Niko Black on Nostr: Your inbox isn't free — it costs you attention instead of spammers money. I built ...
Your inbox isn't free — it costs you attention instead of spammers money.
I built something. Send an email to niko@tanstaafl.email and see what happens.
Unknown senders pay 100 sats (~$0.04) via Lightning to reach your inbox. No payment, no delivery. Simple.
Here's what the sender sees when their email hits the gate 👇
Spam dies. Your attention gets valued. Bitcoin becomes useful — not as "digital gold" but as a tool that solves a real problem.
Try it yourself — send anything to niko@tanstaafl.email
https://tanstaafl.email#bitcoin #lightning #email #spam #nostr
Published at
2026-03-07 08:18:34 UTCEvent JSON
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