Decred is rated A+ in its GoLang development report, is completely open source, has the first consensus governance, has treasury governance, atomic swaps and lightening network. Thats a paper right there if you look each thing up and fill some descriptive sentences in there...
We all know this from the first day that the project is good in all components. But when external reviewers and the press once again very much appreciate the code and the teams perception, this is doubly pleasant.