EduCreds
Verifiable Education Network
Decentralized credential issuance and verification with governed issuer legitimacy.
The Trust Gap
Credentials decide everything
Jobs, migration, funding, mobility
But verification is broken
- Slow and manual
- Fraud stays cheap
- Systems fragmented and opaque
What Existing Platforms Miss
Storage
✓ Solved by Web2 platforms
Verification UX
✓ Partially addressed
Trust + Governance
✗ Missing
No issuer legitimacy or governed revocation
They still require institutional trust by default.
The Solution
EduCreds is a modular protocol that makes credentials globally verifiable.
1
Institution
Governed issuance authority
2
Credential
Onchain status registry
3
Verifier
Trust-minimized verification
Issuance authority governed by Proof of Institutional Credibility (PoIC)
Architecture: 4 Layers
Combining onchain immutability, offchain intelligence, and governance
Intelligence Layer
ETA AI: legitimacy analysis, risk scoring, explainable recommendations
Governance Layer
DAO decisions for issuance authority, disputes, revocations. No token voting.
Credential Layer
W3C Verifiable Credentials. Onchain status: active / frozen / revoked
Identity Layer
DIDs for institutions and learners. Soulbound Institution Identity NFT (IIN)
Proof of Institutional Credibility (PoIC)
Non-token reputation score
PoIC determines:
- Who can issue credentials
- Issuance capacity limits
- Governance voting power
PoIC updates continuously based on institutional behavior and outcomes
Governance Model: Jury, Not Parliament
Institution approvals behave like a credibility-weighted jury
Who Votes
- Verified institutions (IIN holders)
- Foundation / Core DAO multisig
- Independent verifiers (later phase)
How Power Works
Voting Power =
Base Weight × Credibility (PoIC) × Age Factor
Institution Onboarding
Only IIN holders can issue credentials. No manual minting. No admin buttons.
01
Apply
Institution submits offchain legal + academic proofs
02
AI Analysis
Quack AI analyzes legitimacy + risk (offchain)
03
PoIC Written
Initial PoIC + caps written onchain
04
Governance Vote
Council votes (weighted by credibility)
05
Timelock
Timelock executes approved decision
06
IIN Minted
Soulbound Institution Identity NFT issued
Credential Lifecycle
Standards-based, tamper-resistant. Third parties verify without contacting issuer.
Disputes and revocations are governed and onchain
Freeze Credential
Temporary suspension during investigation
Revoke Credential
Permanent invalidation with onchain record
Penalize Issuer
Reduce PoIC or revoke issuer identity
ETA AI: Advisor, Not Ruler
AI augments governance. Never executes state changes. DAO remains final authority.
ETA AI Does
- Analyze applicants
- Score risk and legitimacy
- Recommend PoIC ranges
- Simulate governance outcomes
- Trigger anomaly alerts
ETA AI Does Not
- Vote on decisions
- Mint credentials or IINs
- Override governance