A Bitcoin node syncs blocks and queries locally.
Organic Maps pulls tiles and queries locally.
Why can't Zapstore pull release bundles and query locally?
At first this sounded crazy.
It turns out it's (almost) the holy grail of privacy and UX.
Initial prototype of v2 is insanely promising.
App written in Kotlin from scratch.
Browsing apps is instant. Search is orders of magnitude better.
For update checks, no need to reveal your installed app set to any remote server.
Tor by default.
And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
More soon.
Zapstore
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2026-09-21 20:14:03 UTC
Author Public Key
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wss://relay.damus.ioPublished at
2026-09-21 20:14:03 UTCEvent JSON
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