Daniel Larimer is a crypto founder and blockchain software architect credited with creating delegated proof-of-stake and the Graphene blockchain technology. Daniel Larimer's Twitter Score is 135 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #4,978 (top 1%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Daniel Larimer founded BitShares and Fractally, and co-founded Steemit, Steem, and Block.one. He is also an author of EOS. IO, the smart contract platform. Previously, he was affiliated with Cryptonomex Inc. He has also authored the book More Equal Animals.
Daniel Larimer's co-founded Block.one conducted an EOS token ICO that raised the equivalent of several billion dollars globally, according to the SEC. Block.one subsequently agreed to pay a $24 million civil penalty to settle regulatory action for conducting an unregistered ICO. Forbes estimated his net worth at $600 million to $700 million in February 2018.
Daniel Larimer has 58,646 followers as of July 2026 and has published 3,305 posts. He has been mentioned by 314 accounts, with 2,380 total mentions.
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