Cardano founder and CEO of Input Output, Charles Hoskinson, received an award in Switzerland for his role in the creation of Crypto Valley by the Ethereum Foundation.
According to Input Output’s press release, Hoskinson and seven other co-founders of Ethereum (ETH) were honored with a prestigious award from the canton and city of Zug on October 2 at the ETH10X in Zug, Switzerland.
ETH10X was an event celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Ethereum Foundation. The founder of Cardano (ADA) was recognized for his involvement in the creation of Crypto Valley by Ethereum, a global hub for blockchain innovation.
“It is an incredible honor to be recognized at ETH10X along with my co-founders of Ethereum. Crypto Valley has been a cornerstone for the global blockchain industry and I am proud to have played a part in its creation,” said Hoskinson upon receiving the award.
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Although he is no longer part of the Ethereum Foundation, Hoskinson expressed his continued commitment to paving the way for the blockchain industry, which led him to collaborate with Jeremy Wood in 2015 to create Input Output, one of the world’s leading research infrastructure in blockchain infrastructure. and engineering firms.
“Our mission has always been to push the boundaries of decentralization, and with projects like Cardano and Midnight we are leading the way in building more secure, inclusive and scalable financial systems that can empower people around the world,” said Hoskinson.
One of Input Output’s most notable projects is Cardano, a third-generation blockchain platform hosting the cryptocurrency ADA. Now Input Output is preparing for its fourth-generation blockchain platform, Midnight.
Input Output claims Midnight will enable users to post confidential and public information on-chain, enabling selective disclosure and addressing critical issues such as privacy, identity and interoperability.
In addition to Cardano and Midnight, Input Output recently launched the Chang hard fork on September 1, a project that marked the Voltaire’s era for Cardano through the implementation of CIP-1694.
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