I wish to note that individuals within the community are already working on making Gridcoin viable on the market. One example is this MPA: http://www.cryptofresh.com/a/GRIDCOIN

The GRIDCOIN MPA has now gone live:
https://steemit.com/gridcoin/@cm-steem/announcement-the-gridcoin-market-pegged-asset-has-gone-live-on-the-bitshares-decentralised-exchange