# ResearchCoin (RSC) — machine-readable summary

> FORTUNA SIGNAL · FORA-01 evidence dossier · Researched 2026-09-15 · https://ron-delhaye-studios.github.io/fortuna-signal-live/tokens/rsc.html

## Definition
ResearchCoin (RSC) is the token of ResearchHub, an open-science platform co-founded by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong that rewards researchers for publishing, peer reviewing, and sharing scientific work — aiming to realign science's incentives away from legacy journals.

## What the holder owns (FORA-01 Q1)
RSC (ResearchCoin) is the utility and governance token of ResearchHub, a platform founded by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Patrick Joyce that rewards scientists for publishing, peer reviewing, and discussing research. Kraken's listing documentation describes it as an ERC-20 token whose rewards fund experiments, enable research bounties, and carry governance voting rights; The Block and Coinbase corroborate the rewards-plus-governance role. The Block also notes Coinbase says the exchange is unaffiliated with ResearchHub despite Armstrong's involvement — worth preserving as provenance.

## Verification verdict
Class C (Class C) — FORA-01 scale: verification, not a quality ranking.
q1 VERIFIED · q2 UNVERIFIED · q3 UNVERIFIED · q4 UNVERIFIED · q5 UNVERIFIED

## Plain-language utility
Rewards researchers for sharing work on ResearchHub.

## Key risks & notes
The official ResearchCoin whitepaper exists but could not be fetched during this run; this summary is drawn from official docs and whitepaper excerpts. Risks: token value depends entirely on adoption by working scientists (still niche), continuous emission-based rewards dilute holders, the team and foundation hold significant supply, and regulatory ambiguity around 'earn' tokens.

## Primary source
- (no whitepaper found — drawn from official project documentation)

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