Daniel Larimer, the co-founder and CTO of Block.one, has <a href="https://www.voice.com/post/@dan/resignation-as-cto-of-blockone-1610285996-1071500676" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">announced</a> his resignation from the company after four years. Block.one is the company that had raised $4 billion to build the software behind the EOS blockchain. Since the announcement, the native cryptocurrency EOS reacted with a price drop of about 25%.
<h2><strong>Block.one CTO Daniel Larimer Announces Resignation</strong></h2>
Larimer revealed that he left Block.one as of Dec. 31, 2020. Having served as the company’s chief technical officer since April 2017, Larimer announced moving to Block.one social network <a href="https://www.cryptoknowmics.com/news/blockones-social-networking-site-voice-is-live-for-public/">Voice.com</a>.

In the announcement release, Daniel Larimer stated:

<i>“I am proud of the EOSIO software I was able to create and launch with the help of an extremely talented group of engineers. Alas, all good things must come to an end. As of December 31, 2020 I have resigned my position as CTO of block.one.”</i>

Block.one confirmed on the resignation, saying Larimer had left the company to pursue new personal projects.

In a statement, Block.one CEO Brendan Blumer, stated:

<em>“I’m not alone in being grateful for the contributions Dan has made to date, and I look forward to seeing what he will do next.” </em>

Larimer also founded BitShares alongside Charles Hoskinson (a co-founder of Ethereum) in 2013.
<h2><strong>Visioning Censorship Resistant Technologies</strong></h2>
A day before announcing his resignation, Larimer revealed on boycotting Twitter, saying that the censorship has gotten out of control. He even added that he can no longer empower such a corrupt company.

Larimer was likely referring to the platform's ban of U.S. President Donald Trump and has since vowed out on banning traditional social media platforms.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">It’s time to abandon Twitter. If you want to follow me then join <a href="https://t.co/epHnV9y13Y">https://t.co/epHnV9y13Y</a> and subscribe to my mailing list on <a href="https://t.co/q79po8kITh">https://t.co/q79po8kITh</a>. Meanwhile, this may be your last chance to download certain apps from Apple.</p>
— Daniel Larimer (@bytemaster7) <a href="https://twitter.com/bytemaster7/status/1347737515785072643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2021</a></blockquote>


During his resignation announcement, he emphasized that his focus will be on creating tools that people can use to secure their own freedom, saying:

<i>"I will continue on my mission to create free market, voluntary solutions for securing life, liberty, property, and justice for all. I do not know exactly what is next, but I am leaning toward building more censorship resistant technologies."</i>

Block.one CTO and Co-Founder Daniel Larimer Announces Resignation

Daniel Larimer, the co-founder, and CTO of Block.one have announced his resignation from the company as of Dec. 31, 2020 after four years.

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Block.one CTO and Co-Founder Daniel Larimer Announces Resignation

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