36 Facts About Brock Pierce

Brock Jeffrey Pierce was born on November 14,1981 and is an American entrepreneur known primarily for his work in the cryptocurrency industry.

Brock Pierce ran as an independent candidate in the 2020 United States presidential election.

Brock Pierce starred as Luke Davenport in First Kid.

Brock Pierce had small roles in Little Big League, Ripper Man, Problem Child 3: Junior in Love, Three Wishes, Earth Minus Zero, and The Ride.

Brock Pierce retired from acting at 16 and joined as a minor partner with Marc Collins-Rector and Chad Schackley in establishing Digital Entertainment Network, which raised $88 million in venture capital.

Brock Pierce produced its first show, a pilot for gay teenagers called Chad's World.

In 2001, Brock Pierce founded Internet Gaming Entertainment, a company that pioneered the MMORPG currency-selling services industry.

Brock Pierce brought in Steve Bannon, formerly of Goldman Sachs and Breitbart News, to seek venture capital and a deal was made in February 2006 yielding $60 million of which Brock Pierce took away $20 million for a minority stake.

Brock Pierce founded ZAM, a network of websites oriented around massively multiplayer online role-playing games, such as World of Warcraft, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Rift, EverQuest, etc.

In 2010, Titan Gaming recruited Brock Pierce to sit on its board along with EA Executive Keith McCurdy.

Brock Pierce was a member investor of Bit Angels and an investor in BTC China.

Brock Pierce has been a guest speaker at the Milken Global Conference, Singularity University, and the California Institute of Technology.

In 2013, Brock Pierce joined brothers Bart and Bradford Stephens in founding venture capital firm Blockchain Capital which was reported to have raised $85 million in two venture funds by October 2017.

Brock Pierce worked with Mastercoin, a startup that raised capital via an initial coin offering in 2013.

Brock Pierce was elected Director of the Bitcoin Foundation in May 2014.

Brock Pierce was a co-founder of the cryptocurrency Tether with Reeve Collins and Craig Sellars in 2014.

Brock Pierce led an international delegation to El Salvador in June, 2021, in order to advise the Salvadorian government on their formal adoption of Bitcoin as their national currency.

In 2018, Brock Pierce converted a former monastery in the Old City of San Juan, Puerto Rico into his headquarters.

In January 2022, Brock Pierce purchased the W Hotel on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, which shuttered in the aftermath of hurricane Maria.

In June 2021, Brock Pierce co-founded Roundtable Media alongside James Heckman and David Bailey.

Brock Pierce is the vice chair and spokesperson of the US Marines Toys for Tots Foundation of New York, Long Island and Puerto Rico.

In late 2021, Brock Pierce funded a new NYPD Gaming Trucks initiative in New York City.

On July 5,2020, Brock Pierce announced his candidacy for President of the United States in the 2020 election as an Independent.

Brock Pierce based his campaign around his background as an entrepreneur, and his running mate was Karla Ballard, a fellow entrepreneur.

Brock Pierce was backed up by singer and entrepreneur Akon, who managed his presidential campaign as chief strategist.

Brock Pierce proposed "America 2.0", with a government that embraces technology, and believes technology is the biggest issue for the United States' future.

Brock Pierce has said that he would institute a universal basic income, which could be enabled by digital currencies.

Brock Pierce has criticized the two-party system and has stated that he intends to start a major third party.

Brock Pierce said the convention would include minor, third-party candidates to share their message.

Brock Pierce invited independent candidate Kanye West to attend the convention along with five other confirmed independent candidates.

Brock Pierce is the only independent candidate to appear on the Wyoming ballot.

On October 13,2020, Brock Pierce became the first presidential candidate in US history to receive a vote through an app on a personal mobile phone using blockchain technology, in Utah County using the Voatz app.

Brock Pierce received the endorsement of the Independence Party of New York and the Independent Party of Florida.

In November 2021, Brock Pierce filed a statement of organization with the FEC and later confirmed he was considering a 2022 run for the United States Senate to replace retiring Vermont senator Patrick Leahy After news reports indicated Brock Pierce could lose his federal income tax-free status as a Puerto Rico resident by running in Vermont, he did not file to qualify for the ballot.

Brock Pierce is married to Crystal Rose, CEO of Sensay and co-chairman of the United Council of Rising Nations.

Court records show that Brock Pierce paid $21,600 to one of the plaintiff's attorneys because said attorney refused to file the order of dismissal requested by his client until the attorney's expenses were reimbursed.