EOS CTO Dan Larimer announced
his exit from the blockchain project
Daniel Larimer, CTO and a key figure in the EOS blockchain project, today announced his departure from Block. One. He published the corresponding notification on the Voice social network on the EOSIO protocol.
Larimer notes that he worked at Block. One with CEO Brendan Bloomer for four years to build the EOS software. He also wrote, "Unfortunately, all good things come to an end." “On December 31, 2020, I left my position as CTO at 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, which they managed to raise over $ 4 billion to develop in a year-long ICO.
In 2018, Larimer announced that he was participating in the development of a side project while reassuring the community that he was not going to leave EOS, which he called "the future of the blockchain." In his last address, he writes that he does not know exactly what he will be doing now, but "is leaning towards more censorship-resistant technologies."
“I have come to believe that providing 'freedom as a service' is impossible, 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 gave up Twitter. “Voice has a huge battle ahead and we must adapt if we want to avoid the same violent censorship of our users. We can no longer rely on these services. Voice is not immune to the pressure of censorship. Dark times are coming, ”he wrote.
The EOS rate has dropped 4% over the past hour, which has become the largest value in the top of the cryptocurrency market. EOS is currently ranked 15th on it with a capitalization of $ 3.2 billion. A year ago, it was seventh, and two years ago - fifth.
Larimer notes that he worked at Block. One with CEO Brendan Bloomer for four years to build the EOS software. He also wrote, "Unfortunately, all good things come to an end." “On December 31, 2020, I left my position as CTO at 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, which they managed to raise over $ 4 billion to develop in a year-long ICO.
In 2018, Larimer announced that he was participating in the development of a side project while reassuring the community that he was not going to leave EOS, which he called "the future of the blockchain." In his last address, he writes that he does not know exactly what he will be doing now, but "is leaning towards more censorship-resistant technologies."
“I have come to believe that providing 'freedom as a service' is impossible, 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 gave up Twitter. “Voice has a huge battle ahead and we must adapt if we want to avoid the same violent censorship of our users. We can no longer rely on these services. Voice is not immune to the pressure of censorship. Dark times are coming, ”he wrote.
The EOS rate has dropped 4% over the past hour, which has become the largest value in the top of the cryptocurrency market. EOS is currently ranked 15th on it with a capitalization of $ 3.2 billion. A year ago, it was seventh, and two years ago - fifth.