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Digital credentialing forms a crucial element in today's fast-changing world, thereby helping in building trust, with the adoption of new innovative technology that tends to help an individual to keep their diplomas and certificates tamper-proof, secure, and transparent, thus providing authenticity for one's identity that can be verified anytime. However, blockchain technology comes to the rescue. With the help of blockchain, verification can be applied in a wide variety of sectors such as Education, Health and Safety, Finance, and many more. Blockchain verification bestows the power of decentralized networks to establish trust, enhance the reliability and efficiency of data verification. The purpose of this paper was to explore the awareness, perceptions, opportunities, and obstacles that educators assess. Few studies reflect how Blockchain technology for Digital Credentialing in Higher Education establishes a sense of trust by its adoption and check the awareness and perceptions amongst the educators in higher education in India, the opportunities and obstacles according to them. So, to fill this gap, the researcher conducted descriptive research. The sample consisted of 120 educators randomly selected from the university in South-West Delhi. A Likert scale was distributed to examine the awareness and perceptions of educators on the usage of blockchain for digital credentialing in higher education. The present paper attempts to explore the awareness, perceptions, opportunities, and obstacles that educators assess. Data was analyzed using percentage analysis. The findings suggest that Blockchain for Digital Credentialing in Higher Education can prove to be beneficial for establishing trust amongst educators in higher education if used with caution. Educational implications were listed at the end, followed by a conclusion.