Charles Hoskinson
Charles Hoskinson | |
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| Known for | Ethereum, Cardano |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | digital currencies, Blockchain |
Charles Hoskinson is a mathematician,[1] founder of Cardano[2] and co-founder of Ethereum,[3][4][5] which are two of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency networks.[6]
He attended Metropolitan State University of Denver and University of Colorado Boulder to study analytic number theory before moving into blockchain.[7] Hoskinson joined the Ethereum founding team with Vitalik Buterin in late 2013 and left in June 2014.[4] He devoted a lot of time to the Ethereum project because he realized it was "going to be big”.[8]
After having returned to study mathematics, he was then was approached by former Ethereum colleague Jeremy Wood to form a new project called IOHK (Input Output Hong Kong), an engineering and research company that builds cryptocurrencies and blockchains. IOHK's key project is Cardano, a public blockchain and smart-contract platform that hosts the Ada cryptocurrency.[9][10] In 2017, Hoskinson and IOHK sponsored research labs focusing on blockchain technology at the University of Edinburgh and the Tokyo Institute of Technology.[11][12] In 2020, Hoskinson opened a blockchain research project at the University of Wyoming.[13][14]
References
- ^ Solman, Paul (October 9, 2013). "The Mathematician's Defense of Bitcoin: It's Just Another Option". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ Duffy, Jim (June 3, 2020). "Will Cardano shake finance to its foundations? Jim Duffy comment". The Scotsman. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ Roose, Kevin (September 15, 2017). "Is There a Cryptocurrency Bubble? Just Ask Doge". The New York Times. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ a b Russo, Camila (July 18, 2017). "Ethereum Co-Founder Says Crypto Coin Market Is a Time-Bomb". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- ^ "Global Promise and Momentum of Cryptocurrency & Blockchain - Kellee Marlow & Charles Hoskinson". Spark Podcast. May 28, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ Hackett, Robert (April 8, 2019). "Ethereum Cofounder Says Blockchain Presents 'Governance Crisis'". Fortune. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "Charles Hoskinson". RSA Conference. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ Paumgarten, Nick (October 15, 2018). "The Prophets of Cryptocurrency Survey the Boom and Bust". The New Yorker. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Au-Yeung, Angel (February 28, 2018). "A Fight Over Ethereum Led A Cofounder To Even Greater Crypto Wealth". Forbes. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ Sugiura, Eri (July 2, 2018). "Startups push blockchain beyond cryptocurrency". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ Williams-Grut, Oscar (February 24, 2017). "The University of Edinburgh is launching a blockchain research lab with one of the cofounders of Ethereum". Business Insider Australia. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "Beyond Bitcoin - IOHK and University of Edinburgh establish Blockchain Technology Laboratory". The University of Edinburgh. February 1, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "UW Receives $500,000 Gift in Ada Cryptocurrency from IOHK". The University of Wyoming. February 14, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Hamilton, Eve (February 14, 2020). "University of Wyoming Receives $500,000 Cryptocurrency Donation". KGAB AM650. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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