In this episode of The Hedera HashCast, I chat with the people behind Recerca Research about tokenizing academic research and the newly blossoming Hedera DeFi space!  

00:00 - Intro 

01:17 - What is Recerca? 

02:56 - Targeting specific research? 

06:53 - The Recerca Token 

10:43 - Funding research studies with DLT  

12:06 - Why come on the HashCast? 

15:30 - Hedera x Filecoin Grant 

18:55 - Recerca integration with Filecoin 

20:59 - Current state of data integrity in academic research 

27:52 - problem with research participants "double dipping" 

32:21 - Roadmap 

33:46 - Gamification of research with NFTs 

36:27 - What are you working on right now? 

37:35 - What's on the horizon for Recerca? 

40:49 - Research Advisor Council 

43:08 - Possibility of Token Sale/NFT Sale 

44:04 - How to find out more and get involved 

45:29 - What do you think Hedera DeFi will look like in 3-6 months? 

46:56 - NOT a step function prediction! 

47:33 - Outro 

48:11 - Patron Shout-Out  

Relevant links: 

https://recerca.io/ 

https://twitter.com/RecercaResearch 

https://twitter.com/HederaHashCast