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RE: Gridcoin Community Hangout #018 03th Dec 2016 @ 9PM GMT (RSVP & Suggest topics)
Hi. I know nothing of Gridcoin though the link you provided sounds a lot like processing power sharing that I've read about in the past. I'm currently involved in a project to take Steemit outside of the platform to try and help it become mainstream. Could you explain the association between Steemit and Girdcoin to me? specifically, is the association between Steemit and Gridcoin something positive that could be used to demonstrate Steemit's worth to society?
The association between Steemit and Gridcoin is that Steemit provides our community a platform to discuss our technology and developments without fear of constant censorship.
Due to Gridcoin's team requirement, we often get banned on other BOINC forums/websites for discussing gridcoin. I've been banned from multiple subreddits and even encountered extreme censorship on /r/BOINC.
I'm optimistic about the future of Steemit and am constantly encouraging the Gridcoin community to use it over centralized alternative platforms.
Any institution/project/company can benefit from association with Steemit. For example, through this article, I was able to raise 60 dollars, later donated to GPUGRID and Rosetta@home - two research projects based on volunteer computing and devoted to the advancement of biomedicine. Both GPUGRID and Rosetta@home are whitelisted by Gridcoin, so by supporting them, we are not only supporting beneficial medical research, but the whole idea of crypto-mining for science.