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PCR133 – WoT's The Deal with David Strayhorn
By Avi Burra and QW
Aired Oct 18, 2025 · 1h 36m · Last boosted Jan 27, 2026
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Summary David Strayhorn, creator of Brainstorm and Grapevine, joins the show to announce a major initiative to build a decentralized Web-of-Trust for Nostr. David explains his journey from neurologist to trust-protocol architect and details how NosFabrica pivoted from healthcare to tackling the foundational problem of trust that all Nostr applications face. The discussion covers David's GrapeRank algorithm, a personalized scoring system that uses follows, mutes, and reports to effectively combat spam and impersonation, and how NIP-85 (Trusted Assertions) can deliver these scores to any client. The episode culminates in the official announcement of the "WoT-a-thon,"...
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121 Great stories, it's pretty cool how it all came together. Bitcoiners united around Phish via this podcast realized. It's going to lead to something special at lake satoshi this summer, I know it.
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121 Great stories, it's pretty cool how it all came together. Bitcoiners united around Phish via this podcast realized. It's going to lead to something special at lake satoshi this summer, I know it.
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121 Great stories, it's pretty cool how it all came together. Bitcoiners united around Phish via this podcast realized. It's going to lead to something special at lake satoshi this summer, I know it.
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rev.hodlApr 10, 2026
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rev.hodlAug 27, 2025
1.1k What information is accessible to Google and Apple when using tor on Mobile? I've heard there is a lot of data that is still accessible.
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rev.hodlAug 27, 2025
1.1k 1 year anniversary of the South Bend Indiana Bitcoin Meetup is Thursday September 4th at Lang Lab, 630. Celebrate with us! Show up with your grumpyness and leave with that yeehaw pioneer energy.
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rev.hodlAug 27, 2025
1.1k Thank you, sir. The South Bend Indiana Bitcoin Meetup is celebrating 1 year on Thursday September 4th at Lang Lab 630. Come celebrate with us!
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rev.hodlAug 21, 2025
1.1k Are there any differences, in regards to privacy, when using a submarine swap service from Bitcoin to Lightning and back vs Bitcoin to XMR and back?
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rev.hodlAug 19, 2025
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Listening to this plebchain radio rip about web of trust. No doubt it's incredibly powerful, but something about this discussion has me feeling a cautious about some serious issues with privacy tradeoffs. I'm looking forward to seeing the wot interactions develop and reveal the optimal way to leverage the connections and information while maintaining the ability to keep information private. Maybe there's something to learn from DIDs?