Charles Hoskinson

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]

Charles Hoskinson
Known forEthereum, Cardano
Scientific career
Fieldsdigital currencies, Blockchain

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 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
  1. Solman, Paul (October 9, 2013). "The Mathematician's Defense of Bitcoin: It's Just Another Option". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. Duffy, Jim (June 3, 2020). "Will Cardano shake finance to its foundations? Jim Duffy comment". The Scotsman. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  3. Roose, Kevin (September 15, 2017). "Is There a Cryptocurrency Bubble? Just Ask Doge". The New York Times. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  4. Russo, Camila (July 18, 2017). "Ethereum Co-Founder Says Crypto Coin Market Is a Time-Bomb". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  5. "Global Promise and Momentum of Cryptocurrency & Blockchain - Kellee Marlow & Charles Hoskinson". Spark Podcast. May 28, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  6. Hackett, Robert (April 8, 2019). "Ethereum Cofounder Says Blockchain Presents 'Governance Crisis'". Fortune. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  7. "Charles Hoskinson". RSA Conference. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  8. Paumgarten, Nick (October 15, 2018). "The Prophets of Cryptocurrency Survey the Boom and Bust". The New Yorker. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  9. Au-Yeung, Angel (February 28, 2018). "A Fight Over Ethereum Led A Cofounder To Even Greater Crypto Wealth". Forbes. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  10. Sugiura, Eri (July 2, 2018). "Startups push blockchain beyond cryptocurrency". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  11. 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.
  12. "Beyond Bitcoin - IOHK and University of Edinburgh establish Blockchain Technology Laboratory". The University of Edinburgh. February 1, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  13. "UW Receives $500,000 Gift in Ada Cryptocurrency from IOHK". The University of Wyoming. February 14, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  14. Hamilton, Eve (February 14, 2020). "University of Wyoming Receives $500,000 Cryptocurrency Donation". KGAB AM650. Retrieved May 5, 2020.


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