Brendan Blumer

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]

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

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, 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, Bloomer renounced his US citizenship.[7]

References
  1. Ambler, Pamela (7 February 2018). "Ethereum Challenger Brendan Blumer Breaks Biggest Token Sale Record With EOS". Forbes. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. 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. 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. 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.
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