ResearchCoin (RSC) is integral to ResearchHub, a platform dedicated to accelerating scientific research through decentralized science (DeSci) principles. By integrating blockchain technology, ResearchHub fosters efficient collaboration among researchers, akin to GitHub's role in software development. RSC incentivizes user engagement by rewarding contributions such as uploading new content, summarizing studies, and participating in discussions. The quantity of RSC earned correlates with the community's valuation of these contributions, as indicated by upvotes.
Within the ResearchHub ecosystem, RSC serves multiple functions: incentivizing content creation through bounties, tipping valuable contributions, and enabling holders to vote on key community decisions, including the addition or removal of hubs.