Our mission
Inspire and empower the builder in everyone
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, 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
Who we are
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.
Our founder
Meet Joe Lubin
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.
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.
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).
The Future
We support the long term health of this ecosystem.
Sustainability
Whether it's through helping the transition to Ethereum proof-of-stake or our support for environmental initiatives, we're promoting sustainable practices globally.
Regulation
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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