One of the world's most renowned scientific journals, Nature, has extensively covered ResearchHub—a decentralized science protocol bringing attention to cryptocurrencies and new ways of researcher collaborations.
ResearchHub: An Innovative Science Platform
ResearchHub offers its users the opportunity to earn $150 worth of cryptocurrency for conducting independent reviews of scientific papers. A reviewer from São Paulo, a molecular biology consultant, reported earning more than in his previous academic roles. He conducts an average of 15 reviews a month, receiving 150 ResearchCoin tokens for each.
Impact on the Scientific Community
Appearing in Nature can be considered a significant win for DeSci given the journal's high impact factor. The ResearchCoin (RSC) token surged by 20% within 24 hours following the publication. Despite skepticism from some scientists, Nature sees ResearchHub as a potential game changer in the peer review process.
Challenges and Achievements of ResearchHub
While ResearchHub faces challenges such as the complexity of exchanging RSC tokens for fiat, the platform has begun easing this process through partnerships with exchanges. Despite these hurdles, ResearchHub users can reward each other for good contributions and fund specific research tasks.
Nature's publication strengthens the position of ResearchHub and DeSci, making them more prominent in the scientific community, and opens new perspectives for the future of decentralized science.
