<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>BitcoinNostrich wrote</title><author_name>BitcoinNostrich (npub128…9gupa)</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.now/npub128q9nu7vrqpfjllpcnnq6cc4cgs8ngp9sge9v9s2c7lur098ctts99gupa</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.now</provider_url><html>Thanks for asking. There are only a handful of cases like that and for the vast majority of the accounts listed in the directory, the ‘Verify’ link indeed points to a tweet containing the person’s pubkey. In cases where no such tweet exists, I look for an alternative such as an identifier linked to a privately owned domain or one issued by an identifier provider that has a reliable verification process in place, as far as I can determine that. Preston Pysh’s NostrVerified.com is one of those providers. I agree that for these cases, the “proof” is not fully verifiable/reliable but the same can be said for most “verification” methods. In the end, it’s important to understand that virtually none of the accounts on Nostr are 100% reliably tied to anyone’s identity, which is great.</html></oembed>