Kenya has launched a blockchain-based system for verifying academic credentials through the Kenya National Examinations Council, placing more than 30 million records on the Avalanche network to help combat certificate fraud and simplify verification. The initiative was announced on Monday by KNEC and Avalanche, which said the platform is intended to address the thousands of forged academic certificates reported in the country each year. According to Cointelegraph, the system allows employers, universities and other institutions to verify academic credentials onchain, making records harder to tamper with while keeping the verification platform live for users.

KNEC said Avalanche is bringing tamper-proof e-certification to Kenya on Avalanche in a video announcing the initiative. Avalanche said the rollout represents one of its largest public-sector deployments and expands the blockchain’s use beyond decentralized finance and digital assets into government record verification. However, the announcement did not say how widely the platform has been adopted by students, employers or educational institutions, and it did not clarify whether the deployment is expected to create demand for Avalanche’s native token, AVAX. CoinMarketCap data showed AVAX was down 1.1% on Monday and remained roughly 69% below its level a year ago.