Social media verification would be good yeah. Ideas on the best way to do that? Simply add a link to your profile or link to a post with your pubkey in it?

deleted231216

So it may be best to pair such a system with optional identity verification. like my website could provide this optional service. 

I’m still looking for a federated network of ID verification services. Like pay them a few bucks and they vet you and you can add their attestation on your profile 

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bitcoin

Ask SN: what's everyone building today? 

k00b

I'm not sure that's a huge problem. People would just be more discerning when picking someone to send a message to, particularly if the sending fee is high and identity is weak. Alternatively, you could do some kind of escrow