Edix — Ground Truth

The Discovery

Academic records are “trapped”—in paper files, proprietary databases, or single institutions.

The Problems

• Difficult to prove — Students can’t easily verify their history
• Easy to forge — No cryptographic verification
• Expensive to retrieve — Fees for transcripts and verification

What Happens When Students Move

Scenario	Problem
Transfer schools	Records don’t follow
Apply for jobs	Verification takes weeks
Lose paper copies	History disappears

The Insight

“Efficient Web2 tools just create ‘better silos.’ True impact requires transforming academic data from a school liability into a sovereign student asset.”

The Key Question

“If a student owns their data via a Decentralized Identifier (DID), they become the custodian of their own future, not the school.”