Not two code contributors - one is doing graphic design. They were "approached" to make an icon. That's two nyms seeking feedback on a nostr project but not from nostr - no nostr threads, they don't even have npubs copied and pasted in their threads. I'm more upset at the nostr community (and embarrassed with myself) for tolerating and promoting behavior like this than I am at these 2 people working on an interesting project, but it's all quite frustrating to me.
Amethyst is (probably benign) malware based on its tipping implementation, like most nostr clients. I'm pretty sure the amethyst project is also centered on the worst possible git, another malware red flag. Amber and nos2x are (also probably benign) malware for similar reasons. Same with nostrudel, corny chat, and others. Pretty much all modern software is malware, most of it is pretty benign but I hate it.
Bitcoin is a real cryptocurrency. Lightning is, well, a real cryptographic currency, but when we shorten that phrase to "cryptocurrency" it's supposed to mean something which takes inspiration from Bitcoin to use cryptography for the sake of functionality as a currency. If every currency that uses cryptography is a "real cryptocurrency" then I'm pretty sure every currency is a real cryptocurrency since every central bank probably has used PGP for at least one email in its history.
whoeverlovesDigit on Nostr: Me. It's probably "benign" i.e. probably won't steal the user's Monero but the red ...
Me. It's probably "benign" i.e. probably won't steal the user's Monero but the red flags I was looking past when I recommended it got 10x worse and I don't trust it now.