#IOST Introduction
IOST was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Singapore, supported by top global investment institutions such as Sequoia, Matrix Partners, and ZhenFund.
IOST 3.0 is an innovative high-performance blockchain platform (composed of a compliant L1 mainnet and a BSC-based L2 mainnet), focusing on real-world assets and multi-chain ecosystems, aiming to bring institutional-grade financial infrastructure into the Web3 space, building a bridge between TradFi and DeFi.
IOST 3.0 deeply integrates Layer 2 scaling technology, RWA tokenization solutions, DID verification systems, and the PayFi ecosystem, aiming to address the challenges of scalability, security, and usability in mainstream blockchain technology applications.