Biography:Daniel Larimer

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Daniel Larimer
Known forEOS, Steem, and BitShares
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science, Digital currencies
Websitehttps://bytemaster.github.io

Daniel Larimer is a software programmer and cryptocurrency entrepreneur. Larimer created the cryptocurrency platform BitShares, co-founded the blockchain Steem, and is currently CTO of Block.one, a company involved with the development of EOS.[2][3] Larimer was also the creator of the DPOS (Delegated Proof of Stake Algorithm)[citation needed] consensus algorithm and Graphene technology. In February 2018, Forbes estimated Larimer's net worth between $600 to $700 million.[3]

Personal life

Larimer's father is Stan Larimer, who worked for Boeing, and with whom he founded Cryptonomex Inc., a blockchain technology consulting business.[citation needed] He received his Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2003.[4] 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, around the time Bitcoin was invented.[2][1]

Endeavors

Larimer developed the blockchain technology Graphene, which powers the BitShares cryptocurrency.[5]

BitShares

BitShares
BitShares logo.svg
Ticker symbolBTS
Development
Original author(s)Daniel Larimer and Charles Hoskinson
Development statusCurrently under development
LicenseMIT License (open source)
Websitewww.bitshares.org

In 2013, Larimer created BitShares.[3] BitShares were originally named ProtoShares and intended to function as shares of virtual companies.[1] It has since been described as a cryptocurrency platform,[6] a digital currency,[7] or a digital exchange.[8] It's organized as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).[9]

Steem

Main page: Finance:Steem

In 2016 Larimer left BitShares to co-found the blockchain Steem and the application Steemit, a social network which uses blockchain technology to reward users for their content, on top of it.[3] After co-founding Steemit together with Ned Scott, Larimer was CTO of the platform until March 14, 2017.[10][11]

Educational endeavors

On 29 November 2018, Larimer delivered a seminar about blockchain to discuss the blockchain technology in Virginia Tech's College . He also advised the university about curricular development because Block.one initiated $3 million commitment to the Department of Computer Science in Virginia Tech's College for blockchain learning development.[12]

On 26 January 2019, Larimer attended a blockchain boot camp at Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus. The event is held by Virginia Tech and Block.one[13] to help students understand the latest EOSIO Blockchain technology.[14][15]

Interactions with Satoshi Nakamoto

On 29 June 2010, interactions between Larimer and Satoshi Nakamoto sparked one of the most famous[citation needed] quotes from Satoshi towards Larimer:

"If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry." [16][non-primary source needed]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Demmitt, Jacob (Mar 17, 2018). "Empty walls and big ambitions: Inside block.one, the $1.5 billion cryptocurrency startup taking shape in Blacksburg". The Roanoke Times. https://www.roanoke.com/news/local/blacksburg/empty-walls-and-big-ambitions-inside-block-one-the-billion/article_7cd01db6-2a1b-11e8-bf49-6b1b6842e963.html. Retrieved 17 July 2018. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dan Larimer, Creator Of The Fastest Blockchains, Now Targeting Sub-second Latency In EOS". Cryptocoin.news. October 8, 2017. https://cryptocoin.news/news/ethereum/dan-larimer-creator-of-the-fastest-blockchains-now-targeting-sub-second-latency-in-eos-2577/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Kauflin, Jeff (Feb 7, 2018). "Dan Larimer's Path From Working On Weapons To Minting Crypto Riches". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2018/02/07/fintech-crypto-billionaires-dan-larimer. 
  4. ↑ "Daniel Larimer - A Passion for Freedom via Decentralization". https://bytemaster.github.io/about/. 
  5. ↑ Singh, Mohit (5 July 2017). "The Wizard behind Bitshares, Steem & EOS - How Dan Larimer is shaping our future". https://medium.com/@mohitsingh_54387/the-wizard-behind-bitshares-steem-eos-how-dan-larimer-is-shaping-our-future-d9233ec634a7. 
  6. ↑ Bullock, Nicole (2 June 2018). "Blockchain start-up raises more than $4bn". FT.com. https://www.ft.com/content/69abdb66-666c-11e8-b6eb-4acfcfb08c11. Retrieved 18 June 2018. 
  7. ↑ Samson, Adam (30 January 2018). "SEC accuses crypto-bank of fraud, halts $1bn initial coin offering". FT.com. https://www.ft.com/content/69abdb66-666c-11e8-b6eb-4acfcfb08c11. Retrieved 18 June 2018. 
  8. ↑ Murray, Nate (19 November 2017). "100 cryptocurrencies described in four words or less". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/19/100-cryptocurrencies-described-in-4-words-or-less/. Retrieved 18 June 2018. 
  9. ↑ Kaminska, Izabella (17 May 2016). "More decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) mysticism". FT.com. https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2016/05/17/2162084/more-decentralised-autonomous-organisation-dao-mysticism/. Retrieved 18 June 2018. 
  10. ↑ "The Social Network Doling Out Millions in Ephemeral Money", WIRED, 4 October 2017, https://www.wired.com/story/the-social-network-doling-out-millions-in-ephemeral-money/, retrieved 1 November 2018 
  11. ↑ "Joint Statement". Steemit Inc. https://steemit.com/steemit/@steemitblog/joint-statement. Retrieved 2019-03-13. 
  12. ↑ "Block.one CTO Dan Larimer to host discussion on the potential of Blockchain’s potential at Virginia Tech" (in en). https://www.vtnews.vt.edu/content/vtnews_vt_edu/en/articles/2018/11/blockone.html. 
  13. ↑ "Block.one - High Performance Blockchain Solutions" (in en-US). https://block.one/. 
  14. ↑ Block.one (2019-01-25). "We look forward to having students join our CTO, Dan Larimer (@bytemaster7) and team at the @virginia_tech and http://Block.one blockchain boot camp this Saturday, to get hands-on experience with #EOSIO. #EOS community - do you have any advice for the students?https://twitter.com/BEAMvt/status/1088069076386283520 …" (in en). https://twitter.com/block_one_/status/1088768563639271424. 
  15. ↑ "Blockchain boot camp prepares students for work with emerging software platforms" (in en). https://www.vtnews.vt.edu/content/vtnews_vt_edu/en/articles/2019/01/eng-cs-blockchainbootcamp.html. 
  16. ↑ "Scalability and transaction rate". https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=532.msg6306#msg6306. 

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