IOST Foundation is a New York-based blockchain foundation and ecosystem operator focused on real-world asset infrastructure, Layer-2 payments, cross-chain interoperability, compliance, security, tokenization, identity verification, liquidity infrastructure, and developer tooling for Web3 applications. It is most relevant to founders building blockchain, FinTech, payments, infrastructure, security, or developer tooling projects aligned with the IOST and broader Ethereum, BSC, and Solana ecosystems.