diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b6a6e18..df1e03e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Federated Lightning Address Server (with NIP57 Zap support)
 
 New parameters in this fork:
 
-> The (`NOSTR_PRIVATE_KEY`) in the parameters should be in bench32 format (`nsec..`) and it should be a new one. It is needed to sign messages only, so does not need and should not be your main account key.
+> The (`NOSTR_PRIVATE_KEY`) in the parameters should be in Bech32 format (`nsec..`) and it should be a new one. It is needed to sign messages only, so does not need and should not be your main account key.
 
 > (`NIP05`) will run a NIPO5 instance so that users that register with their NPUB can use their Lightning address for validation in Nostr as well. 
 
diff --git a/lnurl.go b/lnurl.go
index 9335628..4998f93 100644
--- a/lnurl.go
+++ b/lnurl.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func handleLNURL(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if len(s.NostrPrivateKey) > 0 {
 			//allows users to use nsec keys, work with hex internally.
 			//This can be any private key, not necessarily from the user.
-			nostrPrivkeyHex = DecodeBench32(s.NostrPrivateKey)
+			nostrPrivkeyHex = DecodeBech32(s.NostrPrivateKey)
 			allowNostr = true
 			pk := nostrPrivkeyHex
 			pub, _ := nostr.GetPublicKey(pk)
@@ -277,9 +277,9 @@ func serveLNURLpSecond(w http.ResponseWriter, params *Params, username string, a
 	if zapEvent.Sig != "" {
 		// TODO: Handle the err
 		nip57Receipt, err = CreateNostrReceipt(zapEvent, invoice)
-		sender = "@" + EncodeBench32Public(zapEvent.PubKey)
+		sender = "@" + EncodeBech32Public(zapEvent.PubKey)
 		if zapEvent.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"e"}) != nil {
-			note = "@" + EncodeBench32Note(zapEvent.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"e"}).Value())
+			note = "@" + EncodeBech32Note(zapEvent.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"e"}).Value())
 		}
 		if zapEvent.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"anon"}) != nil {
 			if zapEvent.Tags.GetFirst([]string{"anon"}).Value() == "" {
diff --git a/nostr.go b/nostr.go
index d15347d..ba43499 100644
--- a/nostr.go
+++ b/nostr.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func Nip57DescriptionHash(zapEventSerialized string) string {
 	return hashString
 }
 
-func DecodeBench32(key string) string {
+func DecodeBech32(key string) string {
 	if _, v, err := nip19.Decode(key); err == nil {
 		return v.(string)
 	}
@@ -54,21 +54,21 @@ func DecodeBench32(key string) string {
 
 }
 
-func EncodeBench32Public(key string) string {
+func EncodeBech32Public(key string) string {
 	if v, err := nip19.EncodePublicKey(key); err == nil {
 		return v
 	}
 	return key
 }
 
-func EncodeBench32Private(key string) string {
+func EncodeBech32Private(key string) string {
 	if v, err := nip19.EncodePrivateKey(key); err == nil {
 		return v
 	}
 	return key
 }
 
-func EncodeBench32Note(key string) string {
+func EncodeBech32Note(key string) string {
 	if v, err := nip19.EncodeNote(key); err == nil {
 		return v
 	}
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func sendMessage(receiverKey string, message string) {
 
 	var relays []string
 	var tags nostr.Tags
-	reckey := DecodeBench32(receiverKey)
+	reckey := DecodeBech32(receiverKey)
 	tags = append(tags, nostr.Tag{"p", reckey})
 
 	//references, err := optSlice(opts, "--reference")
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func sendMessage(receiverKey string, message string) {
 	//}
 
 	// parse and encrypt content
-	privkeyhex := DecodeBench32(s.NostrPrivateKey)
+	privkeyhex := DecodeBech32(s.NostrPrivateKey)
 	pubkey, _ := nostr.GetPublicKey(privkeyhex)
 
 	sharedSecret, err := nip04.ComputeSharedSecret(reckey, privkeyhex)
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func handleNip05(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	nostrnpubHex := DecodeBench32(params.Npub)
+	nostrnpubHex := DecodeBech32(params.Npub)
 	response := map[string]interface{}{
 		"names": map[string]interface{}{
 			username: nostrnpubHex,