The latest articles on DEV Community by Deepak (@dpk376). https://dev.to/dpk376 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3847184%2F6133104c-840f-4754-8da8-651e591db7e5.png https://dev.to/dpk376 en Deepak Sat, 28 Mar 2026 07:26:01 +0000 https://dev.to/dpk376/i-wrote-a-research-paper-on-replacing-coursera-with-web3-heres-what-its-about-b81 https://dev.to/dpk376/i-wrote-a-research-paper-on-replacing-coursera-with-web3-heres-what-its-about-b81 <p><strong>Metaplay</strong> is a decentralized learning marketplace. Creators own their work. Certificates are cryptographically unforgeable. Governance is mathematically fair.</p> <p>Starting a 17-day series breaking down my research paper — one section per day.</p> <p>Today: the big picture.</p> <p><strong>The 3 problems Metaplay solves:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Platforms capture 90% of creator revenue</li> <li>Certificates are just PDFs anyone can fake</li> <li>Governance is dominated by whoever has the most money</li> </ul> <p><strong>The 3 solutions:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Smart contracts pay creators directly — no middlemen</li> <li>zk-SNARK + Soulbound Tokens = mathematically unforgeable credentials</li> <li>Identity-Gated Quadratic Voting = fair governance by design</li> </ul> <p>Full breakdown in my Notion doc → <a href="https://www.notion.so/PART-1-FOUNDATION-CONTEXT-330984e339b08007bf76cdca34e8f8e4?source=copy_link" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.notion.so/PART-1-FOUNDATION-CONTEXT-330984e339b08007bf76cdca34e8f8e4?source=copy_link</a></p> web3 webdev blockchain showdev