The identity layer for research.
On-chain.
Free identifiers. Verified provenance. Direct creator payments. Revenue sharing for token holders.
The Problem
Academic publishing generates billions in annual revenue. Researchers — the people who create the work — see almost none of it. The infrastructure is fragmented, expensive, and stuck in the 1990s.
Identifiers cost money
DOIs cost $1–$2.50 each plus membership fees. That prices out independent researchers and entire regions.
No proof of existence
There's no standard way for a researcher to prove when their work was created or that it hasn't been altered.
Zero creator monetization
Millions of papers published every year. $0 flows to the authors from citations or readership. Publishers capture everything.
Nothing is composable
Research metadata is locked in proprietary databases (Scopus, Web of Science, Dimensions). None of it is on-chain or programmable.
NobleID: The Solution
One platform. One identifier. Free to mint. Blockchain-verified. Monetizable.
How It Works
Mint
Researcher registers a work. Free. Takes 60 seconds. No wallet needed.
Verify
Content is hashed, signed, and anchored to BNB Chain. Mirrored to decentralized storage.
Share
Add co-authors. They claim their credit and set up payout splits.
Earn
Get direct crypto tips from readers. Automatic co-author splits. 97% to creators.
Competitive Landscape
NobleID doesn't replace DOI or ORCID — it adds what they're missing: verification, monetization, and composability.
| Feature | DOI | ORCID | ResearchGate | NobleID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | $1–2.50/DOI | Free | Free | Free |
| Identifies works + people | ||||
| Built-in versioning | ||||
| Crypto proof-of-existence | ||||
| Blockchain anchoring | ||||
| Decentralized storage | ||||
| Direct crypto payments | ||||
| Token revenue sharing | ||||
| Co-author auto-splits | ||||
| On-chain composability |
The NOBLEID Token
Hold NOBLEID tokens and earn a share of everything the platform makes — fees, subscriptions, API payments. The longer you hold, the more you earn.
A percentage of all platform revenue is distributed to NOBLEID token holders who stake. Your share is proportional to the amount of tokens you hold and how long you've held them.
Platform grows → your earnings grow.
3% Platform Fee
On every tip and support transaction. Live today.
Pro Subscriptions
$10/mo from researchers who upgrade. Recurring revenue.
Publisher API
Enterprise pricing from institutions and publishers.
How You Make Money
Revenue Share
Stake NOBLEID → earn a cut of all platform fees, subscriptions, and API payments. Real income from real usage.
Time-Weighted
Rewards are based on how many tokens you hold and how long you've held them. Long-term holders earn more.
Growing Revenue
More researchers = more transactions = more fees = bigger payouts. Your share grows as the platform grows.
Revenue Model
Multiple revenue streams, all live or in active development. We make money when the platform is used — not from selling tokens.
3% Platform Fee
On all tips, grants, and support flows to researchers. Live today.
Researcher Pro
$10/mo — analytics, enhanced profile, priority support, advanced tools.
Publisher & Institution API
Enterprise pricing for bulk minting, metadata sync, white-label integrations.
Verification-as-a-Service
Institutions pay to verify researcher identity and trust profiles via our API.
What's Already Built
This isn't a whitepaper project. The platform is live at nobleid.org.
Go-to-Market
- Free minting with no wallet required
- Import existing DOI, ORCID, arXiv works
- Co-author invitations and claims
- Direct crypto tips from readers
- NOBLEID token launch
- Revenue sharing for token holders
- Researcher Pro subscription
- DeSci protocol integrations
- Publisher API integrations (OJS, DSpace)
- Institutional dashboards
- Enterprise verification-as-a-service
- Cross-chain expansion
- Third-party resolver support
- Open protocol specification
- Additional DeSci integrations
- Community-governed parameters
Where science meets the chain.
Research is one of the last major industries with zero Web3 infrastructure. NobleID is building it — and the platform is already live.
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