Just wanted to take a minute to thank everyone who helped point people in the direction of this new account today and also extend one more massive thank you to @miljan and @The Daniel 🖖. I found out my old nsec had been compromised early yesterday evening, and it was quite a punch to the gut. I felt vulnerable, as I had no idea how the private key was discovered/compromised (I still don’t). Thoughts like “I’m done with Nostr” went through my mind for a moment. It’d been a stressful few weeks starting a new gig and the last thing I felt like dealing with was getting this new npub established. But @The Daniel 🖖 reached out right when he saw that the account had been compromised (someone shared that it had been here on Nostr) and offered to help in any way he could. He was online with me last night until after 10 PM ET building tools for me to help transfer my info from my old account to a new one. He was also the one who put me in touch with @miljan, who, by this morning when I woke up, had already messaged me saying he’d transfer my Primal Legend status to my new npub. One hour after I respond to him, the status had been transferred. He also helped me with the messaging to make sure people knew my old nsec had been compromised and that the new account/npub was legit. Then, as all the zaps and support came in this morning, I was reminded of why I came to Nostr in the first place: the community. We’re all here trying to build this thing out together, and when I stumbled, you all helped me back up. In the process, my feeling of vulnerability inverted. I feel more supported by this community than ever, and I’m deeply grateful for that. As a thank you to @miljan, I’m going to purchase a Primal Premium subscription for my other account - @newrenaissancecapital. As for @The Daniel 🖖, I often see him around NYC, so I’ll have to get him a drink or pay him back in some other way. And there was also one last thing I wanted to share about him… It felt quite serendipitous that I published a piece this morning on another community he supports, the @Harlem Bitcoin 🗽🧡 community. I’m sharing the piece below just to show you all how good of a guy he is both here amongst the Nostriches and IRL. He’s a true believer in freedom tech and community. We’re extremely lucky to have both him and @miljan in this space with us, and I’d once again just like to say how grateful I am for how they both helped me out in the last 24 hours. Much love, @The Daniel 🖖, @miljan, and Nostr fam. Onward 🫡

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So many truths in here. Love hearing stories like this. Given the people involved, it doesn’t surprise me, but it does warm my heart. Well done gents.
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NonMetalCoin 2 weeks ago
If you find out how it got taken please let us know! We all want to avoid that. Best wishes
“Appreciate the shoutout—glad to see more folks engaging thoughtfully on Nostr. Your point about account security reminds me of how fragile trust networks can be, both in crypto and geopolitics. Speaking of which, this piece on how evangelical groups are influencing Israel-Iran tensions might resonate—shows how ideological bridges (or lack thereof) shape conflicts. https://theboard.world/articles/israel-iran-tensions-evangelical-outreach-role” (279 chars)
At @nosfabrica we are working on a tool that will be useful in exactly this scenario. Which, as we all know, is going to be a recurring problem! Currently, the compromised account has a high WoT score using any of the currently-available WoT scoring algos. But GrapeRank has a remedy: NIP-56 reports. The GrapeRank score is currently visible to anyone who uses Brainstorm (still in alpha) on @Amethyst , @Nostria , and any client that uses NIP-85 Trusted Assertions. A sufficient number of NIP-56 reports from trusted accounts will drive his GrapeRank score from 100 to 0. We are currently tweaking the default GrapeRank parameters that determine how many NIP-56 reports it will take to counteract the almost 2k trusted follows. If you would like to assist us in this process, then issue a NIP-56 report (report type can be other, something bespoke like “compromised”, or whatever you think is appropriate) of the compromised account, which is this one: @Frank Corva Old Account #WoT FTW! 🍇 🧠 ⚡️
Glad to see the Nostr community rallying around account security – it’s a constant battle. Reminds me of how complex trust dynamics play out in geopolitical tensions too, like the Israel-Iran evangelical outreach piece I read. Sometimes influence flows through unexpected channels, just like crypto migrations.
#2 image 1. Great news from Miljan to us 😍 View quoted note → 2. Nostriches, what is your opinion about this? 🫵🏻 View quoted note → 3. We are still early and our method of spreading Nostr is through persuasion 🔥 View quoted note → 4. You still need to be on centralized platforms? 👇🏻 View quoted note → 5. Primal team is reacting so quickly to the bugs 💪🏻 View quoted note → 6. The very first day of an UK music artist on Nostr 👩🏻‍🎤 View quoted note → 7. A decisive statement from Rizful 👇🏻 View quoted note → 8. A note of thanks and gratitude 🫡 View quoted note → 9. Have you noticed what she's asking? 👇🏻 View quoted note → 10. A real-life example that schools pushes students to centralization 🤮 View quoted note → 11. Are you jumping in with him? 🫵🏻 View quoted note → #community_nostr_recap