{"id":"kevin-ho","version":1,"language":"en","title":"Kevin Ho","hidden":false,"content":"**Kevin Ho** is one of the co-founders of [Optimism](https://iq.wiki/wiki/optimism), an [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) layer 2 scaling solution.  \n  \n$$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](8bkXt7R3VgE)$$  \n  \n# Early Life & Education  \n  \nKevin Ho holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.) degree in Computer Science with a specialization in Digital Media Design from the University of Pennsylvania. He pursued this course of study from 2014 to 2018. Prior to his university education, Ho attended Harvard-Westlake School from 2010 to 2014. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-5shs7hzsixx)  \n  \nHe got involved in blockchain after attending ETH Waterloo 2017, where he participated in the hackathon and built an exchange built on top of the Xerox protocol called \"Xerox Exchange\". [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-3ycfhupjhno)  \n  \n# Career  \n  \nPrior to his role at OP Labs, from October 2018 to October 2019, Kevin worked as a Hacker for Cryptoeconomics.study. During his tenure in the Greater Los Angeles Area, he led the development of Cryptoeconomics.study, a free and open-source blockchain protocol course. His work involved providing educational resources and promoting the understanding of blockchain technology and its economic principles. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-5shs7hzsixx)  \n  \n## Optimism  \n  \nSince October 2019, Kevin Ho has been serving as a Co-Founder at OP Labs, the company behind [Optimism](https://iq.wiki/wiki/optimism) blockchain and its ecosystem.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-5shs7hzsixx)","summary":"Kevin Ho is a co-founder of Optimism, a layer 2 scaling solution, and a computer science engineer specialized in digital media design.","categories":[{"id":"people","title":"People in crypto"}],"promoted":0,"tags":[{"id":"Founders"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"5shs7hzsixx\",\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinjho/\",\"description\":\"LinkedIn\\n\",\"timestamp\":1688997249933},{\"id\":\"3ycfhupjhno\",\"url\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bkXt7R3VgE\",\"description\":\"LedgerFest 21: Kevin Ho, Co-Founder of Optimism\",\"timestamp\":1690791172404}]"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://twitter.com/kevinjho_?lang=es"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinjho/"},{"id":"github_profile","value":"https://github.com/K-Ho"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmdowedkHW4DrYrxi5jN66ER7T99PabwzhSMZkBaH7GPsR"}],"user":{"id":"0x6753061a4cffbc0A617e57E956A298D88702a94B"},"author":{"id":"0xfaF91FF28393Cf9292A351DbEa5FA6DCF34538D3","profile":{"username":"yena","avatar":""}},"media":[{"name":"8bkXt7R3VgE","id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bkXt7R3VgE","size":"0","type":null,"source":"YOUTUBE"}],"views":23,"events":[{"title":"Graduated from University of Pennsylvania","description":"Graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Computer Science","type":"DEFAULT","date":"2018-05","link":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinjho/"},{"title":"Cryptoeconomics.study","description":"Leading development of Cryptoeconomics.study, a free, open-source blockchain protocol course.","type":"DEFAULT","date":"2018-10","link":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinjho/"},{"title":"Foundation of Optimism","description":"Co-founded Optimism","type":"DEFAULT","date":"2019-10","link":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinjho/"}],"ipfs":"QmdowedkHW4DrYrxi5jN66ER7T99PabwzhSMZkBaH7GPsR","transactionHash":"0xa9c27b982c58c3fa56820bb19b191bd84fe61da33ad63a2bf063ab21f3bd451b","created":"2023-07-10T13:58:08.583Z","updated":"2023-07-31T08:16:02.956Z","images":[{"id":"QmdzLZSSLdjDnXRiiPzkFBhBu5hz5YTupo1KooBxE8r3GF","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"linkedWikis":null}