Our mission
The drive to build is in all of us; the determination to make things better. For ourselves, our communities, our future generations.
Whether through art, activism, development, or forging a unique path forward, we strive to create opportunities for greater economic freedom and ownership.
At Consensys, we believe that everyone should have access to tools that harness the power of web3, so we can collectively build the world we all want to see.
You’re a builder. We all are. And together we’re an unstoppable force.
Consensys is the leading blockchain and web3 software company. Since 2014, Consensys has been at the forefront of innovation, pioneering technological developments within the web3 ecosystem. Through our product suite, including the MetaMask platform, Infura, Linea, Diligence, and our NFT platform, we have become a trusted collaborator for users, creators, and developers. Whether building a dapp, an NFT collection, a portfolio, or a better future, the instinct to build is universal. Our mission is to inspire and empower the builder in everyone by making web3 universally easy to use and develop on. Let’s build the world we want to see.
About Consensys
An idea that will fundamentally change every industry and force the evolution of our existing political, economic, and social systems.
Consensys was founded based on one such idea. Our vision is to transform the world’s digital architecture into a more open, inclusive, and secure internet of value and ownership: Web3.
Every once in a while, an idea is born with the potential to change the course of history.
Joseph Lubin is a co-founder of Ethereum and the founder and CEO of Consensys. Born and raised in Toronto, Lubin graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. As a software and AI consultant, Lubin worked with eMagine on the Identrus project and was involved in the founding and operation of a hedge fund with a partner. He held positions as Director of the New York office of Blacksmith Software Consulting, and VP of Technology in Private Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs. Through these posts, Joe focused on the intersection of cryptography, engineering, and finance.
In 2014 he met Vitalik Buterin, a Canadian programmer, writer and Founder of Ethereum and joined the Ethereum Project as a co-founder. After the Project was launched, Joe established Consensys. Since 2014 Joe and the Consensys team have been working on the foundational software for web3.
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01 — How it started
Getting to the genesis block
01 — How it started
Getting to the genesis block
It started with an idea. Vitalik presented his vision for executable smart contracts at the Bitcoin Miami conference in 2014. Joseph Lubin, Consensys’ founder, flew down to Miami to begin preparing for what would be the launch of largest smart contract blockchain: Ethereum. Even before the first block was confirmed on Ethereum, Consensys, alongside different developer teams around the world, helped contribute to what would become the Ethereum protocol.
Timeline 01 — How it started
November 2013
Block 0: Vitalik Buterin publishes the Ethereum White Paper, attracting the attention of technologists around the world
January 2014
Block 0: Vitalik Buterin formally announces Ethereum at The North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami
November 2014
Block 0: Consensus Systems (Consensys) is founded by Joseph Lubin, a co-founder of the Ethereum project
July 2015
Block 1: The Ethereum Genesis block is generated and loaded for Frontier, the first live release of Ethereum
02 — The launch
Middleware layers for developers to bootstrap the network
02 — The launch
Middleware layers for developers to bootstrap the network
Between 2016 and 2019, the first group of projects within Consensys launched to market. MetaMask became one of the first wallets available for interacting with the Ethereum network, whether to send ETH and other tokens to friends or connect your wallet to a dapp.Infura created an Ethereum API so other web3 developers could bootstrap applications without having to take on the burden of running their own node infrastructure.
Timeline 02 — The launch
July 2016
Kumavis and Dan Finlay launch MetaMask as a browser extension
November 2016
Infura launches, enabling developers to bootstrap their Web3 applications, without the burden of having to run their own infrastructure.
February 2017
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) launches with founding board members Consensys, J. P. Morgan, BNY-Mellon, Microsoft, Intel, CME Group, and more
June 2017
Consensys Diligence launches its mission to raise the bar for security and ethics best practices for the Ethereum ecosystem
June 2019
Truffle has 103,483 monthly downloads
August 2019
Ethereum Java client PegaSys Pantheon rebrands to Hyperledger Besu, and becomes the first public blockchain in the Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger project
03 — Integrated software company
Beginnings of mainstream adoption
03 — Integrated software company
Beginnings of mainstream adoption
By 2020, Consensys restructured to become an integrated software company to support both developers in building novel web3 applications, and end-users to interact with them. By supporting protocol development, both on Ethereum and other Ethereum-compatible blockchains, Consensys played a critical role in fostering the first major wave of adoption in decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).
Timeline 03 — Integrated software company
September 2020
MetaMask Mobile Launches on iOS and Android
June 2021
2.91 million unique addresses have used at least one DeFi protocol
February 2021
USD stablecoin market grows to more than $25 billion
August 2021
NFTs 10x in popularity with record $3.25 billion in NFT sales volume
February 2022
Consensys acquires MyCrypto
March 2022
Consensys Raises $450M Series D Funding
September 2022
Ethereum successfully completes “the Merge” to Proof of Stake, eliminating 99.99% of of its carbon footprint overnight
Our People
We're a global team with a shared vision.
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Investing in web3 companies and witnessing dynamic innovation firsthand
Michael Camarda
Director of Corporate Development
I'll never forget organising our company retreat with 700 people in Italy.
Saskia Starck
Program Manager
Consensys is CRAZY - in a great way. Never boring, so I'm always learning.
Emily Lin
Developer Relations
Working at Consensys, I have the space to learn and grow with amazing coworkers.
Jenni Nguyen
Senior Business Project Manager
I get to know about cool new MetaMask features as they’re getting developed
Oliver Renwick
Senior Technical Writer
Amplifying community voices in the DAO decision-making process
Cam O'Donnell
DAO Governance Strategist
Catalyzing creativity, cultivating creator networks - the essence of my role.
Faith Love
Community Manager
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Whether it's through helping the transition to Ethereum proof-of-stake or our support for environmental initiatives, we're promoting sustainable practices globally.
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A balanced regulatory framework is critical to the long-term success of our industry and is one that promotes innovation, protects users, and ensures the integrity of the financial system.
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