Brock Pierce

Brock Pierce is a blockchain pioneer, impact investor, and philanthropist with a track record of founding, advising, and investing in disruptive businesses. He has raised over $5 billion for companies he founded and played a key role in pioneering digital currency markets.

Pierce is Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation and co-founder of EOS Alliance, Block.one, Blockchain Capital, Tether, and Mastercoin (the first ICO). In 2020, he ran for U.S. President as an Independent, receiving the first-ever blockchain-recorded vote.

As an early investor in Bitcoin and Ethereum, Pierce helped launch Tether, the most traded cryptocurrency by volume. He co-founded Blockchain Capital, which led the first security token offering, and Block.one, which raised $4 billion in the largest ICO ever.

Beyond crypto, Pierce founded and sold several gaming and digital asset companies, including IMI Exchange, ZAM (acquired by Tencent), and IGE. He serves on the Board of Bitdigital and advises multiple blockchain projects.

A dedicated philanthropist, Pierce is Chairman of the Integro Foundation, supporting humanitarian efforts in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. He is also Vice Chair of Toys for Tots NY/PR and an advocate for civil liberties.

A sought-after speaker, he has lectured at Singularity University, Stanford, USC, and UCLA, and has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Bloomberg, and Wired.