Input-Output Hong Kong (IOHK) is a blockchain development and research company founded in 2015 by Charles Hoskinson, Jeremy Wood, and other members of the Ethereum Classic development team. The company’s mission is to create an open financial system accessible to everyone through the use of blockchain technology. IOHK specializes in developing secure distributed ledger systems for governments, banks, corporations, and universities.
IOHK designs and builds blockchains using its proprietary Cardano protocol as well as other protocols such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. The Cardano protocol allows users to create their own tokens or coins on top of its platform. These tokens can then be used for various applications including digital payments, smart contracts, banking services, stock trading services and much more.
IOHK also provides consulting services related to cryptocurrency security measures such as key management solutions for exchanges or wallets that require multisig authentication processes or those involving multiple parties with different levels of access control permissions. They also offer cybersecurity training courses that cover topics like cryptography fundamentals and software architecture design principles applicable when dealing with distributed ledger technologies like blockchain networks.
In addition to developing cutting edge technologies within the FinTech space, IOHK actively supports education initiatives aimed at promoting awareness about cryptocurrencies among students through scholarships programs such as “Blockchain Education” grants which fund study abroad trips around the world allowing students to gain firsthand knowledge about this rapidly evolving industry from experienced professionals in the field.
