time: Introduction to npub.ing and Chicago Bitme Community

Let's explore how these principles work in practice with our private relay implementation and see the Chicago Bitme community in action.

Arx: Introducing Eve

The most decentralized community building platform ever

• Truly peer-to-peer - Every client runs their own relay

• Built-in reputation system - Better community self-moderation

• Arxlet architecture - Communities build tools they need

• No central servers - Complete decentralization

• Developer-friendly - Extensible platform

Outcomes

• Best architecture for digitally representing the human experience

• Every user is on an equal platform with every other user in their community

• Easier for communities to build or commission the tools/products they need

Why Eve?

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