In 2015, Charles Hoskinson and Jeremy Wood had an idea: to change how the world works by creating a transformative blockchain ecosystem. They founded Input Output, a company that, along with a passionate community of developers and users, would lay the foundations for the Cardano blockchain.
Today, Input Output Global (IOG) views the world as a series of giant networks built on hundreds of complex systems. IOG’s mission is to collectively evolve social, financial, and governance systems towards a world that puts people in full control of their lives.
This brand new guide from IOG’s Community & Ecosystem Team seeks to offer a foundation of understanding, a compendium of the theoretical concepts, technological components, and achievements that underpin and define Cardano.
This guide doesn't claim to be comprehensive – the Cardano ecosystem continues to grow, and we can’t hope to capture every worthwhile project. Instead, we hope it provides a valuable snapshot of where we are today. And, above all else, chart how the whole Cardano community is working together to build a future that is more empowering, more secure, and just, well, better.
Tim Harrison,
VP Community & Ecosystem, Input Output
