• Damus, a decentralized social networking platform powered by Nostr, has launched on the Apple App Store.
• Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, is a contributor to the project and sees it as an open protocols milestone.
• Damus allows for censorship-resistant and permissionless communications with crypto payments through the Bitcoin Layer-2 Lightning Network.
Damus Launches on Apple’s App Store
Nostr has announced the launch of its most popular mobile app Damus on the Apple App Store after three failed attempts. Damus promises to be a decentralized social network that users can control.
Jack Dorsey Supports Decentralized Alternative
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter who made a case for a decentralized alternative to the app, is also a contributor to the Damus project. Reacting to the news, he tweeted: “a milestone for open protocols…#nostr is now officially on the Apple App Store with @damusapp”
Censorship-Resistant Communications
Damus allows for censorship-resistant and permissionless communications with private encrypted messages sent with destination user’s public key. Nostr utilizes decentralized relays to distribute messages sent on Damus and built-in payments through Bitcoin Layer-2 Lightning Network.
Twitter Trying To Catch Up
Twitter is also trying to catch up with its competitors recently announcing the launch of a payment system which could include crypto on their app.
Significance Of The Launch
The launch of Damus on the app store is significant milestone for decentralized social media networks and adds more competition to Twitter.
