Bitcoin is a remarkable cryptographic achievement and the ability to create something that is not duplicable in the digital world has the enormous value" - by Eric Schmidt.

The crypto world is revolutionizing the digital market and its adoption has increased after its great success. The big corporations have understood its power and all are scrambling to adopt blockchain technology. It is not something "unregulated", it is regulated by algorithm instead of government bureaucracies says, Andreas Antonopoulos. The companies want to adopt blockchain technology but there are no crypto experts who they can hire. The extra credit provides a solution to this struggle by providing a Bitcoin educational platform which will produce bitcoin experts. Let's know more about the project.

Extra credit - Be Blockchain expert

Extra Credit provides you with decentralized blockchain educational platform which will solve the unavailability of blockchain experts. It offers courses with an overview of blockchain technology as well as its in-depth knowledge and will guide students to a perfect career in the blockchain. The platform also provides an opportunity to its users to earn by providing modules which will be helpful to students. It also organizes debates and forums for active participation of students and provides them with more knowledge on cryptocurrency. The platform also incentivizes the students by rewarding them on completion of each course. Extra Credit is the platform which will meet the future needs of blockchain experts.

Through the worldwide acceptance of crypto currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, blockchain technology has gained immense popularity globally. Although the awareness of most people about block chain technology is limited to crypto currency, it has countless application in a number of industries.It is reported that blockchain engineers at the moment earn $64,000 to $149,000, annually. This relevance of the blockchain technology is hinged on three areas of interest- Confidentiality, decentralization and Security.

Some of the industries that benefit from the potentials of blockchain technology are:

• The banking industry

• Cybersecurity

• Election management

• Supply chain management

• Logistics and the Internet of Things (IoT)

• Public archival

However,blockchain technology firms are having a challenge- extremely limited number of qualified personnel. Firms such as Deloitte and KMPG are having a hard time getting personnel to man their platforms.

Statistics have it that only 20,000 blockchain experts are available. It even gets worse as more companies are adopting blockchain technology and are in search of experts in the field to develop and maintain it.Developing and third world countries the worst hit because, they can really benefit from blockchain technology, but then, the shortage of man power is a serious set-back. It is a worldwide shortage.

Evidently, there is need to train people in this field, but there is, apparently no colleges or institutions where people can receive the training, which is yet due to the shortage. Furthermore, with the evolution and continuous advancement in blockchain technology, those who are already in the field still need to build on their knowledge on a continuous basis.

The need to solve this problem and pave way for blockchain technology to continuously thrive induced the birth of ExtraCredit. https://extracredit.io/

ExtraCredit is a platform that seeks to solve the problem of lack of personnel in the blockchainindustry by providing a platform where students of all ages can start learning about blockchain technology, either in the area of business-based blockchain or blockchain engineering.

It is an already working platform with a mission to provide a learning portal for people with varying levels of experience in the crypto industry using ‘ExtraCredit’ and ‘BitcoinHomework’. The BitcoinHomework is a hub for sharing ideas in addition to learning about the many aspects of crypto currencies. See more details about ExtraCredit and its offers in the white paper on https://extracredit.io/PDF-Files/Extra-Credit-WP.pdf

There will be an Initial Coin Offering(ICO) for the ‘XTRA’ Token, which is an ERC-20 based Token. A total of 600 million Tokens will be issued. The Token sale price will be USD 0.10 per XTRA. The Token distribution is shown below.

XTRA tokens and its sale information

The whole ecosystem of the platform is based on XTRA tokens and users will be able to interact with the platform using this tokens. The platform incentivizes the students, investors and content providers with this tokens. XTRA tokens are ERC20 tokens based on ethereum network. The price of tokens will be fixed throughout the sale. 

The Pre-ICO will begin on 1st January, 2018 and end on 1st February, 2018. 100 million Tokens will be made available for the Pre-sale, and the minimum purchase requirement will be 25,000 Tokens (or USD 2,500) with 20% bonus.

The Main ICO will kick off after the Pre-ICO with a total of 300 million Tokens available for sale. Minimum purchase requirement for the Main sale will be 500 Tokens (or USD 50). . This concept is will help solve the problem of lack of knowledge on Blockchain Technology. Why not be part of it as you invest in the crowdfunding exercise and have a massive Return On your investment. You can also follow ExtraCredit on

People behind the project.

The founder of the Extra Credit platform is the CEO G. Curtis who holds the strong team of professionals and blockchain engineers. The Morris G is the head of marketing and Jennifer W is the Social Media Manager. The team was formed in 2017 and made such a huge project into reality.

Conclusion

Extra credit is the first decentralized blockchain educational platform which also incentivizes its users. It will educate people about blockchain technology and will help them to make careers in this field as there is high demand of blockchain experts in the market. Extra Credit will empower people to learn about cryptocurrency and will revolutionize the market by providing blockchain experts.

*Roadmap*

Past, Present and future of Extra Credit.

PRESALE 1ST JANUARY - 1ST FEBRUARYThe Extra Credit presale is set to begin on 1st January 2018 and will continue until 1st February 2018. There will be a 20% bonus on all Extra Credit Tokens during this period and the minimum contribution will stand at $2,500 (USD)

PUBLIC CROWDSALE Q1 2018 - The Extra Credit public sale is planned to begin in the first quarter of 2018. There will be a 10% Extra Credit token bonus during this period, and the minimum contribution will stand at $50 (USD)

Educational Course Smart Contract Development Q2 2018 - A Course Smart Contract will be created that delivers Extra Credit tokens to students that successfully complete courses on Bitcoin Homework to revolutionize online education and incentivize students to learn.

Cryptocurrency Progress Reports Q2 2018 - An email report system will be created with reports of the Cryptocurrency markets without any marketing content to aid students in applying their knowledge and becoming better investors.

BitcoinHomework Referral System Q2 2018 - A referral system will be introduced to give the tools to our user base, empowering the community to promote and earn Extra Credit for doing so.

BitcoinHomework Educational Store Q2 2018 - Introducing an Educational Store for students filled with Bitcoin Homework gear, and tools to help students learn. Discounts will be given to Bitcoin Homework students.

Multilingual Support Q2 2018 - By supporting many languages, Bitcoin Homework will be able to expand and support Cryptocurrency learning worldwide!

Leaderboard / Honor Roll & Weekly Quizzes Q3 2018 - With the introduction of the Honor Roll (Leaderboards), education just got personal. Battle out in groups of friends / acquaintances or even alone against others to be placed on the leaderboard, top performers will be rewarded Extra Credit.

BitcoinHomework Mobile App Development Q3 2018 - Your contribution will be used to fuel our Mobile App development bringing Cryptocurrency training to mobile devices - supporting both iOS and Android, learn anywhere using your mobile / tablet.

Online Pod Cast Classroom Development - Q4 2018 - We will introduce podcasts to classrooms around the globe bringing people together and learning as a team! Regardless of where you are, an internet connection is the only requirement to join. Perform well and receive Extra Credit as a reward for your knowledge, participation and effort!

Open Source Platform for Schools and Universities - Q1 2019To create an open source platform that schools and universities can adopt and revolutionize the future of education itself. With every purchase of our open source platform you will receive Extra Credit as a BONUS.

Business Partnerships and Sponsorships - TBA

Awaiting Confirmation.

*Team*

Our Team Extra Credit brings together a team of 10 members, dedicated to teaching our users all they need to know about CryptoCurrencies. Should you have any questions, you can usually reach one of our team via the small chat button at the bottom right of our page. To contact any of our team directly, checkout our Team Section.

Further information:

Website: https://extracredit.io/
Whitepaper: https://extracredit.io/PDF-Files/Extra-Credit-WP.pdf

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