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Brock Pierce standing, hands on hips, in a dark suit, open white shirt and a cap with a lightning-bolt B, in black and white, against lines of light

Entrepreneur · Investor · Philanthropist

A transformer of industries.

The spark

The dollar, rebuilt on a chain.

Co-founded Tether USDT

Prologue · On screen

Before the companies, the screen.

A child actor from 1992 to 1997, before he founded his technology companies.

  1. Theatrical poster for The Mighty Ducks (1992): a young hockey goalie in a cage mask blows a pink bubblegum bubble 1992 The Mighty Ducks Gordon Bombay, age 10 IMDb ↗ Poster © Walt Disney Pictures
  2. Theatrical poster for D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994): two ice-hockey players face off head to head, both blowing bubblegum 1994 D2 The Mighty Ducks Young Gordon Bombay IMDb ↗ Poster © Walt Disney Pictures
  3. Theatrical poster for First Kid (1996): Sinbad as a Secret Service agent stands behind the President's son in sunglasses, the White House below 1996 First Kid Luke Davenport, the President’s son · lead role IMDb ↗ Poster © Walt Disney Pictures

Filmography, 1992–1997

YearFilmRole
1992The Mighty DucksGordon Bombay, age 10
1994D2: The Mighty DucksYoung Gordon Bombay
1994Little Big LeagueSidney
1995Ripper ManKevin
1995Problem Child 3: Junior in Love TV filmDuke
1995Three WishesScott
1996First KidLuke Davenport (lead)
1997Earth Minus ZeroJoey Heller
1997The RideDanny O’Neil
1997Two Small Voices TV filmBrad
1997Legend of the Lost Tomb TV filmJohn Robie

Later on screen

Producer & crew

Documentaries, as himself

Full credits on IMDb ↗

I The record

From the screen to now.

At sixteen he stepped away from acting to build.

    Tap any line to see what it is and Brock’s part in it

    II Virtual worlds

    Digital economies, before they had a name.

    In the early 2000s he founded IGE and ZAM, building businesses around online games and the virtual goods inside them, years before digital assets were a category of their own.

    III The chain

    Not just a currency. A new kind of database.

    “Blockchain isn’t just about crypto. It’s a revolutionary new kind of database.”

    An early participant in Bitcoin, Brock’s focus is the long game: education, policy and the infrastructure underneath, over short-term speculation.

    IV Puerto Rico

    An island, and a light to steer by.

    After Hurricane Maria in 2017, Brock made Puerto Rico home, with headquarters in a restored former monastery in Old San Juan. Much of the work now begins there.

    V Civic

    Brock for President, 2020.Every voice counts.

    In 2020, Brock ran for President of the United States as an independent, bringing a technologist’s perspective to civic life: put people first, speak to them directly and truthfully, and look to the future with optimism.

    Brock Pierce walking out between tall marble columns, in black and white

    VI Stewardship

    Nothing great is built alone.

    • Independent DirectorBit Digital (Nasdaq: BTBT)
    • Co-founder & ChairmanRoundtable Media
    Brock Pierce seated on a navy sofa in a dark panelled room, lit by a single warm light from the upper left

    VII Philanthropy

    Give while you're alive.

    “Giving while you’re alive… is one of the greatest gifts.”

    • ChairmanIntegro Foundation, capacity-building in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
    • Vice Chair (honorary)U.S. Marines Toys for Tots Foundation, New York, Long Island and Puerto Rico chapter
    • Founder, 2021Brock Pierce Foundation

    The measure

    A billionaire, to me, is not someone with a billion dollars, but someone who is positively impacting the lives of a billion people.

    Brock Pierce

    Brock Pierce balancing on one leg, arms out, in a tunnel lined with streaks of light

    The lesson

    Never quit.

    “The biggest lesson I’ve learned in my life is never quit.”

    Onward

    Beware of impostors. Never send money, crypto, private keys or a seed phrase to anyone who messages you claiming to be Brock.