soapbox.pub
The article discusses the integration of ‘zaps’, a microtransaction system using Bitcoin, implemented across the Mostr Bridge to connect ActivityPub and Nostr platforms. It highlights the process of receiving and sending zaps, the establishment of Zapple Pay to circumvent app restrictions, and the concept of zap splits to support platform sustainability.
Main Points
Connecting platforms with Mostr Bridge
The Mostr Bridge connects ActivityPub and Nostr, facilitating zap functionality across platforms.
How to receive zaps
Users can receive zaps by adding a Lightning address to their profile.
Sending zaps with Zapple Pay
Zapple Pay enables sending zaps across platforms, circumventing app restrictions.
Using zap splits for sustainability
Zap splits help address the sustainability challenge by allowing users to fund services.
Insights
Zaps enable financial empowerment through microtransactions for online posts.
Zaps are a great innovation of Nostr. Clicking the “Zap” button on a post will send a small amount of Bitcoin to the author of the post. This enables monetization of posts and financial empowerment for users.
Zapple Pay circumvents app restrictions to enable zap functionality.
Zapple Pay was created in response to Apple banning zap functionality on the popular Nostr app, Damus. It allows users to do a ⚡ emoji reaction instead, enabling ActivityPub users to send zaps to both Nostr users, and to other ActivityPub users.
Links
- Mostr Bridge
- t.me/LightningTipBot
- Alby
- Coinos
- Primal
- zbd.gg
- legend.lnbits.com
- Zapple Pay
- nwc.getalby.com
- convert sats to USD
- mostr.pub
- Ditto
- debugging Zapple Pay