Edgecoin
The future of education is smart.

Initial products and use cases

• Set up smart contracts with our public DApp. Simple interface that can replace complicated agreement processes via smart contracts and digital signatures.
• Issuance of educational documents on the Blockchain. Validation and re-validation of new and existing documents with integrated optical recognition software.
• Users pay with Edgecoins on e-learning platforms for courses and other content they have passed or consumed. Edgecoin integrated payment DApp.
• Users obtain valid, encrypted and unique certificates via Edgecoin smart contracts in just one process.
• Students can see and manage their academic development or the whole career in their Edgecoin based smart contract (online and/or stored on a secure device) that was provided by their university at the beginning of their studies.
• Institutions can get rid of their heavy documented certification process by having it all digitalized, organized, governed and issued by fully integrated Edgecoin technology.

It's all that in one token. Because there are no limitations when it comes to tokens built on blockchain technology. Initially Edgecoin was designed as an alternative payment method or altcoin for e-learning platforms such as coursera.com or raiseyouredge.com. But the versatility of blockchain can push it beyond the usage as a currency only.
Given this perspective you can buy and sell Edgecoin (EST) as an asset class within your financial portfolio to diversify it even more. Just imagine having an asset class which is barely regulated but by the original market forces "Supply and Demand". This means more volatility compared to ETFs, Equities or the general stock market in itself but a higher volatility can result in much bigger winnings as the past months and years of cryptocurrencies demonstrated.
Furthermore Edge aims to bring more independence, transparence and decenteralization to e-learning itself. While e-learning becomes more and more popular, the certification remains an issue as there is no guideline that is accepted by all companies, countries and institutions. Finishing a course on a platform currently gives you a certificate for said topic, but does not provide any value outside the website. Missing translations, varying topics and many other issues play a huge factor in this.