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Within nostr you can send tips to profiles and posts, which are called zaps ⚡ To send and receive zaps you need a Bitcoin Lightning Wallet. The easiest for beginners is Wallet Of Satoshi (https://www.walletofsatoshi.com/, which is available for iOS and Android). Browser users can use

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To connect it to nostr you need to go into "Receive" on Wallet of Satoshi where you will see a generated lightning address (looks like an email address). Copy this address and paste it into your nostr profile where it says "Bitcoin Lightning Address" (or similar depending on the client). If everything worked out your profile will have a lightning bolt symbol ⚡ and people can send you zaps. Just ask around, usually someone will zap you to test it out. There is even is a weekly event called the #zapathon where people go crazy sending zaps.

You are wondering why you don’t see anything when you first join nostr? The key is to find people to follow. We don’t have algorithms here that suggest any content. You need to browse the hashtags to discover people you like. Good hashtags to start are: #dogstr #catstr #nature #grownostr #photography #photostr #art #artstr #artonnostr #music #tunestr #news #newstr #weedstr #nostr #bitcoin #plebchain and many more. Still nostr is growing and does not have everything yet. You can help to share new topics and content to grow our communities further.

Welcome to NOSTR. Here are some things you can do to get started... - Customize your profile with a bio and picture so we know what you are about. - Introduce yourself by posting with the hashtag #introductions. - Discover like-minded folks by exploring some hashtags, e.g. #nostr #grownostr #plebchain #artstr and many more - Set up a Lightning wallet to send and receive tips (also known as #zaps here). - Don't hesitate to ask questions - our community loves assisting newcomers.

Another website to find a lot of information about nostr and it's clients (mobile and web) is

Decentralized publishing for the web

Nostr is a simple, open protocol that enables truly censorship-resistant and global value-for-value publishing on the web.

A great website with information about NOSTR is

Nostr Resources

nostr Resources

nostr is new and confusing but also really cool.

We highly recommend taking some time to read through it to get familiar with some #nostr terminology and concepts.