Consensys and Joseph Lubin
Consensys is a blockchain software studio founded by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, building enterprise tools and advocating for decentralized tech.
What is Consensys?
ConsenSys, founded in 2014 by Joseph Lubin, is a New York based decentralized software studio employing thousands globally to develop Ethereum tools like MetaMask and Infura. As Ethereum’s co-founder, Lubin (an ex-Goldman Sachs) co-authored the Yellow Paper specifying the EVM and launched ConsenSys to foster an ecosystem around Ethereum’s 2015 debut.
In 2025, Lubin’s focus on Ethereum treasuries (e.g., SharpLink’s $400% stock rally post-ETH pivot) positions him as a corporate adoption advocate of Ethereum, akin to Michael Saylor for Bitcoin.
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