Technology behind bitcoin could aid science

The decentralized platform known as blockchain has the potential to increase transparency and change the funding model of journal publishers.

"By providing a decentralized platform with self-regulating data, blockchain could solve thorny problems concerning such issues as research reproducibility and authorship credit, the report says. However, the technology has drawbacks, and some observers are skeptical of its use in science...

The decentralized platform known as blockchain has the potential to increase transparency and change the funding model of journal publishers.

"By providing a decentralized platform with self-regulating data, blockchain could solve thorny problems concerning such issues as research reproducibility and authorship credit, the report says. However, the technology has drawbacks, and some observers are skeptical of its use in science...