About the Foundation
The IPPAN Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the adoption and long-term sustainability of the IPPAN Network. We ensure the protocol remains open, neutral, and resilient so builders everywhere can innovate with confidence.
Founded to protect the core protocol, govern open standards, and support ecosystem growth, the Foundation acts as a long-term steward of the IPPAN Network. We coordinate technical roadmaps, align stakeholders, and advocate for responsible decentralization across jurisdictions.
Maintain and advance the IPPAN protocol for security, performance, and interoperability through transparent research and development.
Support builders with open-source tooling, technical documentation, grants, and mentorship opportunities.
Encourage global node participation and community decision-making that keeps the network credibly neutral.
Champion sustainability initiatives, regulatory clarity, and ethical deployment of decentralized infrastructure.
IPPAN introduces breakthrough innovations—HashTimer™ ordering, an energy-efficient BlockDAG architecture, a self-healing peer-to-peer network, human-readable naming, and machine-to-machine payment rails. The Foundation safeguards these capabilities while promoting interoperability with emerging standards.
Our grants, infrastructure incentives, educational initiatives, and strategic partnerships accelerate innovation across the ecosystem. We collaborate with universities, enterprises, regulators, and open-source communities to ensure IPPAN delivers meaningful impact for people and machines worldwide.
The Foundation operates with accountability and openness. Treasury allocations, research outputs, and protocol updates are reported publicly, with community forums and working groups driving consensus on the network's direction.