Nostr + LND: your npub becomes a sovereign payment endpoint — here's how NWC makes it possible

Most people discover Nostr as a Twitter replacement. That's fine, but it's only the surface.

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When you connect your LND node to Nostr via Nostr Wallet Connect (NIP-47), something more interesting happens: Zaps hit your node directly — no custodian, no KYC, no middleman.

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The flow looks like this:

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Nostr Client → encrypted NIP-47 request → Relay → your LND node

LND node → encrypted response → Relay → Nostr Client

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The relay never sees the content. Nobody in the middle knows what's happening.

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Full breakdown here:

???? https://open.substack.com/pub/davidebtc186/p/nostr-and-lightning-the-protocol?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=android&r=4gald6

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