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A Decentralized System for Education Records and More
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The decentralized identifier (DID) system can be used to provide a decentralized solution for education records and other forms of identification. It is designed to be extensible, and can be used for payments, verifications, and other purposes as well.

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Decentralizing the brain of the protocol has been a challenge, but by fully decentralizing it, the academic process now incentivizes graduate students, postdocs, and professors to spend time researching in the ecosystem, as shown by the 105 papers already published.
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Decentralization
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Decentralizing the brain of the protocol has been a challenge, but by fully decentralizing it, the academic process now incentivizes graduate students, postdocs, and professors to spend time researching in the ecosystem, as shown by the 105 papers already published.

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A Decentralized System for Education Records and More
Episode
#192 – Charles Hoskinson: Cardano
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
Education in the US could benefit from a decentralized identifier system that allows for individual students to take control of their own certification and experience.
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Decentralized Identifiers
Summary

Education in the US could benefit from a decentralized identifier system that allows for individual students to take control of their own certification and experience. Such a system could allow for portability of certifications and significantly reduce the cost and complexity of university management.

Chapter
A Decentralized System for Education Records and More
Episode
#192 – Charles Hoskinson: Cardano
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast