Brendan Blumer

Brendan Blumer
Bornc. 1986[citation needed]
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Known forEOS.IO
Title
  • CEO of Block.one

Brendan Blumer (born 1986) is an American-born Hong Kong–based entrepreneur. He is the CEO of the tech company Block.one, which developed the EOS.IO blockchain platform.[1]

Early life

Blumer was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[2] When he was 15 years old, he developed a website to sell virtual assets in the multiplayer online gaming space. His website, known as Gamecliff (stylized as GaMeCliff),[3] displayed different characters, weapons, and houses for MMORPG games including EverQuest and World of Warcraft.[1]

Career

In 2005, Blumer's Gamecliff was acquired by IGE[4] and the company moved to its new headquarters in Hong Kong to head Gamecliff's operations.[1] Blumer founded The Accounts Network in 2007, a company that sold in-game MMORPG avatars and reached $1 million in revenue figures.[1][5]

In 2010, Blumer launched Okay.com, an enterprise data sharing platform for real estate brokers in Asia.[1] The company later merged with the real estate company Asia Pacific Properties.[6] His next business project, ii5, also focused on real estate. Founded in 2013, the startup was dedicated to real estate listings in India.[2]

In 2016, Blumer formed Block.One, a blockchain company, based in part on funding from ii5, his Hong Kong real estate firm.[7] Block.one is registered in the Cayman Islands.[8] In May 2017, Blumer announced EOS.IO,[9] a blockchain platform known for its record setting initial coin offering (ICO).[2][7][8]

In February 2018, he was listed by Forbes as one of the "richest people in cryptocurrency".[10]

Personal life

In 2020, Blumer renounced his US citizenship.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Ambler, Pamela (7 February 2018). "Ethereum Challenger Brendan Blumer Breaks Biggest Token Sale Record With EOS". Forbes. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Vigna, Paul (18 December 2018). "Chasing the Next Bitcoin, Investors Shell Out $700 Million for Coins With 'No Purpose'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. ^ Carlon, Katharine (9 January 2018). "CR native is building the future, block by block". Corridor Business. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. ^ Bruk, Diana (7 February 2018). "Here Are the 10 Wealthiest Cryptomillionaires Under 40". Best Life. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. ^ Warner, Andrew (9 August 2011). "At 15, He Sold Game Avatars. Today, He's Selling Asia". Mixergy. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Asia Pacific Properties Acquired a Leading Real Estate Technology Company". Asia Pacific Properties. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b c Volpicelli, Gian M. "EOS Was the World's Most Hyped Blockchain. Its Fans Want It Back". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  8. ^ a b Nonninger, Lea. "Block.one just raised a $4 billion ICO". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  9. ^ Larimer, Dan (5 June 2017). "EOS Consensus Presentation May 2017". YouTube. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  10. ^ "The Richest People In Cryptocurrency". Forbes. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.