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This startup is putting degrees on the blockchain to beat fake diplomas

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 by Piyush Suthar | Comments

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Fake diplomas and embellished work experience are a bigger problem than you might realize. There are a growing number of websites offering counterfeit degree certificates, from made-up universities. BBC research found one website had made over 200,000 fake certificates in 2015, making over £37 million in the process. What’s more, the e-learning market is booming. It’s expected to be valued at over $300 million dollars by 2025. Yet its qualification award system is fragmented, insecure, and difficult to verify. How can hiring employers trust people have actually completed the online courses they claim to? Well, a new startup hailing from Palo…

This story continues at The Next Web

Authored by Piyush Suthar
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