Location

The event will be hosted at ALCHE:

Alche Pamplemousses, Mauritius | Map

Announcements

Join us for our Fourth Bitcoin Socratic Seminar! A special thank you to our sponsor Btrust.

Reminders

• We prefer no photos and no videos during the event
• Chatham House Rule
• Leave the meeting space as clean as you found it
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Topics

Encryption & A Deep Dive into Nostr Relays

Duration: 1 Hour

Speakers: Hanif (Coordinator), Bruno Bernard (Main Speaker)

Meetup Agenda

1. Opening & Context (5 minutes)

Speaker: Hanif

• Welcome and session overview
• Why encryption matters in decentralized systems
• Introduction to Nostr and its relevance

2. Encryption Fundamentals in Nostr (15 minutes)

Speaker: Bruno Bernard

• Public/private key cryptography in Nostr
• How identities are derived from keys
• Event signing and verification
• Basic encryption model used in Nostr communication

3. Nostr Relay Architecture Deep Dive (25 minutes)

Speaker: Bruno Bernard

• What a relay is and its role in the protocol
• Client-relay interaction model
• Event propagation and storage
• Relay policies, censorship resistance, and trade-offs
• Security considerations in relay design

4. Practical Discussion & Use Cases (10 minutes)

Speaker: Bruno Bernard

• How developers can interact with relays
• Common tools and implementations
• Real-world use cases and challenges

5. Open Q&A and Closing (5 minutes)

Speaker: Hanif

• Questions and discussion
• Key takeaways
• Next meetup preview

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