Damus reaches Apple's App Store
Damus brought the Nostr protocol to a mainstream iOS distribution channel while supporting Lightning 'zaps' for person-to-person bitcoin tips. The app was decentralized at the protocol layer even though access through iOS still depended on Apple's centralized App Store.
Damus brought the Nostr protocol to a mainstream iOS distribution channel while supporting Lightning 'zaps' for person-to-person bitcoin tips. The app was decentralized at the protocol layer even though access through iOS still depended on Apple's centralized App Store.
The practical adoption channel was direct Lightning micropayment integration. The change mattered because it put Bitcoin or Lightning into an actual user-facing product, payment path, or regulated service rather than remaining only a technical possibility.
The Bitcoin connection ran through lightning micropayment integration. Mainstream mobile distribution for a Nostr client with Lightning zaps; visible convergence of Bitcoin payments and decentralized social media.
Continuity with Feb China removal / Jun Apple zap dispute.