One of the interesting things I've heard from the Minepi network is that there is a Stanford PHD there, but I don't know for sure what they are doing. Can the OP explain a little about them?
So the team consists of 3 members right now: Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis, Dr. Chengdiao Fan, Vincent McPhillip. You can google them and find Linkedin's, and other information about them, they seem legit as Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis (head of tech) is teaching about blockchain app design and decentralized apps.
Few days ago they announced in the app, that they are searching for people who can contribute to the project in many areas. You can download an app, register and take the survey and contribute to the project if, of course, this is interesting to you.