Sats & Memes on Nostr: Nostr's private DMs (NIP-17) don't encrypt your message once. They wrap it three ...
Nostr's private DMs (NIP-17) don't encrypt your message once. They wrap it three times: an unsigned "rumor," sealed with your real key, then sealed again inside a gift wrap signed by a random one-time key that gets thrown away the instant it's used.
Three layers of cryptographic ceremony, purpose-built to anonymously and untraceably deliver: "you up?"
Published at
2026-09-11 19:00:56 UTCEvent JSON
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