# IOTA Foundation

> The IOTA Foundation is a global non-profit organization dedicated to developing next-generation decentralized technology with real-world impact. Founded in 2017, it works with enterprises, research institutions, governments, and startups worldwide.

## Notes

- IOTA Foundation is a non-profit organization, not a company. Always refer to it as "the Foundation".
- The primary network is IOTA Mainnet (L1, MoveVM). Also called "IOTA Rebased".
- Two supporting entities: Tangle Ecosystem Association (Switzerland) and IOTA Ecosystem DLT Foundation (Abu Dhabi).
- Deprecated terms — never use: Tangle, feeless transactions, Coordinator, IOTA 2.0, Chrysalis, Stardust, MIOTA.

## About

- [IOTA Foundation](/llms/index.md): Overview, mission, team stats, supporting entities
- [About the Foundation](/llms/about.md): History from 2017, key collaborations (Volkswagen, Bosch, Fujitsu), ecosystem structure
- [Purpose](/llms/purpose.md): Mission, values, permissionless innovation, how we get there

## Research

- [Our Research](/llms/research.md): Networking, consensus, tokenomics, security, scalability, utility; 50+ papers, IEEE workshop, academic partnerships

## Sustainability

- [Sustainability](/llms/sustainability.md): Energy footprint of IOTA network, MiCA compliance, CCRI methodology, energy comparisons

## Regulatory Affairs

- [Regulatory Affairs](/llms/regulatory-affairs.md): Policy dialogue, memberships (Blockchain Bundesverband, INATBA, GBBC, CryptoUK), recent advocacy