#13 The return of Gzuuus | Open Markets Podcast

<p>Eric and Sync are joined by Gzuuus, an early Nostr builder whose work connects several important threads in open markets… from Plebeian Market and the Gamma Markets specification to ContextVM and now CORDN.</p>

<p>We begin with community updates, recent security incidents in the Bitcoin ecosystem, and a larger question: Is Nostr primarily a social network, or is its real potential as an open foundation for useful applications?</p>

<p>From there, Gzuuus takes us through his journey building on Nostr and the lessons connecting each project.</p>

<p>Topics include:</p>

<ul>

<li>Building freedom technology correctly from the beginning</li>

<li>Nostr identity, interoperability, and what makes something a “Nostr app”</li>

<li>The origins of Plebeian Market and Gamma Markets</li>

<li>Collaboration between Plebeian Market, Shopstr, Conduit, and other marketplace builders</li>

<li>Why Gzuuus moved from DVMs to ContextVM</li>

<li>Using Nostr as transport for MCP clients and services</li>

<li>Marmot, White Noise, MLS, and the difficulty of ordering encrypted group messages</li>