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@ daniel
2025-03-09 01:19:11
Nodestrich was started in January 2023 by myself and nostr:npub1rcr8h76csgzhdhea4a7tq5w5gydcpg9clgf0cffu6z45rnc6yp5sj7cfuz as a way to find as many existing and aspiring noderunners as possible. It actually predates zapping on nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955 and many other clients!
The goal was to help more users learn how to use bitcoin and Lightning self-custodially. We saw how many people were using nostr:npub1hcwcj72tlyk7thtyc8nq763vwrq5p2avnyeyrrlwxrzuvdl7j3usj4h9rq, and knew that would end badly for a lot of people. It did, when they left the United States less than a year later.
Two years on, it's grown to over 275 nodes (it was once a bit higher, but nostr:npub19tcpurtt6xulhw0r6sc404j9jraj0h8me2lzs7z2tqewz7l0hpas59nlea purged the inactive ones) and we're now the third largest community listed there.