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I regularly receive requests from Sci-Hub users to help them download some paper that cannot be opened through Sci-Hub. The number of such requests increased in the past two years, since Sci-Hub database updates were paused.

From the very beginning, it was implemented as an autonomous system that scans and downloads research papers from various universities ‐ without human in the loop. The part that really makes Sci-Net stand out is the usage of decentralized tokens: Sci-Hub meme coins -- to reward knowledge sharing. Compared to insane publisher paywalls, the entry tax on Sci-Net is symbolic and is not higher than an equivalent of a cup of coffee in most countries.

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