Mission

We are building the infrastructure that science deserves.

bloxberg’s mission is to operate a science-driven, publicly accessible blockchain infrastructure that empowers researchers, institutions, science-focused companies, and society to certify, share, and protect knowledge — with transparency, trust, and autonomy. As the world’s first and only global blockchain network run exclusively by research institutions and science-driven organizations, bloxberg offers a verifiable alternative to anonymous blockchain systems: every full ledger node is operated by a publicly listed scientific entity — bringing clarity, credibility, and long-term accountability to the infrastructure.

Since 2019, bloxberg stands for scientific integrity on the blockchain. Originally initiated by the Max Planck Digital Library and a global consortium of research institutions, it was designed to offer a robust and transparent digital foundation for science. At that time, no existing system met the specific needs of research institutions. Public blockchains were volatile, expensive to use, and driven by anonymous mining — a model fundamentally at odds with the principles of transparency, accountability, and sustainability that science relies on. There was no viable way to timestamp hundreds of terabytes of research data — from high-resolution microscopy to genomic pipelines — without incurring unpredictable costs or violating procurement policies. For many institutions, it was simply unthinkable to purchase volatile crypto assets with public funding. That’s why bloxberg was created: a global, science-owned blockchain infrastructure with validator nodes run exclusively by publicly listed research institutions. Built on Proof-of-Authority, it offered fast, secure, and resource-efficient consensus — tailored for scientific integrity, not speculation.

Today, these core ideas still hold. But technology has evolved. Running and maintaining a Layer 1 blockchain has become increasingly complex and expensive — while Ethereum has matured into a trusted foundation even within the scientific world.

That’s why bloxberg is now evolving into a next-generation infrastructure that combines scientific governance with modern Web3 technologies. Through new coordination models like Data Availability Committees and Ethereum Layer 2 scalability, bloxberg will uphold its mission — while preparing science for a decentralized future. By enabling open certification and decentralized digital services, bloxberg supports scientific sovereignty and strengthens the foundations of trustworthy, independent research in the digital age.

Since its inception, bloxberg has included a native token – the berg – as a technical component of the network.
Looking ahead, options for responsible monetization and token-based governance are being explored to strengthen long-term sustainability, reward contribution, and fund innovation within the network – always aligned with bloxberg’s mission to serve science and the public good.