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260 points greyface- | 3 comments | 16 May 25 12:30 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mdrzn ◴[16 May 25 13:02 UTC] No.44004969[source]▶
"On Sci-Net, you're using tokens directly to reward uploaders. Payments go to fellow researchers, not to the platform."

I understood that payments go to fellow uploaders, which could be random university students that just do this to "earn" tokens. So the money is still not flowing to researchers. Have I misunderstood?

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kome ◴[16 May 25 13:14 UTC] No.44005111[source]▶
the point is not to pay researchers (lol), but to encourage uploaders with karma points, while paying for sci-hub infrastructure...
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1. karaterobot ◴[16 May 25 14:24 UTC] No.44005894[source]▶
They make it very clear they aren't taking a cut. The quote in the linked page is "payments go to fellow researchers, not to the platform."
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2. dns_snek ◴[16 May 25 16:45 UTC] No.44007472[source]▶
They don't need to take a cut of the transaction because they'll effectively own a significant part of the token supply. They make their "cut" whenever someone buys their tokens.
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3. karaterobot ◴[16 May 25 17:37 UTC] No.44007998[source]▶
Well, I'm responding to someone who said one of the purposes of the coin was to make money to pay for infrastructure, which the article specifically says is not true.

It sounds like you're making a separate accusation, which I have no opinion about. There's nothing in that statement about them owning a significant part of the token supply, though it may be true for all I know. Do you have any evidence for it, or is it just your expectation of what will happen?