Charles Hoskinson is an American entrepreneur, mathematician, and blockchain researcher. He is known as the co-founder of Ethereum and the father of Cardano, a blockchain platform known as the “Ethereum Killer”.

Childhoods:

Charles Hoskinson was born on November 5, 1987 in Southern California, United States. He grew up in a family with father David Hoskinson and mother Timmi Hoskinson, both of whom worked in the technology field. This greatly influenced the development of Charles Hoskinson. He was exposed to technology early and started learning programming when he was very young.
Hoskinson once shared that he went through an economically difficult childhood. His family struggled to make ends meet and sometimes lived in poverty. However, he also said that this helped him develop a resilient personality and determination.

Education:

Charles Hoskinson has an impressive educational background with many outstanding achievements:

High school:
Hoskinson attended David W. Butler High School in Colorado, United States.
He has excellent academic achievements, especially in mathematics.
University:
Hoskinson received his bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Colorado Denver.
After that, he continued to study for a doctorate in mathematics at Duke University. However, he dropped out of his PhD program to pursue a career in the blockchain field.
Specialize:
Hoskinson has extensive expertise in mathematics, cryptography, blockchain and information technology.
Hoskinson was a mathematics instructor at the University of Colorado Denver. In addition, he was also a visiting lecturer at the University of Wyoming.
Career:

In 2008, he joined Ron Paul's presidential campaign. Hoskinson agrees with many of Ron Paul's political views, including libertarianism, decentralization, and limited government intervention.
After the presidential campaign ended, Hoskinson joined a consulting firm. Additionally, according to Hoskinson, he also worked for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a short period but there is no official recognition by the institute that he worked at that or not.
Hoskinson knew about Bitcoin from its inception, and by 2013, he went all in. Before joining the Ethereum development team, Hoskinson became the founding chair of the Bitcoin Foundation's education committee and helped found the Cryptocurrency Research Group. The project's goal is to help reduce the knowledge barrier, thereby bringing one million users to blockchain.

• In 2013, Charles Hoskinson joined Ethereum as one of the five original founders along with Vitalik Buterin in late 2013 and held the position of chief executive officer. But Buterin and the Ethereum team removed Hoskinson in 2014 after arguing over whether the project should be commercial (Hoskinson's view) or non-profit (Vitalik Buterin's view).
  After 6 months in hiding, in late 2014, Hoskinson and former Ethereum colleague Jeremy Wood founded IOHK (Input Output Hong Kong), a research and engineering company, to build cryptocurrencies and blockchains. Development of Cardano began in 2015, led by Charles Hoskinson. The project is overseen and monitored by the Cardano Foundation based in Zug, Switzerland. When launched in 2017, it was the largest cryptocurrency to use a proof-of-stake blockchain, considered a greener alternative to proof-of-work protocols ( proof-of-work).
  Currently Charles Hoskinson is known as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Input Output Global (IOG):

Charity:

According to Forbes, Charles Hoskinson's assets are estimated at $500 million by 2023.
In September 2021, Hoskinson donated $20 million to Carnegie Mellon University to establish and operate the Hoskinson Center for Formal Mathematics as part of the university's philosophy department. IOHK has also sponsored research focused on blockchain technology at the University of Edinburgh, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and the University of Wyoming.
In late 2022, Hoskinson and his family helped found the Hoskinson Health and Wellness Clinic in Gilette, Wyoming.
In 2023 Hoskinson contributed $1.5 million to fund the Project Galileo expedition led by “alien hunter” astronomer Avi Loeb to explore debris from the 2014 CNEOS meteorite. -01-08 (also known as IM1) crashed into the Pacific Ocean in 2014. Loeb has argued that the object could have been created by alien life, a claim that lacks widespread public support. scientific community. The expedition reported finding small metal spheres from objects on the ocean floor. Loeb said analysis of these “spheres” did not match any known alloys, although it was unclear whether they were of artificial or natural origin. Hoskinson said, “This is a historic discovery, marking the first time humans have held material from a large interstellar object” and he was “pleased with the results.”

Privacy:

In 2022, Hoskinson purchased a ranch near Wheatland, Wyoming and donated equipment to the Platte County Sheriff's Office and purchased a restaurant in Wheatland.

• In 2023, Wyoming Public Radio reported that Hoskinson, along with his father, Dr. Mark Hoskinson, and brother, Dr. William Hoskinson, opened a clinic focusing on regenerative medicine and anti-aging in Gillette at a town in Campbell County, Wyoming. Mark and William Hoskinson both previously worked for Campbell County Health. Health and Wellness Clinic Director Hoskinson said it cost $18 million. Charles Hoskinson says cryptocurrencies will be accepted in the future.
  Hoskinson was criticized after his private jet was listed among the 15 most polluting aircraft in the United States on the Climate Jets website. Commentators have compared Cardano's “green” reputation to his personal travels. In response, he said, “This plane is used for business purposes. Hoskinson also revealed the identities of some of his private jet customers, including famous Hollywood stars, rock band Metallica and Dwayne Johnson (aka “The Rock”).

• Hoskinson is also a controversial figure in the blockchain community. He frequently makes bold statements and has harsh criticisms of other blockchain projects especially Ethereum. However, Hoskinson's great contributions to the development of blockchain and cryptocurrency cannot be denied.
  Hopefully through this article everyone can understand more about Charles Hoskinson and the formation of Cardano!