Fran is the creator and lead maintainer of Zap Store, an open permissionless app store for android and desktop. Zap Store uses nostr and verifiable social reputations to provide users and developers a secure, easy to use, alternative to the walled garden app stores operated by Apple and Google. Fran on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1wf4pufsucer5va8g9p0rj5dnhvfeh6d8w0g6eayaep5dhps6rsgs43dgh9 Download Zap Store: https://zapstore.dev/ EPISODE: 146 BLOCK: 875198 PRICE: 936 sats per dollar support dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donate nostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/stream nostr account: https://primal.net/odell youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatch podcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatch stream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/ join the chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/chat learn more about me: https://odell.xyz Outro Video by Webworthy: https://primal.net/p/npub1rj7eh0eu3skwcyr5adpcjwxft9z4yjdspjryq6gynqw2j49f9a3quqjpw2 (00:00:00) CNBC Intro (00:00:48) MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Strategy with Michael Saylor (00:06:00) Quantum Computing and Bitcoin's Future (00:07:05) US Digital Currency and Stablecoins (00:09:51) MicroStrategy's Addition to Nasdaq 100 (00:13:00) Introduction to Citadel Dispatch with Odell (00:15:26) Zapstore: A Permissionless App Store (00:17:37) The Challenges of App Stores and PGP Verification (00:23:41) Nostr's Role in Open Source and Freedom Tech (00:32:07) Security and Verification in Zapstore (00:47:09) Discoverability and Social Layer in App Stores (00:55:03) Monetization and Ethical Business Models (01:04:51) The Future of Zapstore and Open Source Software (01:34:44) Onboarding Challenges in Nostr
