Bitcoin seems to be every where. I recently came across a novel application of bitcoin that is use of bitcoin blockchain for publication industry.

Here is the link.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00447-9


tamper-proof records have obvious uses in science. Himmelstein a researcher developed Manubot, a software  automates the process of collating, formatting and publishing  the  scientific paper. Each time an author creates a version of the manuscript, the software logs that event on the Bitcoin blockchain.

Manubot uses OpenTimestamp, a free-to-use, open-source service that records time stamps in batches in Bitcoin transactions.

Another interesting service is ScienceMatters .. this is the first publication service which actually pay reviewers for their work on meticulously reviewing manuscripts.
That too in form of crypto currency.

Artifacts is another very useful platform where researchers can share their researches, or anything else in a way that each file logged to a blockchain. Users can set permissions so that their uploads are private, public or available to collaborators.

Such knowledge sharing modules will help making research more accessible, more collaborative and more rewarding and also faster and easier to publish..