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Re:Nostr: A Decentralized Messaging Protocol by supertestnet on Friday September 01, 2023 @04:04PM (#37355602)
> if someone Zaps me right now, I haven't specified a place for those Zaps to go

then you can't be zapped

you can only be zapped if your profile has a tag in it that tells people where to send your zaps to

without that, a zap button shouldn't show up, and if it does show up, it shouldn't do anything

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Re:Nostr: A Decentralized Messaging Protocol by evbogue on Friday September 01, 2023 @04:17PM (#37355728)
Ok, this makes sense. I must have been using a client that had 'Zap' icons and because I didn't have a Zap balance I just assumed the buttons didn't work because I had no balance.

I didn't realize every single person who downloads a zap-supporting client had to also set up a separate app to handle the micro-transactions and host that app somewhere where it is available 24/7 in case their post gets zapped.

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Re:Nostr: A Decentralized Messaging Protocol by kdragon on Friday September 01, 2023 @10:32PM (#37358116)
it's not that big a deal if you use a hosted wallet. There's quite a few options out there, like stacker.news or wallet of satoshi.
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