# Who is the architect of EOSIO?

> Intro for new EOS users

Canonical: https://help.blockzhub.io/articles/who-is-the-architect-of-eosio

EOSIO is a general-purpose blockchain engine that can support any dApp. Daniel Larimer, former CTO of B1, designed the concept of EOSIO based on his previous projects called [BitShares](https://bitshares.org/) and [Steemit](https://steemit.com/). Those two projects’ blockchains are application-specific (DEX and social media, respectively).

After resigning from B1, Dan created EDEN on EOS based on his book [More Equal Animals](https://moreequalanimals.com/posts/book-launch). Dan’s life mission is to develop solutions for securing life, liberty, property, and justice for all.

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*Dan’s book introduces new principles for a better societal structure*

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Author: Jesse Jaffe

Editor: Randall Roland

Translator: -

Sources & References:

* [Daniel Larimer](https://twitter.com/bytemaster7) on Twitter
* [BitShares](https://bitshares.org/)
* [Steemit](https://steemit.com/)
* [More Equal Animals](https://moreequalanimals.com/posts/book-launch)