Input | Output (IO) at Rare Evo 2024: blockchain innovation and demon slaying in the neon city

Input | Output (IO) will attend Rare Evo 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, taking place from 15-17 August. A blockchain convention created to ‘celebrate around the theme of interoperability and the convergence of traditional industry with Web3 technology’, the Cardano Foundation and Emurgo will also attend, as will teams from Project Catalyst, Midnight, and the member-based organization Intersect.

IO is one of the event’s sponsors, and the team will participate in multiple speaking engagements and host several workshops and masterclasses throughout the event. Here are some notable highlights:

Ricky Rand and Samuel Leathers from IO Engineering will present 'An introduction to Input Output engineering: driving mainstream adoption of blockchain and beyond,' while Project Catalyst's product lead Kriss Baird and EVP community and ecosystem Tim Harrison will provide an in-depth look at ‘Project Catalyst: an innovation engine at work and its global impact.’ Charles Hoskinson will be joined on stage by IO’s chief product officer Mike Ward, David Harding, the general manager for the Atala project, and Hyperledger Foundation’s executive director Daniela Barbosa to discuss ‘Identity in the age of blockchain,’ and Midnight's chief executive officer Eran Barak will present 'Midnight: the dawn of a new era for Web3.' Tim Harrison, IO’s EVP of community & ecosystem, and Ben O’Hanlon, director of community and developer relations will also discuss the growth of the vibrant Cardano ecosystem and its role in a new age of governance.

Ben Beckman, CTO for data protection blockchain Midnight, will also be hosting a workshop for building a Midnight DApp, while Samuel Leathers along with experts from Cardano CLI, API and Ledger teams will run a Cardano Haskell API masterclass.

Notably, Trym Bruset, Hydra product manager for IO Engineering, will host a fireside chat titled ‘The making of DOOM’, during which he will discuss the technical details of the classic DOOM game tech demo running on Hydra technology at the show.

IO at Rare Evo

IO is a research and development and product engineering company committed to using peer-to-peer innovations to provide 21st-century services to the three billion people who don’t have them. IO builds blockchain-based products for governments, corporations, and academic institutions and upskills people worldwide, helping empower them to solve the most pressing problems faced by people in their countries.

The IO team is looking forward to meeting attendees, including Cardano community members, to showcase and discuss some of the products and services on display at the event:

Midnight

Midnight unblocks the widespread adoption of the decentralized web by bringing data protection to the blockchain while harnessing the power of zero-knowledge technology. This empowers organizations to deliver regulation-friendly applications that protect sensitive personal and commercial data.

Atala

Atala, the decentralized identity team at IO, contributed their code base to Hyperledger Labs, now known as Hyperledger Identus, and is part of their ecosystem of community-developed projects.

RealFi

By creating a bridge between entrepreneurs and private credit investors, RealFi is on a mission to build technology solutions that unlock potential through real-time monitoring and data-driven credit risk management.

RFLXT

An innovative studio platform that integrates Web3 and AI features into gaming and digital doubles, creating new forms of entertainment for users and new ways to monetize content for influencers and game creators.

Blockfrost

Blockfrost.io is an instant, highly optimized, public, and freely accessible API as-a-service that provides an alternative access to the Cardano blockchain and related networks.

Catalyst

Funded by the Cardano treasury, Project Catalyst is one of the largest decentralized innovation funds for solving real-world challenges. Since its inception in 2020, Project Catalyst has allocated over $100m worth of ada to more than 1,800 projects, with 900 projects having already fulfilled their commitments! Fund12 recently concluded, producing over 250 new funded projects voted for by the Cardano community. And Fund13 is just around the corner. Read more in their latest report.

Lace

The Lace light wallet is all about ease, allowing users to manage their digital assets, and interact with Web3. As a self-custodial wallet, Lace is a secure platform offering an easy-to-use experience to help onboard the next generation of adopters, while giving seasoned veterans a one-stop-shop to transact, stake, and connect with decentralized applications.

About the event

According to the event's website, 'Rare Evo is a blockchain convention held August 15th-17th, 2024. We welcome multi-chain projects, communities, industry leaders, investors, and enthusiasts to network, educate, and celebrate around the theme of interoperability and the convergence of traditional industry with Web3 technology. Our audience and programming cover all verticals of the space alongside an inclusive blockchain-agnostic approach. The event offers a variety of networking opportunities and entertainment options daily and nightly through the course of a long weekend.'

Want to learn more about Rare Evo, and maybe attend?

Join us for this exciting blockchain event, where you can learn, have fun, and maybe even expand your professional network. And those who cannot attend in person, don't worry. IO's participation will be live-streamed and recorded. Stay tuned to the usual socials for updates and details.

See you at the IO booth in Las Vegas!