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$READS

Country: Nigeria

👥 Team Members

  • Aakor-Okara Greatname — Project Manager & Founder
  • Benedict Amadi — Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
  • Eden Uzoma — AI Engineer & Frontend Developer
  • Borngreat Ikwutah — Smart Contracts Developer
  • Maruh Akporowho — Backend Developer
  • David Ignatius — Backend Developer
  • Ugochukwu David Anya — Frontend Developer
  • Ibrahim Danjuma — Frontend Developer
  • Akinwande Kehinde (Ebenezer) — UI/UX Designer

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Project Overview

Problem Statement

Many students in Nigeria and Africa face high exam failure rates and cannot access affordable study tools. Most online prep platforms are paid and offer no real incentives to keep learners motivated. Many students are also excluded because they lack smartphones or stable internet. We also realized that certificates from most platforms are not verifiable, limiting trust and opportunities.

Across many Nigerian communities, students struggle with three connected barriers:

  1. Low motivation to study consistently
  2. High cost of exam registration and preparation
  3. Limited access to reliable digital learning tools, especially offline

Even when students are willing to learn, the system offers:

  • No direct incentive for daily study habits
  • No easy verification of learning outcomes
  • No simple way to convert academic effort into financial support for exam access

Learning becomes effort without reward and many students fall out of the system not because they lack ability, but because the system does not sustain them.

Solution Summary

READS transforms education into a Learn-to-Earn experience.

Students are rewarded with blockchain tokens for:

  • Studying learning materials
  • Completing quizzes
  • Passing Computer-Based Test (CBT) simulations

READS also provides:

  • Full CBT practice environment
  • Verifiable on-chain academic certificates
  • Integrated exam-fee payment support
  • Digital learning marketplace
  • USSD access for offline and low-connectivity users

This creates a closed educational economy where effort, achievement, certification, and access to exams are structurally connected.

Core System Structure

READS operates across four tightly linked layers:

1. Learn Layer

Students study digital content and prepare using CBT-style practice questions.

2. Test Layer

Quizzes and CBT simulations measure real understanding, not guesswork.

3. Earn Layer

Smart contracts reward verified performance with blockchain tokens.

4. Access Layer

Tokens can be used for:

  • Paying exam registration fees
  • Accessing educational tools
  • Participating in the digital marketplace

For users without smartphones or internet:

USSD access ensures inclusion, removing connectivity as a barrier to education.

Tokenomics

Token Name: $READS
Blockchain: Cardano Native
Total Supply: 100 Billion

Distribution:

  • Public Circulation (60%): 60 Billion - Learn-to-Earn rewards, airdrops, community incentives
  • Ecosystem Development (15%): 15 Billion - App features, USSD, marketplace, smart contracts
  • Partnerships & Growth (10%): 10 Billion - Onboarding schools, influencers, content, marketing
  • Team & Advisors (10%): 10 Billion - Core development team and advisors
  • Liquidity & Exchange Reserves (5%): 5 Billion - CEX/DEX listings, market-making, staking pools

Strategic Value

READS is not only an EdTech platform—it is a behavior-shaping infrastructure that:

  • Converts educational discipline into economic value
  • Links academic effort directly to exam access
  • Uses blockchain for trust, auditability, and reward transparency
  • Extends education access through offline USSD inclusion

This directly addresses:

  • Student dropout caused by exam fees
  • Inconsistent study habits
  • Lack of verifiable academic micro-credentials
  • Digital exclusion in low-connectivity regions

Impact Vision

READS creates a future where:

  • Students earn their way into opportunity
  • Education becomes self-reinforcing
  • Certificates become verifiable digital assets
  • Learning is no longer a cost burden but a productive pathway
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