Why I Started PaxBlockchain: My Journey Toward Building a secured identity infrastructure for the Educational Sector.

For me, PaxBlockchain wasn’t just an idea — it was a response to a problem I could no longer ignore.

I’ve always believed that education is the foundation of opportunity. But growing up in Africa (Nigeria), I saw first-hand how much potential gets lost because of a broken system, i.e Forged certificates and how hard it is to verify educational credentials, I realized something — we don’t just have an education problem; we need a new identity infrastructure.

The Moment It Hit Me

At first, I thought blockchain was just about crypto — coins, trading, charts, rugpulls and maybe some scams 😂. But when I looked deeper, I saw something different: transparency, immutability, and easy verification written into code.
That’s when it clicked and i understood BLOCKCHAIN (THE DECENTRALIZED LEDGER) . So i thought, What if we could use this technology not just for finance, but to fix one of world’s biggest integrity gaps — education?

I started sketching the idea of what would become PaxBlockchain — a system that brings education on-chain, turning physical academic certificates into digital decentralized certificates, ensuring every student’s achievement is secured and can be verified instantly, anywhere by anyone.

The Vision

Pax isn’t just another blockchain. It’s an educational movement.
We’re building a Layer-1 network that proves Africa can lead in blockchain innovation — not by copying others, but by solving our real problems.

Because I believe that for Africa to move forward, trust must be rebuilt — starting from Academic Certificates.

The Challenges

Building Pax hasn’t been easy. There were nights where I doubted myself 🙂 — wondering if anyone would believe in this vision.
Funding, technical development, team building — everything felt like a mountain. But every time I remember that i'm building this to benefit millions even billions of people, i put in more energy to accomplish this greater vision.  

Where We’re Going

Pax is more than code — it’s a promise.
A promise that one day, Students will no longer have to beg institutions to prove their authenticity in time.
A promise that knowledge, once earned, will never be questioned.
A promise that blockchain can be a tool for empowerment — not just speculation.

We’re still building, step by step — but the vision is clear:
To create a world where identity theft no longer exists.

And that’s why I started PaxBlockchain.

— Jesse Odebode
Founder, PaxBlockchain