diff --git a/bin/nostr_console.dart b/bin/nostr_console.dart
index f036758..039ab23 100644
--- a/bin/nostr_console.dart
+++ b/bin/nostr_console.dart
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ Future<void> main(List<String> arguments) async {
       if( userPublicKey == gDefaultPublicKey) {
         print("You should ideally create your own private key and use it with ${gWarningColor}--prikey$gColorEndMarker program argument. ");
         print("Create a private key from ${gWarningColor}astral.ninja, @damusapp, or even from command line using `openssl rand -hex 32`.$gColorEndMarker.\n");
+        print("npub/nsec keys can be converted to hex key format using https://damus.io/key");
       }
 
       // handle relay related argument
diff --git a/lib/console_ui.dart b/lib/console_ui.dart
index 8cd3637..6316f8b 100644
--- a/lib/console_ui.dart
+++ b/lib/console_ui.dart
@@ -318,12 +318,14 @@ void printProfile(Store node, String profilePubkey) {
   print("");
   String about = gKindONames[profilePubkey]?.about??"";
   String picture = gKindONames[profilePubkey]?.picture??"";
+  String lud16 = gKindONames[profilePubkey]?.lud16??"";
   int    dateLastUpdated    = gKindONames[profilePubkey]?.createdAt??0;
   bool   verified = gKindONames[profilePubkey]?.nip05Verified??false;
   String nip05Id  = gKindONames[profilePubkey]?.nip05Id??"";
   print("\nName        : $authorName ( ${profilePubkey} ).");
   print("About       : $about");
   print("Picture     : $picture");
+  print("Lud16       : $lud16");
   print("Nip 05      : ${verified?"yes. ${nip05Id}":"no"}");
   print("\nLast Updated: ${getPrintableDate(dateLastUpdated)}\n");
 
diff --git a/lib/event_ds.dart b/lib/event_ds.dart
index 290891d..0da6940 100644
--- a/lib/event_ds.dart
+++ b/lib/event_ds.dart
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ List<String> nip08PlaceHolders = ["#[0]", "#[1]", "#[2]", "#[3]", "#[4]", "#[5]"
 // kind 0 event and/or kind 3 event, both with their own time stamps.
 class UserNameInfo {
   int? createdAt;
-  String? name, about, picture;
+  String? name, about, picture, lud16;
   int? createdAtKind3;
   Event ?latestContactEvent;
   bool nip05Verified;
   String? nip05Id;
-  UserNameInfo(this.createdAt, this.name, this.about, this.picture, this.nip05Id , this.latestContactEvent,  [this.createdAtKind3 = null, this.nip05Verified = false]);
+  UserNameInfo(this.createdAt, this.name, this.about, this.picture,  this.lud16, this.nip05Id , this.latestContactEvent,  [this.createdAtKind3 = null, this.nip05Verified = false]);
 }
 
 /* 
@@ -1064,6 +1064,7 @@ bool processKind0Event(Event e) {
   String name = "";
   String about = "";
   String picture = "";
+  String lud16 = "";
   String nip05 = "";
 
   try {
@@ -1071,6 +1072,7 @@ bool processKind0Event(Event e) {
     name = json["name"]??"";
     about = json["about"]??"";    
     picture = json["picture"]??"";    
+    lud16 = json["lud16"]??"";    
     nip05 = json['nip05']??"";
     //String twitterId = json['twitter']??"";
     //String githubId = json['github']??"";
@@ -1080,12 +1082,12 @@ bool processKind0Event(Event e) {
 
   bool newEntry = false, entryModified = false;
   if( !gKindONames.containsKey(e.eventData.pubkey)) {    
-    gKindONames[e.eventData.pubkey] = UserNameInfo(e.eventData.createdAt, name, about, picture, nip05, null);
+    gKindONames[e.eventData.pubkey] = UserNameInfo(e.eventData.createdAt, name, about, picture, lud16, nip05, null);
     newEntry = true;;
   } else {
     int oldTime = gKindONames[e.eventData.pubkey]?.createdAt??0;
     if( oldTime < e.eventData.createdAt) {
-      gKindONames[e.eventData.pubkey] = UserNameInfo(e.eventData.createdAt, name, about, picture, nip05, null);
+      gKindONames[e.eventData.pubkey] = UserNameInfo(e.eventData.createdAt, name, about, picture, lud16, nip05, null);
       entryModified = true;
     }
   }
@@ -1121,7 +1123,7 @@ bool processKind0Event(Event e) {
                     int oldTime = 0;
                     if( !gKindONames.containsKey(e.eventData.pubkey)) {
                       //printWarning("in response handing. creating user info");
-                      gKindONames[e.eventData.pubkey] = UserNameInfo(e.eventData.createdAt, name, about, picture, null, null);
+                      gKindONames[e.eventData.pubkey] = UserNameInfo(e.eventData.createdAt, name, about, picture, lud16, null, null);
                     } else {
                       oldTime = gKindONames[e.eventData.pubkey]?.createdAt??0;
                       //print("in response handing. user info exists with old time = $oldTime and this event time = ${e.eventData.createdAt}");
@@ -1157,7 +1159,7 @@ bool processKind3Event(Event newContactEvent) {
 
   bool newEntry = false, entryModified = false;
   if( !gKindONames.containsKey(newContactEvent.eventData.pubkey)) {
-    gKindONames[newContactEvent.eventData.pubkey] = UserNameInfo(null, null, null, null, null, newContactEvent, newContactEvent.eventData.createdAt);
+    gKindONames[newContactEvent.eventData.pubkey] = UserNameInfo(null, null, null, null, null, null, newContactEvent, newContactEvent.eventData.createdAt);
     newEntry = true;;
   } else {
     // if entry already exists, then check its old time and update only if we have a newer entry now
@@ -1167,9 +1169,10 @@ bool processKind3Event(Event newContactEvent) {
       String?   name = gKindONames[newContactEvent.eventData.pubkey]?.name, 
                about = gKindONames[newContactEvent.eventData.pubkey]?.about, 
              picture = gKindONames[newContactEvent.eventData.pubkey]?.picture,
+               lud16 = gKindONames[newContactEvent.eventData.pubkey]?.lud16,
              nip05id = gKindONames[newContactEvent.eventData.pubkey]?.nip05Id??"";
       
-      gKindONames[newContactEvent.eventData.pubkey] = UserNameInfo(createdAt, name, about, picture, nip05id, newContactEvent, newContactEvent.eventData.createdAt );
+      gKindONames[newContactEvent.eventData.pubkey] = UserNameInfo(createdAt, name, about, picture, lud16, nip05id, newContactEvent, newContactEvent.eventData.createdAt );
       entryModified = true;;
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/tree_ds.dart b/lib/tree_ds.dart
index 7482bb4..2164f20 100644
--- a/lib/tree_ds.dart
+++ b/lib/tree_ds.dart
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ class Store {
     // for pubkeys that don't have any kind 0 events ( but have other events), add then to global kind0 store so they can still be accessed
     tempChildEventsMap.forEach((key, value) {
         if( !gKindONames.containsKey(value.event.eventData.pubkey)) {
-          gKindONames[value.event.eventData.pubkey] = UserNameInfo(null, null, null, null, null, null );
+          gKindONames[value.event.eventData.pubkey] = UserNameInfo(null, null, null, null, null, null, null );
         }
     });