Long-Term Support For Hodlbod

OpenSats is pleased to announce that Hodlbod has been granted long-term support for his ongoing contributions to advancing the nostr ecosystem.

Hodlbod is the creator of Coracle, a web-based nostr client focused on improving relay selection, Web-of-Trust (WoT) based moderation, content recommendations, and privacy. Coracle has been the test bed for several innovations to nostr, including private groups, new-style DMs, and custom feeds.

He has also created a number of other projects, including Triflector, a nostr relay enforcing authentication via custom policies; Welshman, a library providing functionality extracted from Coracle; and Keypub, an experimental feed focused on people rather than notes.

In addition to his development efforts, Hodlbod co-hosts the podcast “Thank God for Nostr," which delves into the world of nostr with notable developers and contributors as frequent guests.

With this grant, Hodlbod plans to continue development of Coracle and his experimentation, focusing on certain key areas:

• Refining Coracle's user experience and releasing native versions.
• Using DVMs and special purpose relays to support more use cases in a decentralized way.
• Researching ways to improve interoperability to advance nostr's growth.
• Researching applications and implementations of web of trust to reduce spam, improve privacy, and recommend content.

Building a decentralized social media client like Coracle is not just about technology, but about fostering genuine community interactions and ensuring user privacy.

—Hodlbod

Our mission at OpenSats is to provide sustainable funding for the builders and maintainers of critical open-source infrastructure within the Bitcoin and nostr ecosystem.

Our LTS program is made possible by generous donors like you. To continue supporting important contributors like Hodlbod, consider making a donation to The Nostr Fund.