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Functionality

Users identify themselves by signing with their Bitcoin key
Only users owning Logos ordinal can participate; usage of a centralized API to get current Logos ordinal owners may be needed.
Any user (authenticated or not) can see the content; basic encryption functionality
Existing cells can be listed
Cell can be created with a name, description, icon; icon size will be restricted; created is solo admin
Post can be created in a cell with a title and body; text only
Comments can be made on posts and other comments; text only
Posts can be upvoted
Users can setup a call sign; bitcoin identity operator unique name - remains - ordinal used as avatar; OP number out-of-scope (not onchain)
Cell admin can mark posts and comments as moderated
Cell admin can mark users as moderated

A user can see all topics through all cells
A user can see the number of active members per cell; deduced from retrievable activity
Users can bookmark posts and topics; local only
Users can sort topics per new or top
The ordinal picture and information are used to identify user, in addition to the custom nickname
Moderated users, comments, and posts are hidden
Users do not need to sign every message with their wallet
Users do not need any software beyond a Bitcoin wallet browser extension
This includes a prototype UI to dogfood the PoC; Nice UI will be handled by Comms Hubs team
A library with clear API is produced to enable frontend developers to use it with a nice UI

Data is ephemeral; and will disappear after some time; No effort spent on topic or comment durability, out of scope for now.
End-to-end reliability strategy will be employed to enable app instance to know about missing messages and attempt to retrieve them.

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