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Projects To Watch 2023: Nostr
Some Users May Want an ‘Everything App’, but What We Need Is Digital Sovereignty
Jameson Lopp argues Twitter's recent rebrand falls in line with big tech's obsession with data. Nostr, an increasingly popular social network, is one alternative.
Projects To Watch 2023: Nostr

Mutiny wallet team. (Twitter user @SpecificMills)
Mutiny’s New Browser-Based Bitcoin Wallet on Lightning Avoids App Store Restrictions
The company says it’s the “first self-custodial lightning wallet that runs on the web.”
Mutiny wallet team. (Twitter user @SpecificMills)

Screenshot of Jack Dorsey’s Zapple Pay comment on Damus. (Frederick Munawa)
Apple May Not Like It, but ‘Zapple Pay’ Finds Workaround for Bitcoin Tipping on Damus
The new third-party payment service claims to be independent of the Damus iPhone app that Apple has tried to restrict, and lets users tip one another on any app that runs on t...
Screenshot of Jack Dorsey’s Zapple Pay comment on Damus. (Frederick Munawa)

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appears at a Bitcoin conference in Miami in 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Jack Dorsey Questions Apple's Tim Cook Over Bitcoin Support as Damus Deplatforming Looms
The former Twitter CEO posted a tweet asking Cook why Apple Pay doesn’t support Bitcoin, following the news that the smartphone maker was threatening to eject the Bitcoin-frie...
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appears at a Bitcoin conference in Miami in 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Apple iPhone. (Jonas Vandermeiren/Unsplash)
Damus Founder Now Expects Deplatforming From Apple App Store
Apple cited violation of its in-app purchase guidelines as the primary reason for the delisting, according to Damus founder William Casarin.
Apple iPhone. (Jonas Vandermeiren/Unsplash)

Apple Rejects Bitcoin Wallet Zeus a Day After Threatening to Delist Damus
Apple Rejects Bitcoin Wallet Zeus a Day After Threatening to Delist Damus
Apple (AAPL) has rejected the latest version of non-custodial Lightning-enabled bitcoin wallet Zeus, according to a tweet by Zeus founder Evan Kaloudis. This comes a day after...
Apple Rejects Bitcoin Wallet Zeus a Day After Threatening to Delist Damus

Apple Rejects Bitcoin Wallet Zeus (Lauren Heymann/Unsplash)
Apple Rejects Bitcoin Wallet Zeus a Day After Threatening to Delist Damus
The tech giant cited transmission of a virtual currency without necessary licenses and permissions as the primary reason for the app’s rejection, according to Zeus’ founder.
Apple Rejects Bitcoin Wallet Zeus (Lauren Heymann/Unsplash)

Jack Dorsey speaks at Consensus 2018. (CoinDesk)
Jack Dorsey-backed Nostr Creator Collaborates With Zebedee on New Social Media Layer
Zebedee users will be able to join a waitlist for alpha access to an updated version of the app, which will feature integration with decentralized social media protocol Nostr...
Jack Dorsey speaks at Consensus 2018. (CoinDesk)

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As Bitcoin Platform Paxful Closes, Co-Founder Youssef Talks Up Alternatives
A white paper for Civilization Kit, a decentralized bitcoin peer-to-peer marketplace that also allows users to build their own decentralized marketplaces, will be published in...
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Nostr's Damus, on Apple's App Store. (Apple)
Jack Dorsey-Based Social Network Nostr's Damus App Banned From China App Store
A notification from Apple says Damus “includes content that is illegal in China.”
Nostr's Damus, on Apple's App Store. (Apple)