Kenya Deploys Blockchain-Based Academic Credential Verification System

Kenya has launched a blockchain-based system to verify academic credentials, placing over 30 million records on the Avalanche network. The initiative aims to combat certificate fraud and make credentials easier to verify.

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) partnered with Avalanche to create the platform, which allows employers, universities, and institutions to verify academic credentials onchain. This makes it more difficult for records to be tampered with.

The system is now live, but neither KNEC nor Avalanche disclosed how widely it has been adopted by students, employers, or educational institutions.