CTO and key figure in the EOS blockchain project Daniel Larimer today announced his departure from the company Block.One. He published the corresponding notification in the social network Voice on the EOSIO protocol.
Larimer notes that for four years he worked at Block.One is working with its CEO Brendan Bloomer to create the EOS software. "Alas, all good things are coming to an end," he writes – " On December 31, 2020, I left the position of technical director of Block. One."
In the past, Larimer has been involved in the creation of several other cryptocurrency projects. In 2013, he co-founded the Bitshares exchange, and in 2016, the decentralized social network Steemit. In 2017, Larimer joined Bloomer to create the EOS smart contract platform, for the development of which they managed to raise over $4 billion during the year-long ICO.
In 2018, Larimer reported that he was involved in the development of a third-party project, while assuring the community that he was not going to leave EOS, which he called "the future of blockchain". In the last appeal, he writes that he does not know exactly what he will do now, but "leans towards more censorship-resistant technologies."
"I have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to provide "freedom as a service", and, accordingly, I will focus on creating tools that people can use to protect their own freedom," he says.
A day earlier, Larimer criticized Apple and Google for censoring content and abandoned Twitter. "The Voice has a huge battle ahead of it, and we need to adapt if we want to avoid the same violent censorship of its users. We can no longer rely on these services. Voice is not protected from censorship pressure. Dark times are coming, " he wrote.
The EOS rate fell by 4% in the last hour, which was the largest value in the top of the cryptocurrency market. Currently, EOS ranks 15th on it with a capitalization of $3.2 billion. A year ago he was seventh, and two years ago he was fifth.