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Hoskinson was born in Hawaii.[2] He attended Metropolitan State University of Denver and University of Colorado Boulder to study analytic number theory, but left before completing his PhD.[2][6] Hoskinson has not produced proof of having completed any college degree.

Hoskinson joined the Ethereum founding team as one of eight original founders with Vitalik Buterin in late 2013.[4] For a brief time Hoskinson held the position of CEO at Ethereum. Buterin removed Hoskinson from Ethereum in 2014 after a dispute over whether the project should be commercial (Hoskinson's view) or a nonprofit (Buterin's view).

In late 2014, Hoskinson and former Ethereum colleague Jeremy Wood formed 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. Hoskinson did not pursue venture capital for Cardano, citing that it runs counter to the blockchain's principles Hoskinson has also said that venture capital involvement might lead to an outsized control of a project.

Forbes has estimated Hoskinson’s wealth as $500m-$600m.

In 2020, Hoskinson spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he said that blockchain may eventually cause social change.

Early life and education

Hoskinson was born in Hawaii.[2] He attended Metropolitan State University of Denver and University of Colorado Boulder to study analytic number theory, but left before completing his PhD.[2][6] Hoskinson has not produced proof of having completed any college degree.

Career

In 2013, Hoskinson quit a consulting job to begin a project called the Bitcoin Education Project. According to Hoskinson, the limited supply makes Bitcoin like a digital form of gold.

Cardano logo, a cryptocurrency developed by Hoskinson's company, IOHK.

Hoskinson joined the Ethereum founding team as one of eight original founders with Vitalik Buterin in late 2013.[4] For a brief time Hoskinson held the position of CEO at Ethereum. Buterin removed Hoskinson from Ethereum in 2014 after a dispute over whether the project should be commercial (Hoskinson's view) or a nonprofit (Buterin's view).

Who is Charles Hoskinson?

Charles Hoskinson is a Colorado-based mathematician and technology entrepreneur. He is also the founder of Cardano and a co-founder of Ethereum, which are two of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency networks. Hoskinson started off in consulting, but quit his job in 2013 to focus on crypto and its potential, believing that the limited supply quality of Bitcoin made it a form of digital gold. Later that year, he developed the BitShares network, an early decentralized exchange platform. Then, he started the “Bitcoin Education Project,” where he met Vitalik Buterin and together (along with several other co-founders) they started Ethereum.