First idea cloud about what blockchain technology and cryptoeconomics could mean for the sciences, humanities and overal knowledge creation. (Various openly available image sources in the internet have been used, reverse image search will lead you to the source).

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SCIENCE B.0: BLOCKCHAINS, CRYPTOECONOMICS AND
DECENTRALIZED AUTONOMOUS AGENTS –
AN INTRODUCTION TO A RISING TOOL SET THAT COULD
PROFOUNDLY CHANGE KNOWLEDGE CREATION
Sönke Bartling, associated researcher
Internal Meeting @ HIIG.de

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BACKGROUND

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BACKGROUND

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BACKGROUND

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BACKGROUND
Bitcoin developers “are going to try and eat
our lunch,” Jamie Dimon, chairman and
CEO of JPMorgan Chase said, as reported
by Institutional Investor. “And that’s fine.
That’s called competition, and we’ll be
competing.”

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BACKGROUND
Bitcoin is a...
Decentralized
Censor-ship proof
No single point of failure ...
... currency.
(immutability, non-counterfeitability, ease of
transfer, robustness and transparency, ...)

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MANY ALTCOINS ...

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AND WHAT IS IN FOR SCIENCE ?

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BITCOIN/BLOCKCHAIN FOR SCIENCE
1. Replace money for
research (grant money,
etc.)
2. Act as a digital notary
Time stamping proof
of existence
e.g. for patents
etc.

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WELL THAT IS NOT TOO EXCITING ...

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MONEY IS JUST THE BEGINNING...
... maybe the most boring ...
... of the evolving applications

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BITCOIN 2.0 APPLICATIONS
Namecoin's flagship use case is the
censorship-resistant top level domain .bit,
which is functionally similar to .com or .net
domains but is independent of ICANN, the
main governing body for domain names.
The term "Colored Coins" loosely
describes a class of methods for
representing and managing real world
assets on top of the Bitcoin Blockchain.

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BLOCKCHAIN 2.0 APPLICATIONS

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BLOCKCHAIN 2.0 APPLICATIONS
Ethereum is a cryptocurrency platform and
Turing-complete programming framework
intended to allow a network of peers to
administer their own stateful user-created
smart contracts in the absence of central
authority.
“Ethereum enables SmartContracts and
Distributed Applications (ĐApps) to be
built, potentially cutting out the middleman
in many industry scenarios streamlining
processes like settlement. But that is just
scratching the surface of what can be done
when you mix the cryptographic security
and reliability of the Blockchain with a
Turing complete programming language
included in Ethereum, we can’t really
image what our customers and partners
will build.”

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BLOCKCHAIN 2.0 APPLICATIONS
DAOs, DACs, DAs and More: An
Incomplete Terminology Guide
• Autonomous Agents
• Decentralized Applications
• Decentralized Organizations
“it is an entity that lives on the
internet and exists autonomously,
but also heavily relies on hiring
individuals to perform certain tasks
that the automation itself cannot
do.”

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BLOCKCHAIN 2.0 APPLICATIONS

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AND WHAT IS IN FOR SCIENCE ?

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AND WHAT IS IN FOR SCIENCE ?
Nobody knows.
But I have the feeling that this will be huge !
Let us contribute to the discussions, recognize
potentials and develop concepts.
Discuss pitfalls and dead end streets early.
Cobuild Science B.0 !

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IDEA CLOUD
• Decentralized, secured data storage
• Bullet-proof anonymization of privacy-critical data
• Trustless access control to data
• Oracles, prediction markets for research results
• Crowdfunding
• Reputation systems without central trust
• “Micropayments”/”-reputations” for research results
• “whistle-blowing”
• Autonomous, distributed research cooperations
• Anonymous publications, whos authors are still able to
collect reputation and money
• Anonymous publications that are still “signed” with
reputation and authority
• Multiple online presonalities (personas) of researchers
• ....

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Open, dynamic paper on the topic:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G_91xV0fCn1ADtlx-
qTsP9q4xKximeYs84F0c2W7FcE/edit#
Comment on the label “Science B.0”:
It is a working lable for a knowledge generation process, that makes special use of
blockchain technology, hashing, cryptoeconomics, public key cryptography, autonomous
agents, etc.
Instead of continuing with Science 3.0, etc.. Open for comments and suggestions ! 
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