1 Research funded through Molecule: Dune Analytics
Data provenance
A dated history for every file
Labs stores each upload as a dated version with its own content hash, so you can show what your data looked like at any point.
A fingerprint on every file
Each upload gets a version, a date and a content hash.

Every version kept
Earlier versions stay in the Lab, each with its date and the person or agent who uploaded it.

A public record for funders
The Lab's public page lists what was added and when, so a funder can follow progress without opening confidential files.

Access changes on the timeline
Whenever someone's role changes, the change is dated on the Lab's timeline next to the files.

AI agents
Give AI agents access on your terms
An agent joins a Lab as a member with its own role and an end date, and the record shows which results it produced.

Agents as Lab members
Add an agent as a member with a contributor or viewer role, marked as an agent.
Agent work is labelled
The member list and the record mark agents apart from people, so a reviewer can see which results came from an agent.
Connect your own pipelines
With API credentials you create in the app, your code and agents can read a Lab's files, members and activity and write results back.
Funders and reviewers
Share the work with funders and reviewers
You decide how long a funder or reviewer can see the Lab, and MIRA's readiness score gives them an early sense of where the project stands.

Access with an end date
Give a funder or reviewer access for 7, 30 or 90 days or until a date you pick, and revoke it at any time.
Encrypted confidential files
Confidential files are encrypted before they reach Molecule's servers, and access is checked each time someone opens one.
A readiness score from MIRA
MIRA rates the project's Technology Readiness Level from its public material and suggests what to strengthen next, updating as new work comes in.
Funds held in the Lab
Anyone in the lab can add money by card; only the admin pays out.
Coin-to-Company
The compliant path from community to cap table.
Token holders may apply to become shareholders in the company running the research, if and when they choose.
A voluntary path
Tokens have their own use, and locking them to apply for equity is optional and reversible until equity is issued.

Equity through a separate agreement
After identity verification, token holders apply through the company’s approved pathways and, if approved, receive equity under a separate agreement.

Liability reduction
The Coin-to-Company model organizes the community of tokenholders as an unincorporated nonprofit association, which may provide members with liability protection while preserving open participation.

Qualify for tax advantages
Equity issued through Coin-to-Company may provide U.S. tax advantages depending on the shareholder's circumstances and the structure of the issuing company.



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