Daniel Larimer
| Daniel Larimer | |
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| Residence | Christiansburg, Virginia[1] |
| Fields | Computer Science, Digital currencies |
| Known for | EOS, Steemit, and BitShares |
| Website https://bytemaster.github.io |
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Daniel Larimer is a software programmer and cryptocurrency serial entrepreneur. Larimer created the cryptocurrency platform BitShares (2014), was co-founder of the blockchain social platform Steemit (2016), and is CTO Block.one, a private company that was the original developer of EOS (2017).[2][3] Daniel Larimer was also the creator of the DPOS (Delegated Proof of Stake Algorithm) consensus algorithm and Graphene technology. In February 2018, Forbes estimated Larimer's net worth between $600 to $700 million.[3]
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Personal life
Dan Larimer's father is Stan Larimer, who worked for Boeing, and with whom he founded Cryptonomex Inc., a blockchain technology consulting business.[4] He received his Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2003.[5] After launching a virtual reality startup that failed, he worked in the defense, robotics and automation industries.[3] His interest in blockchains began in 2009, in the early days of Bitcoin.[2][1]
Endeavors
Larimer developed the blockchain technology Graphene, which powers BitShares and the Steem token cryptocurrency.[6]
| BitShares | |
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| Ticker symbol | BTS |
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| Original author(s) | Daniel Larimer and Charles Hoskinson |
| Development status | Currently under development |
| License | MIT License (open source) |
| Website | www |
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In 2013, Larimer started BitShares.[3] BitShares were originally named ProtoShares and intented to function as shares of virtual companies.[1] BitShares has since been described as a cryptocurrency platform,[7], a digital currency,[8] or a digital exchange.[9] It is organized as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).[10]
Steemit
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In 2016 Larimer left BitShares to found Steemit, a social network which uses blockchain technology to reward users.[3] After founding Steemit, Larimer was CTO of the platform until March 2017[11].
EOS.IO
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Interactions with Satoshi Nakamoto
The interactions between Daniel Larimer and Satoshi Nakamoto sparked one of the most infamous quotes from Satoshi towards Daniel Larimer:
"If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry." [12]
References
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- ↑ https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=532.msg6306#msg6306
