Charles Hoskinson
Charles Hoskinson is a prominent figure in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sphere. He is the Founder of Cardano, and Founder and CEO of Input Output HK, one of the world's pre-eminent blockchain infrastructure research and engineering companies. Over the years, Hoskinson has been at the helm of several influential cryptocurrency start-ups. He is one of the eight original Co-Founders of Ethereum, was the Founding Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation’s education committee and Co-Founder of the Cryptocurrency Research Group. He also founded three cryptocurrency start-ups, including Invictus Innovations, Ethereum, and IOHK, playing a pivotal role in shaping the blockchain ecosystem. Today, Hoskinson focuses on educating the world of cryptocurrency topics, evangelism of decentralization, and making cryptographic tools easier to use for the mainstream.
Charles Hoskinson Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder
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Founder and CEO
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Co-Founder and CEO
Cardano is one of the biggest cryptocurrencies by market cap.
It’s designed to be a flexible, sustainable, and scalable blockchain platform for running smart contracts.
Cardano is a self-described third-generation blockchain, with use cases spanning from credential verification to decentralized finance to NFTs.
Its native cryptocurrency, ADA, is the third most valuable crypto asset by market capitalization.
CRYPTO HIGHLIGHTS
He is also the Founder of Cardano and a Co-Founder of Ethereum, which are two of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency networks.
He started the Bitcoin Education Project, where he met Vitalik Buterin and together, along with several other co-founders, they started Ethereum.
He co-founded the Bitshares crypto exchange in 2014 and served as the CEO until 2016.
Together with Jeremy Wood, another founder of Ethereum, they started Input Output HK.
IOHK is a global engineering and technology company providing financial services via the use of innovative peer-to-peer networks.
Hoskinson is a renowned cryptographer, serial entrepreneur, blockchain enthusiast, and mathematician,
A pioneer in the development of blockchain technology, his particular focus is on the utility benefits of blockchain technology.
Hoskinson has funded several blockchain technology research labs around the world including at the University of Edinburgh, Tokyo Institute of Technology and the University of Wyoming.
EDUCATION
B.A., Metropolitan State University of Denver
M.S., Cryptography and Mathematics, University of Colorado Boulder
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Hoskinson has been profiled and featured in numerous financial media outlets and publications.
He has appeared in Fox Business, Yahoo! Finance, Forbes, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, CoinMarketCap, and Real Vision, among others.