analysis

2 posts with the tag “analysis”

Uncovering Exposed Private Keys Across the Nostr Network

Mar 17, 2026

We searched 41 million Nostr events for private keys published in plaintext. After filtering out noise, 38 real accounts with over 21,000 combined followers are actively using a compromised key with no signs of awareness.

BigBrotr vs Pensieve: Two Approaches to Indexing the Nostr Network

Mar 15, 2026

BigBrotr

Core Team

A deep technical comparison of two open-source projects that index the Nostr network — BigBrotr (Python/PostgreSQL relay observatory) and Pensieve (Rust/ClickHouse event archive). Same network, different questions, radically different architectures.