Brendan Blumer | |
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Born | c. 1986[
citation needed] |
Known for | EOS.IO |
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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]
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]
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]
In 2020, Blumer renounced his US citizenship. [7]
Brendan Blumer | |
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Born | c. 1986[
citation needed] |
Known for | EOS.IO |
Title |
|
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]
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]
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]
In 2020, Blumer renounced his US citizenship. [7]