People

Brendan Blumer

Brendan Blumer

Formal First Name
Brendan
Dates
1986 - present
Location

Brendan Blumer is an influential figure in the world of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Blumer is the Founder and CEO of Block.one, the developer of the EOS.IO platform. He is responsible for developing the company's core technology, building strategic partnerships, and expanding into new markets. He also oversees the development of products and services for Block.one. Blumer is also a serial entrepreneur, executive, and investor. He has spent the last 13 years building disruptive software businesses with digital assets and in the real estate sector. Previously, he founded OKAY.com, a collaborative data-sharing ecosystem for the Asia Pacific property market that has grown to be Hong Kong's largest digital property agency. He also founded ii5, a real estate company.

Professional Experience

BLOCK.ONE

  • Blumer co-founded Block.one with Dan Larimer to provide technology and products that enable trust and efficiency in transactions.

  • Under his leadership, EOS.IO has the potential to create significant change in the global financial system by promoting the adoption of blockchain technology.

  • EOS.IO enables the development of decentralized applications, offering a faster, cheaper and more secure alternative to traditional systems.


BLOCKCHAIN

  • Blumer is an entrepreneur at the forefront of technology and pushing boundaries.

  • He is an early investor in blockchain and transitioned to full-time involvement in the space in 2016.

  • He was also one of the largest early stage Ethereum miners.


EARLY CAREER

  • Blumer started his first venture at the age of 15, selling virtual assets inside MMORPGs.

  • In 2001, he founded Gamecliff, a company that automated the valuation, purchase, and resale of in-game items in the world's largest online video games. 

  • GameCliff was acquired by Internet Gaming Entertainment. In 2015, IGE relocated him to Hong Kong.

  • In 2007, he founded The Accounts Network, a company that sold in-game MMORPG avatars and reached more than $1 million monthly in revenues.


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