Daniel Larimer
Software Engineer & Entrepreneur
United States
About
Daniel Larimer is an American software engineer, entrepreneur, and blockchain advocate. He has played a crucial role in developing blue-chip cryptocurrency projects like BitShares, Steem, DPOSS algorithm, and EOSIO. Larimer has hands-on experience in decentralized platforms, consensus algorithms, and economic systems which has profoundly impacted blockchain technology. Quick Facts Full name Daniel Larimer Birth 17-02-1980, Colorado, United States Nationality American Education BE in Computer Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute Wife/Partner Unmarried Net worth $600 million (2025) During his time in BitShares, Larimer created Graphene, an open-source blockchain implementation primarily written in C++ that forms the basis of the BitShares and Steem blockchains. Daniel Larimer - Career Timeline • 2013 – Developed BitShares, a decentralized exchange and financial platform. • 2016 – Co-founded Steemit, a blockchain-based social media platform. • 2017 – Launched EOSIO, a scalable blockchain for dApps. • 2018 – Raised $4 billion in EOS ICO, the largest at the time. • 2020 – Left Block. one to focus on new blockchain projects. • 2022 – Launched ClarionOS, a decentralized communication platform. • 2024 – Continued work on privacy-focused blockchain solutions. He believes in digital liberty and self-governance and continues to push innovation through blockchain-centered social media, finance, and security solutions, desiring to make a proper decentralized digital economy. Useful Links To Connect With Daniel Larimer Platform Links X (formerly Twitter) twitter.com/bytemaster7 LinkedIn profile linkedin.com/in/daniel-larimer Steem IT website www.steemit.com EOSIO website www.eos.io
Experience
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Awards
- Decentralized Future 2023 - Forum Web3 Governance Leader
- Blockchain Summit2021 - Decentralized Tech Pioneer
- CoinDesk2018 - EOS ICO Recognized as Largest in History
- Forbes 2017 - Most Influential in Blockchain Development
- Crypto Awards2015 - Blockchain Innovator of the Year
FAQs
- A blockchain developer and entrepreneur.