Colby Serpaπ‘ on Nostr: Initially, I thought ION allowed unique URL registration like (did://bob.com), but ...
Initially, I thought ION allowed unique URL registration like (did://bob.com), but Daniel clarified that it generates IDs in the format: "ChosenWord-RandomWord-RandomWord" (e.g., "Colby-Purple-Bee").
These trust-minimized IDs are more memorable than npubs or Bitcoin addresses and could function as usernames or domains atop Bitcoin.
Daniel and I discussed Web5 and Nostr 2.0 as co-protocols:
β’ Nostr 2.0 provides hosting for websites across hundreds of untrusted relays without the risks of content tampering, thanks to a tamper-evident Merkle root that's on-chain.
β’ Web5 enables self-hosting websites across local devices. This combination offers the best of both worlds: decentralized hosting with Nostr 2.0 and local self-hosting with Web5.
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1. Web5 allows website owners to self-host websites locally with decentralized domains, while Nostr 2.0 enables distributed hosting across hundreds of untrusted relays. This offers flexibility depending on the owner's needs.
2. Web5 provides resilient backup solutions for users decentralizing their website with Nostr 2.0, ensuring local copies across their trusted devices.
3. Web5 facilitates direct, encrypted communication between website owners and users. Visitors can browse decentralized websites hosted on many Nostr 2.0 relays and establish a direct connection with the website owners through Web5, all thanks to using the same DID system for domains.
We encourage the Web5 TBD team to develop an ION middlelayer for Nostr 2.0, making ION a middlelayer similar to the decentralized GitHub we are building for the bounty started by jack (npub1sg6β¦f63m)
This modular structure means the Nostr 2.0 base layer for storage ossifies into a standard. This encourages people to build new middlelayers and a diversity of clients for each middlelayer atop the universal, hash-organized off-chain storage. π§±
Unlike IPFS, Nostr 2.0 lets people browse and verify websites without hosting them. Users donβt need to rely on public IPFS gateways to verify the data either β thanks to the on-chain Merkle roots Nostr 2.0 utilizes for syncing any off-chain data, identical to the type of on-chain Merkle roots ION uses. We aimed for the same Merkle DAGs and content addressing standards that ION already uses in order to be interoperable.
Most importantly, making all Nostr 2.0 nodes become ION nodes offers a significant advantage: When users type in a DID URL into a browser, the conjoined node would resolve the URL and deliver the tamper-evident website files to the user. π
Replacing IPFS with Nostr 2.0 achieves this all-in-one package for a decentralized web powered by Bitcoin, where users can resolve URLs and browse decentralized websites through one type of modular node. If hundreds or thousands of operators run this conjoined node (Nostr 2.0+ION+Bitcoin full-node), the decentralized web becomes a reality. Anytime they want to host specific Twitter profiles or a GitHub repo, they simply add those middlelayers to their node stack and configure their hosting preferences.
These trust-minimized IDs are more memorable than npubs or Bitcoin addresses and could function as usernames or domains atop Bitcoin.
Daniel and I discussed Web5 and Nostr 2.0 as co-protocols:
β’ Nostr 2.0 provides hosting for websites across hundreds of untrusted relays without the risks of content tampering, thanks to a tamper-evident Merkle root that's on-chain.
β’ Web5 enables self-hosting websites across local devices. This combination offers the best of both worlds: decentralized hosting with Nostr 2.0 and local self-hosting with Web5.
πΎππ¦ πππππ‘π ππππ ππ’π πππ ππ’π π πππ ππ πππ π‘π π.π πππ ππππ ππ ππ-ππππ‘πππππ :
1. Web5 allows website owners to self-host websites locally with decentralized domains, while Nostr 2.0 enables distributed hosting across hundreds of untrusted relays. This offers flexibility depending on the owner's needs.
2. Web5 provides resilient backup solutions for users decentralizing their website with Nostr 2.0, ensuring local copies across their trusted devices.
3. Web5 facilitates direct, encrypted communication between website owners and users. Visitors can browse decentralized websites hosted on many Nostr 2.0 relays and establish a direct connection with the website owners through Web5, all thanks to using the same DID system for domains.
We encourage the Web5 TBD team to develop an ION middlelayer for Nostr 2.0, making ION a middlelayer similar to the decentralized GitHub we are building for the bounty started by jack (npub1sg6β¦f63m)
This modular structure means the Nostr 2.0 base layer for storage ossifies into a standard. This encourages people to build new middlelayers and a diversity of clients for each middlelayer atop the universal, hash-organized off-chain storage. π§±
Unlike IPFS, Nostr 2.0 lets people browse and verify websites without hosting them. Users donβt need to rely on public IPFS gateways to verify the data either β thanks to the on-chain Merkle roots Nostr 2.0 utilizes for syncing any off-chain data, identical to the type of on-chain Merkle roots ION uses. We aimed for the same Merkle DAGs and content addressing standards that ION already uses in order to be interoperable.
Most importantly, making all Nostr 2.0 nodes become ION nodes offers a significant advantage: When users type in a DID URL into a browser, the conjoined node would resolve the URL and deliver the tamper-evident website files to the user. π
Replacing IPFS with Nostr 2.0 achieves this all-in-one package for a decentralized web powered by Bitcoin, where users can resolve URLs and browse decentralized websites through one type of modular node. If hundreds or thousands of operators run this conjoined node (Nostr 2.0+ION+Bitcoin full-node), the decentralized web becomes a reality. Anytime they want to host specific Twitter profiles or a GitHub repo, they simply add those middlelayers to their node stack and configure their hosting preferences.