Daniel Larimer

 

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