Computer programmer Dan Larimer acclimated to be a cog in America's military-industrial complex, alive on aegis projects, drones and unmanned cartage for companies like Raytheon and Torc Robotics. But in 2007, the Virginia Tech alum says, he had an existential crisis.
"Philosophically, I capital to move from alive on weapons of abolition to creating systems that could advice accommodate life, alternative and acreage for mankind," says Larimer, 35.
In 2013, Larimer started BitShares, a crypto-exchange managed by a association instead of a distinct authority. In 2016 he larboard to accompany a new abstraction for a blockchain-based amusing network, Steemit, area users are adored with tokens for announcement and curating content. Over the accomplished two months, Steemit's bread (called Steem) has surged, blame its amount to $1.4 billion.
Larimer has back abutting armament with Brendan Blumer (see above) to alpha Block.one.