IQ.wiki

IQ.wiki is an on-chain encyclopedia covering blockchain, cryptocurrency, Web3, AI, and adjacent emerging technology fields. It organizes knowledge about the people, projects, organizations, technologies, and concepts shaping these industries into structured, source-backed articles, combining encyclopedic content with connected entity data, live market context, AI-supported research, and verifiable on-chain publication records.^[15]

Overview

IQ.wiki’s mission is to make blockchain knowledge trustworthy, accessible, and open to everyone, turning the complexity of blockchain into clear, structured knowledge that covers blockchain assets, founders, and protocols in one place. Through AI-powered editing and community governance, the platform aims to keep this blockchain encyclopedia accurate, current, and continuously growing.

IQ.wiki’s design centers on structured, source-backed content organized around entities and their relationships. Articles are supported by AI tools such as SOPHIA but reviewed by human editors, and are published transparently by storing content on IPFS while committing publication records through Polygon. The platform is built for discovery through features such as search, rankings, events, and related-article navigation.^[15]

Blockchain

All edits on IQ.wiki are recorded on the Polygon blockchain with the transaction hash for each edit stored on-chain. The data and images uploaded as part of each wiki are stored on IPFS, and publication records are committed through Polygon to create a transparent, permanent, and verifiable publishing history.^[15] The IPFS hashes are included on each page for the users to verify.

Ranked Lists

IQ.wiki added ranked lists to its functionality where the team covers not only the top cryptocurrencies but also their founders, date founded, and respective blockchains. IQ.wiki’s rankings combine CoinMarketCap’s price data, such as price as marketcap with in-depth wiki articles covering categories from stablecoins to AI.

Events

IQ.wiki's interface features an Events page, providing detailed information about conferences, hackathons, and other crypto and blockchain-focused events around the world.

History

IQ.wiki began as Everipedia, the “encyclopedia of everything”, in 2014, launched as a more modern, comprehensive alternative to Wikipedia and using IQ as a non-tradable points system to track editorial contributions before those points were converted into a token; it became the world’s first blockchain encyclopedia in 2018 after launching the IQ token. In February 2018, Everipedia raised $30 million in funding led by Galaxy Digital, and in July the IQ points system was converted into a live token with 51% of the total supply airdropped. As the crypto ecosystem grew in 2020, the encyclopedia grew rapidly, expanding coverage across DeFi, NFTs, and DAOs while refining its editorial standards and introducing new content categories to serve the growing blockchain community. In 2022, the platform migrated to the Polygon blockchain and rebranded as IQ.wiki, placing the IQ token at the center of the platform’s identity and introducing new Web3 features and integrations built for the growing crypto community. In 2025, IQ.wiki expanded its AI-powered editing capabilities, grew coverage to thousands of wikis, and introduced new structured learning tools for crypto education. In 2026, IQ.wiki is focused on establishing itself as a definitive starting point for Web3 research and education, combining AI-powered tools, structured learning, and live crypto intelligence for everyone from first-time learners to seasoned traders and crypto enthusiasts.

Pre-blockchain Origins

Everipedia was founded by Sam Kazemian and Theodor Forselius at UCLA in December 2014. The website was created as a side project out of Kazemian's dorm room.^[4]^[5]

Originally, Everipedia started with a mission to build a more modern and inclusive version of Wikipedia. Sam and Theodor were inspired by Y Combinator's co-founder Paul Graham's blog post published in 2008 entitled "Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund." In his list of ideas, he called for "more open alternatives to Wikipedia".^[3]

In April 2015, Travis Moore joined Everipedia's team as a co-founder and their CTO. In September 2017, Suchet Dhindsa joined as Everipedia's COO and CFO.

In July 2015, Everipedia received seed funding from Mucker Capital. Shortly after, Everipedia received its first outside investment from angel investor Kami Parsa. It also received funds from multiple other angel investors that year, including David Segura and David Petersen, the co-founder and CEO of Buildzoom. In 2016, Everipedia received $130,000 on Wefunder, a crowdfunding service that connects start-ups with investors online.

Everipedia becomes the first Blockchain Encyclopedia

On December 6, 2017, Everipedia announced they were building "the first encyclopedia on the blockchain." They stated they are working on a cryptocurrency token called IQ which would be used to govern the platform and incentivize editors. Prior to expanding onto the blockchain, Everipedia had an IQ points system where editors would get non-tradable points to signify how many contributions they had made to the site.^[11]

On the same day, Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger joined the team serving as Everipedia's Chief Information Officer until he launched the non-profit Knowledge Standards Foundation in 2019.^[11]^[12]

On February 8, 2018, Everipedia announced that it had received $30 million of funding from a group of strategic investors in a Series A led by Galaxy Digital to build Everipedia into the world’s first blockchain encyclopedia.^[6]

On July 12, 2018, Everipedia moved onto the EOS blockchain and launched the IQ token airdropping 51% of the IQ token supply to EOS holders. Everipedia Co-Founder and CTO Travis Moore explained that by doing an airdrop Everipedia would ensure the widest possible distribution of IQ tokens with every EOS holder receiving tokens.^[13]

After Everipedia became a blockchain encyclopedia in 2018 the readership and editorship on Everipedia moved toward crypto content.

IQ OraQles with The Associated Press

2020 US Presidential Election

In 2020, IQ.wiki known as Everipedia at the time developed IQ OraQles, a service that allows verified first parties to bring real-world information on-chain. In 2020, The Associated Press used the IQ OraQles system to publish U.S. election race calls on Ethereum. AP signed the data with their own Ethereum address 0x436Ee8cB3a351893b77F8B57c9772DAEc3a96445 which is listed on their website. This marked the first time a US election was called on the blockchain. The historic moment was covered by publications including Forbes, CoinDesk, and Nasdaq News. The on-chain results from the election were also used to resolve a Yield Wars prediction market which saw over $200,000 in volume.^[8]^[7]^[2]^[1]

The system was later used by the Associated Press to record events including the 2020 US Senate Election Races, Super Bowl LV, and March Madness 2021.^[14]

AP's First NFT

In March 2021, AP collaborated with Everipedia to create a one-of-one NFT artwork commemorating the first US election recorded on the blockchain titled The Associated Press calls the 2020 Presidential Election on Blockchain _

A View from Outer Space._ The NFT artwork was created and published on Ethereum by AP using their Ethereum address. AP used this same address to declare the winner of the United States 2020 Presidential Election. AP’s unique Ethereum address acts as a cryptographic signature for The Associated Press calls the 2020 Presidential Election on Blockchain _
A View from Outer Space_ and shows that AP has verified the historic election data displayed in the piece as well as the metadata in the NFT. Within the NFT’s metadata AP has included the exact date and time that AP called the election, the electoral college votes won by Republicans and Democrats, the names of both candidates, and the number of votes received by each candidate.^[10]^[9]

On March 11, 2021, The Associated Press calls the 2020 Presidential Election on Blockchain _

A View from Outer Space_ sold for 100.888 ETH in an auction on OpenSea.

Rebranding to IQ.wiki

IQ.wiki was previously known as Everipedia. On October 11, 2022, Everipedia rebranded as IQ.wiki. The original Everipedia name came from the original vision of creating an encyclopedia of everything. However, after Everipedia became a blockchain encyclopedia in 2018 the readership and editorship on Everipedia moved toward crypto content. The new name was chosen to reflect the central role of the IQ token and blockchain technology in the platform. Along with the rebrand, IQ.wiki added several Web3 features and integrations to better serve the crypto community.

Features and Products

IQ.wiki is presented as a connected product system in which multiple surfaces share the same underlying knowledge base while serving different research and discovery needs.^[16] Together, these surfaces combine encyclopedic content, structured entity data, and live context around cryptoassets, organizations, events, and concepts.

Key product surfaces include:^[16]

Knowledge Base – source-backed wiki articles and structured profiles for entities across blockchain, cryptocurrency, Web3, and AI.
Search & Discovery – entity search with filters, categories, tags, and relationship-based navigation for finding people, projects, assets, and concepts.
Wiki MarketCap – market rankings connected to wiki entities, linking cryptoassets to founders, chains, and explanatory articles.
Events – records of conferences, summits, meetups, and hackathons with structured dates, locations, links, and related entities.
Glossary – concise definitions for key terms that link into deeper research paths in the main knowledge base.
Research – long-form analysis of protocols, markets, governance, and people, connected to the broader IQ.wiki knowledge graph.
Activity Log – a stream of newly created and updated wikis, tied to Polygon transactions that record publication events.
SOPHIA – an AI interface for research, explanation, discovery, and suggestion workflows grounded in IQ.wiki data.
IQ Arcade – interactive challenges that use knowledge from the IQ ecosystem to help users learn about crypto.

Editorial Standards

IQ.wiki combines AI-supported content operations with human editorial review, aiming to keep content relevant to blockchain, cryptocurrency, Web3, AI, and closely related technologies while maintaining a neutral, informative style.^[17] Editorial guidelines emphasize accuracy, clarity, and openness about uncertainty or ongoing developments.

Core standards include:^[17]

Relevance to blockchain, cryptocurrency, Web3, AI, or adjacent technologies.
Neutral, informative tone without promotional language or unsupported claims.
Use of reliable sources to support key statements.
Clear signaling of disputed, uncertain, or developing information.
Respect for copyright, licensing, and privacy constraints.

Suggestions and AI-assisted drafts are reviewed by SOPHIA and the editorial team before publication, with accepted edits entering the verifiable revision history as part of IQ.wiki’s transparency and provenance model.^[17]

Wiki Pages and Structured Data

The wiki page is the core product surface on IQ.wiki, combining readable editorial content with structured data, sources, AI tools, provenance, and connections to other entities and product surfaces.^[18] This structure is designed to support both casual reading and deeper research, allowing users to move from narrative explanations into data, comparisons, and related topics.

Major wiki modules include:^[18]

Wiki Details – category, tags, IPFS and Polygon verification links, access to milestones, and view counts where available.
Profile Summary – official website, contract, social profiles, blockchain explorers, founders, and associated blockchains where available.
Statistics and Markets & Exchanges – token statistics and live exchange listings for supported cryptoassets, including markets and trading pairs.
Compare Cryptoassets – side-by-side comparison of two cryptoassets across metrics such as market data, founder, launch date, blockchain, and use case.
Ecosystem Map – visualization of related IQ.wiki entities, grouped into chains, people, tokens, markets, organizations, and concepts.
Related Articles – other wikis from the same category with summaries for further reading.
References – supporting sources with descriptions, citation links, and publication or access dates where available.

SOPHIA AI Editor

SOPHIA is IQ.wiki’s AI editor and research assistant, used to support content creation, updates, and user understanding of existing wikis.^[20] It is grounded in IQ.wiki’s structured knowledge base and connected data sources, helping surface relevant information and suggested improvements across the encyclopedia.

User-facing tools provided by SOPHIA include:^[20]

Content Summary – condensed overviews of wiki pages.
ELI5 – simplified explanations of complex topics.
Discovery – suggestions for related entities and topics to explore.
Generate Info – draft content or structured data proposals based on sources and prompts.
Ask a Question – question-and-answer interactions grounded in IQ.wiki content.

In a typical suggestion workflow, a user submits a topic, correction, or supporting source through SOPHIA; SOPHIA prepares or updates structured content; and the human editorial team reviews sources, accuracy, neutrality, and quality before publication.^[20] Approved changes enter the publishing workflow and verifiable revision history, aligning AI-assisted suggestions with human editorial standards.