An EVM-compatible blockchain for open medical research governance, enabling on-chain peer review and funding of proposals with EGAZ incentives on the Etica Protocol.
Etica is a mainnet, community-governed blockchain purpose-built to coordinate and fund open medical research, with EGAZ as the native currency for gas and staking. Primary use cases include on-chain research proposal funding cycles, peer‑review bounties and curation, timestamping/licensing of scientific outputs, and low‑cost payments for research DAOs and cross‑chain activity. Fees are typically sub‑cent with seconds‑level confirmations, making frequent votes and micro‑rewards practical versus high‑fee L1s.
Etica uniquely encodes the research lifecycle (topics, proposals, review periods, and community votes) at the protocol layer so funding and validation are decided on‑chain, not by centralized grant‑makers. It aligns incentives via EGAZ staking/curation while prioritizing low user costs and fast finality—typical fees are sub‑cent, blocks confirm in seconds, capacity is in the low‑double‑digit TPS range, and current activity is niche compared to major L1s—optimizing the network for open‑science governance rather than maximum DeFi throughput.
Etica uses EGAZ as the gas token for transaction fees. You can obtain EGAZ by bridging from other chains or purchasing using thirdweb Bridge.
To bridge EGAZ to Etica, connect your wallet to thirdweb bridge, select your source chain, choose the token you want to bridge, select Etica as the destination, enter the amount, and confirm the transaction. The bridge will handle the cross-chain transfer instantly.
To build on Etica you can use thirdweb, which provides an easy way to build, monetize and scale your apps, games or agents. You can find detailed guides and documentation on https://portal.thirdweb.com to get started quickly.
To add Etica to your wallet, you can connect your wallet and click on [Add to Wallet] button at the top of the page. Alternatively, you can add the network manually using the RPC URL and chain details and add it to your wallet's network settings.
To send EGAZ on Etica, ensure your wallet is connected to the Etica network, enter the recipient's address, specify the amount of EGAZ to send, review the gas fee, and confirm the transaction in your wallet.