Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is placing the spotlight on a new crypto platform that’s distributing tokens in exchange for research contributions.
ResearchHub, run by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), is a platform designed to foster collaboration in scientific research the same that way that GitHub has done for software engineering.
In July, the platform launched ResearchCoin (RSC), a token awarded to users whenever they receive an upvote on a post or contribution.
Armstrong highlights the start-up to his 362,000 Twitter followers.
This is great: now you can earn crypto by helping contribute to science. Great example of the new types of crypto startups that are coming out. https://t.co/SxU2lGkN58
— Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) October 29, 2020
The token grants users voting rights in the ResearchHub DAO and can also be used to improve the visibility of content and provide funds to scientific research on ResearchHub, according to Patrick Joyce, the platform’s chief scientific officer.
