{"id":"brendan-blumer","hidden":false,"ipfs":"QmVLDDxVyUHGj4KH2JnRg1pvULnouzBZNpvVTtSxUDwZ2y","language":"en","transactionHash":"0xd61f55f34ff40cf2005e9b54478f97336c3e5ee22b94fc23e14163c85e8c6d88","created":"2022-08-03T03:20:14.668Z","updated":"2023-12-06T13:31:31.790Z","title":"Brendan Blumer","summary":"Brendan Blumer (born August 8, 1986) is an American-born, Hong Kong–based technology entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Block.one, and chairman and major shareholder of crypto exchange Bullish, which went public in New York in 2025.","content":"**Brendan Blumer** (born on August 8, 1986) is an American-born, Hong Kong–based technology entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of [Block.one](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockone), the company behind the [EOSIO blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/eos) platform and the [EOS](https://iq.wiki/wiki/eos-token) coin.[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-sant62pl3ac) He is also the chairman and a major shareholder of [Bullish](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bullish), a cryptocurrency exchange that went public in New York in August 2025.[\\[22\\]](#cite-id-cqrwt7vibq)​[\\[23\\]](#cite-id-dpts5tniob) Before focusing on [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain), Blumer founded online gaming and real estate ventures including Gamecliff and The Accounts Network, which sold virtual items for MMORPGs, and the Hong Kong property agency Okay.com and India-focused real estate listings platform ii5.[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-5viir9d8fwp)​[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-aariu7ip57j)​[\\[11\\]](#cite-id-xn263eg2rf)​[\\[12\\]](#cite-id-j7f5s351ck8) In 2019, [Block.one](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockone) settled U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that its [EOS](https://iq.wiki/wiki/eos) ICO constituted an unregistered securities offering, agreeing to a cease-and-desist order and a $24 million civil penalty without admitting or denying the findings.[\\[24\\]](#cite-id-zmhfq9obzl)​[\\[25\\]](#cite-id-soc5iorx3m) Blumer later made a high-profile equity investment in cryptocurrency bank Silvergate Capital, becoming its largest shareholder before Block.one exited the stake in March 2023, with reports estimating that he personally lost at least $74 million as the bank collapsed.[\\[9\\]](#cite-id-8oi944etjo)​[\\[13\\]](#cite-id-bavx4z168y9)​[\\[15\\]](#cite-id-2l7ye12edbb)​\n\n[YOUTUBE@VID](LrVg4GLiKEY)\n\n## Early Life\n\nBlumer was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. At the age of 15, he developed a website named Gamecliff (stylized as GaMeCliff), which sold virtual assets like avatars, weapons, and houses for MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Games) like EverQuest and [World](https://iq.wiki/wiki/world) of Warcraft.[[4]](#cite-id-5viir9d8fwp) Blumer later moved to Hong Kong in 2005 and relinquished his United States citizenship in 2020, according to regulatory filings.[[23]](#cite-id-dpts5tniob)\n\n## Career\n\nIn 2001, Brendan Blumer founded Gamecliff, a website that sold virtual assets. In 2005, the company was acquired by IGE (Internet Gaming Entertainment), owned by [Brock Pierce](https://iq.wiki/wiki/brock-pierce). After the acquisition, the company relocated to Hong Kong to oversee Gamecliff's operations.[[4]](#cite-id-5viir9d8fwp)[[5]](#cite-id-aariu7ip57j) \n \nIn 2007, Blumer founded The Accounts Network, a company that sold in-game MMORPG avatars and reached more than $1 million monthly in revenues.[[5]](#cite-id-aariu7ip57j) \n \nIn 2009, Brendan Blumer launched Okay.com,[[11]](#cite-id-xn263eg2rf) a Hong Kong-based property agency and data-sharing platform for real estate brokers. In 2011, Okay.com merged with the real estate company Asia Pacific Properties, a residential brokerage firm.[[5]](#cite-id-aariu7ip57j)[[6]](#cite-id-wbli4o5h3a7) \n \nIn 2013, Brendan founded ii5,[[12]](#cite-id-j7f5s351ck8) a company also focused on real estate and dedicated to real estate listings in India.[[1]](#cite-id-rx8vrntrdva)[[12]](#cite-id-j7f5s351ck8) \n $$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](X6nC9QvgpQ0)$$\n\n### Block.one\nIn 2016, Brendan Blumer met [Dan Larimer](https://iq.wiki/wiki/dan-larimer), and together they founded [Block.one](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockone). [Block.one](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockone) is a company that creates [decentralized applications](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decentralized-application) and offers open-source software that enables building decentralized applications on top of the [EOS blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/eos). In June 2017, the company launched its [initial coin offering](https://iq.wiki/wiki/initial-coin-offering) (ICO) and raised over $4 billion by offering [EOS](https://iq.wiki/wiki/eos) tokens to the public. [[1]](#cite-id-rx8vrntrdva)[[3]](#cite-id-sant62pl3ac) \n \nAs the CEO of [Block.one](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockone), Brendan 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](https://iq.wiki/wiki/block).one.[[3]](#cite-id-sant62pl3ac) \n\n### Regulatory Actions and Criticism\n\nIn September 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) found that [Block.one](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockone)’s year-long [EOS](https://iq.wiki/wiki/eos) ICO, conducted from June 2017 to June 2018, was an unregistered securities offering that raised the equivalent of several billion dollars through the sale of [ERC-20](https://iq.wiki/wiki/erc-20) tokens and violated Sections 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act of 1933.[[24]](#cite-id-zmhfq9obzl) [Block](https://iq.wiki/wiki/block).one agreed to a settlement in which, without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings, it consented to a cease-and-desist order against future violations of those provisions and payment of a $24 million civil penalty.[[24]](#cite-id-zmhfq9obzl)[[25]](#cite-id-soc5iorx3m) \n\nThe settlement applied to the original [ERC-20](https://iq.wiki/wiki/erc-20) token sold during the ICO and did not require the registration of the [EOS](https://iq.wiki/wiki/eos) token that replaced it when the network launched.[[25]](#cite-id-soc5iorx3m) Commentators noted that the $24 million penalty amounted to about 0.58 percent of the roughly $4.1 billion raised, an outcome that drew criticism from observers who viewed the sanction as comparatively small, while others saw the action as providing additional regulatory clarity around token sales.[[25]](#cite-id-soc5iorx3m)[[26]](#cite-id-28pkmdbmrc) \n\n[Block.one](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockone), Blumer, and other executives have also been named as defendants in investor class-action lawsuits in U.S. courts alleging that [EOS](https://iq.wiki/wiki/eos) tokens were sold as unregistered securities in violation of federal and state securities laws, and seeking rescission and damages on behalf of token purchasers.[[27]](#cite-id-zcft7k2wyh) These cases challenge the legality of the token sale and raise broader questions about how securities laws apply to large-scale digital asset offerings.[[27]](#cite-id-zcft7k2wyh)\n\n### Bullish\n$$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](lDzdbi7eHxg)$$ \n\n​[Bullish](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bullish), a subsidiary of [Block.one](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockone), is a [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) exchange that was launched in 2021 with the backing of billionaire investor Peter Thiel and hedge fund managers Alan Howard and Louis Bacon. Brendan Blumer serves as the Chairman of the company. [[16]](#cite-id-2atftifxkj5)​[[17]](#cite-id-ox32u0dsycd)​\n\nIn a December 22, 2022 announcement, [Bullish](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bullish) said it had reached a mutual agreement with Far Peak Acquisition Corporation, (NYSE: FPAC), a special purpose acquisition company, to no longer merge in a deal that would have seen it listed on the New York Stock Exchange. [Bullish](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bullish) Chair Brendan Blumer cited the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) in the company's decision not to move forward:\n\n> “Our quest to become a public company is taking longer than expected, but we respect the SEC’s ongoing work to lay new digital asset frameworks and clarify industry-specific disclosure and accounting complexities.”[[18]](#cite-id-titgmjuno59)\n\nThe original special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal in July 2021 specified that either company would have the right to terminate the agreement if transactions weren’t in order by Dec. 31, 2022.[[19]](#cite-id-cuccyjt6v97)​\n\n> “Given the time constraints and market conditions, Far Peak does not intend to seek a new merger partner and will instead focus on winding up either on March 7, 2023 or sooner if practicable,” said Bullish.[[19]](#cite-id-cuccyjt6v97)\n\nBullish later pursued a traditional initial public offering, going public in New York in August 2025 and raising about $1.1 billion at a roughly $5.4 billion valuation.[[23]](#cite-id-dpts5tniob) The listing made Blumer a billionaire on paper, with an estimated 30.1% stake worth about $2.8 billion at the time, while Bullish operated as a cryptocurrency exchange serving multiple jurisdictions, offering spot, margin, and derivatives trading under CEO [Tom Farley](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tom-farley), with Blumer as chairman and a significant shareholder.[[23]](#cite-id-dpts5tniob)​\n\n#### Bullish Acquires Coindesk\n\nOn November 20, 2023, [Bullish](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bullish) Global, the parent company of [Bullish](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bullish) completed the acquisition of [CoinDesk](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coindesk), a digital media company that focuses on the [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) and [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) industries. [Bullish](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bullish) bought 100% of [CoinDesk](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coindesk) from crypto-focused investor [Digital Currency Group](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-currency-group) (DCG) in an all-cash deal. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.[[20]](#cite-id-wme90bq2p5)​[[21]](#cite-id-tu0k2an64b)​\n\n## Silvergate investment\n\nBrendan Blumer bought 9.3% of cryptocurrency bank Silvergate Capital (SI),[\\[7\\]](#cite-id-idgdks1zggp) while [Block.one](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockone) bought an additional 7.5%, according to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) documents filed on November 23, 2022. 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