Curate I/O Coin
Maintain the protocol story, wallet direction and public resources around I/O Coin.
Official I/O Coin curator
DIONS identity research
AES-256 encrypted utility
Fair launch, no ICO
2014
Proof of stake chain and foundation work
No ICO
Fair launch and community funded development
AES-256
Encrypted data, messaging and transfer
DIONS
Decentralized I/O Name Server research
PoS
Energy conscious network validation
Foundation since 2014
A nonprofit research group stewarding practical blockchain, AI and encryption work.
We have been building around I/O Coin since 2014. I/O Digital Research Foundation curates the chain, protects the lasting record and keeps the work focused on privacy, identity and secure data exchange that can be used in real systems.
Our history includes a fair launch with no ICO, community funded development, foundation stewardship, decentralized wallet releases, DIONS, shade addresses, shuffle staking, DVM research, NightHawk direction and applied blockchain use cases.
Research DIONS
Advance decentralized naming, aliases and identity primitives that make blockchain addresses more usable.
Build encrypted utility
Explore AES-256 encrypted messaging, data storage and data transfer as blockchain native capabilities.
Support community development
Keep development transparent through public repositories, support channels and community education.
Foundation record
Our work did not start yesterday.
We have kept a public record of the project through releases, development notes, conference work and long form research. It shows what we built, what we tested and where we are taking the foundation next.
Read our record
Public record
2018 to 2025
Fair launch, no ICO
Genesis and fair launch
We launched I/O Coin as a proof of stake chain with no ICO and a community funded path.
Proof of stake storyFoundation and wallet work
We formed I/O Digital Foundation to curate code, engage partners and support community causes, then pushed into decentralized wallet work.
Foundation recordShade and shuffle staking
We brought optional privacy into the wallet with shade address work and explored fairer participation through shuffle staking.
Shade updateMultidimensional ledger research
We documented a multi chain vision connecting public and private ledgers, with Chameleon research growing beside I/O Coin.
Read the ledger briefDIONS, NightHawk and DVM
We expanded DIONS, explored NightHawk privacy direction and tested Dions Virtual Machine paths for Solidity compatible contract work.
DVM updateApplied privacy and community reset
We continue connecting encrypted data systems to healthcare, journalism, academia, AI and a renewed community roadmap.
Community letterResearch foundation
Research domains for privacy focused infrastructure.
I/O Digital focuses on practical systems: secure wallets, decentralized identity, encrypted communication, data protection and protocol stewardship.
The goal is not hype. It is usable infrastructure that protects people, proves state honestly and keeps the base network sustainable.
Privacy as infrastructure
I/O Coin includes encrypted messaging, encrypted data storage and optional privacy features designed for real user control.
I/O Coin wallet
Secure IOC transaction management with support for encrypted communication, data storage and decentralized applications.
Shade payments
Optional privacy for transactions, giving users a choice between transparent and private payment flows.
DIONS identity layer
Decentralized naming research for addresses, aliases and readable identity primitives.
Data protection
AES-256 encrypted data storage and transfer experiments for blockchain records and secure exchange.
Development
Open research, practical releases and community maintained infrastructure.
I/O Coin core
Wallet and protocol work around sustainable proof of stake validation, encrypted utility and stewardship.
Open repositoryDIONS bootstrap
Decentralized naming resources for addresses, aliases and readable identity experiments.
View releaseChameleon
Adjacent research and visualization work connected to the broader I/O Digital ecosystem.
Open Chameleon briefFoundation talks
Our talks on I/O Digital, I/O Coin and practical privacy infrastructure.
10:49
Joel Bosch: I/O Digital
A foundation talk on I/O Digital, the research mission, decentralized identity, encrypted communications and practical blockchain infrastructure.
14:14
I/O Coin: From Blockchain to Real World
We cover data communication, privacy and payments through I/O Coin, DIONS, encrypted messaging and user controlled blockchain utility.
7:30
I/O Coin From Blockchain to the Real World
We explain the practical direction behind I/O Coin and the move from chain research into tools people can use.
26:57
I/O Digital and IOC at The North American Bitcoin Conference
Our 2018 presentation on I/O Digital, IOC, encrypted services, community development and infrastructure work.
Speaking requests
Bring I/O Digital into your blockchain conversation.
For conferences, podcasts, panels, workshops and private briefings, reach out about blockchain privacy, proof of stake, DIONS, encrypted data systems and community development.
I/O Coin
A long running proof of stake network with privacy research in its DNA.
Sustainable validation
Proof of stake architecture supports network participation without the power profile of proof of work mining.
Encrypted utility
Messaging, storage and transfer features are treated as core protocol utility, not decoration.
Open stewardship
Development remains centered on the community, with public repositories and steady protocol care.
DIONS protocol work
Our Decentralized Input Output Name Server layer.
DIONS is foundation infrastructure for named accounts, associated data, encrypted aliases, messaging and data transfer on the I/O Coin network. It connects identity, privacy and application utility to the base chain.
Decentralized aliases
We use DIONS for named abstract accounts with aliases and associated data that can be public or encrypted.
Encrypted communication
The DIONS API includes encrypted communications, plain text messaging and data upload, download and transfer.
AES-256 and RSA 4096
Our data and messaging layer uses AES-256 with RSA 4096 encryption for secure user controlled exchange.
Dions Virtual Machine
We continue the DVM path for Solidity compatible contract work while keeping the I/O Coin base network intact.
DIONS Pay privacy
Our Shade API work adds private payment direction based on Diffie-Hellman key exchange.
1MB data payloads
Our platform documentation includes a 1MB data cap for upload, download and transfer use cases.
Community and history