Input | Output co-hosts ‘Cryptographic tools for blockchains' workshop at Eurocrypt ‘25
Eurocrypt ‘25, the 44th Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques, convened in Madrid, Spain, between May 4-8, 2025. Organized by the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR), this leading cryptography conference brought together over 650 researchers and industry professionals from around the world.
1 July 2025 5 mins read
The conference featured a highly competitive selection process, with just 123 papers accepted from a total of 624 submissions. These contributions were compiled into eight volumes of Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science, spanning key areas such as secure multiparty computation, public-key cryptography, advanced cryptographic protocols, zero-knowledge proofs, and applied…
Leios takes the stage at Crypto 2025
Input | Output Research will present its groundbreaking analysis of Ouroboros Leios at the 2025 edition of the prestigious Crypto conference
27 June 2025 2 mins read
Input | Output (IO) is thrilled to announce that the comprehensive analysis of Ouroboros Leios, the cutting-edge high-throughput protocol developed by Input | Output Research (IOR), has been accepted for presentation at the esteemed Crypto 2025 conference.
Organized by the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR), the event stands as one of the most prestigious…
Airdrop games: towards a theory of tokenomics for blockchain system launches
26 June 2025 7 mins read
Blockchain systems are typified by teamwork and collaboration, requiring collective cooperation and contribution to succeed. The concept of 'public good games' has been extensively described in game theory studies. Can it be applied to understanding blockchain tokenomics?
What is unique about blockchains is that the number of engaged participants can be quite large, around the world, without communication or clear, central leadership. What convinces these players, in the game theoretic sense, to contribute1 to the common good of such blockchain communities? How can incentives be optimally and fairly designed? These questions are…
Shaping Cardano's future: Input | Output Engineering development proposal
Input | Output Engineering invites the community to support Cardano's next chapter through transformative advancements
26 June 2025 10 mins read
In the new era of community-led governance, all of us will shape Cardano’s next chapter. Input | Output Engineering (IOE) has proposed roadmap priorities focused on scalability, usability, and interoperability. These initiatives, working in harmony with strong proposals from the wider developer community, are designed to take Cardano where it needs to go next, contributing to a…
Layer 2 expansion: beyond Hydra
Input | Output Research (IOR) hosted June's Cardano R&D session in collaboration with the Intersect Research Working Group. Featuring leading developers and researchers from across the ecosystem, together they explored a new generation of layer 2 innovations, from optimistic and zero-knowledge rollups to enhanced Hydra-inspired architectures
24 June 2025 6 mins read
As part of its evolving approach to community collaboration, IOR hosted the June 2025 Cardano R&D session as a thematic, livestreamed panel discussion on Layer 2 Expansion: Beyond Hydra. The event spotlighted a series of leading layer 2 innovations being developed across the Cardano ecosystem, exploring scaling solutions that extend far beyond the Hydra Head protocol.
IOR has…