ConsenSys

ConsenSys

Finance

Consensys to split MetaMask into its own firm while staying silent on IPO

The existing company, Consensys Software Inc., will rebrand as MetaMask under Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin as chairman and CEO.

Joe Lubin speaking at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

Tech

MetaMask launches AI agent wallet with built-in security for crypto trades

The launch comes as AI agents increasingly emerge as participants in crypto markets, executing trades and managing capital on behalf of users.

ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin

Finance

Ethereum app builder Consensys has delayed its potential IPO until fall

The MetaMask wallet builder had reportedly engaged bankers from JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs to lead the process.

Joe Lubin (David Paul Morris/Consensus)

Finance

MetaMask expands debit card across U.S. after year-long pilot

The card lets users spend digital assets directly from their self-custodial wallets at various merchants.

MetaMask's mobile app (Gabby Jones, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

MetaMask integrates Ondo to offer 200+ tokenized U.S. stocks inside crypto wallet

The launch marks one of the first times tokenized U.S. equities and ETFs have been made natively available through a major self-custodial wallet.

Joe Lubin speaking at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

Markets

Consensys Plans Public Debut, Taps JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs to Lead IPO: Axios

The MetaMask maker’s public debut could be the biggest Ethereum-native listing yet, amid a wave of crypto firms hitting U.S. markets.

Joe Lubin speaking at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

Markets

SharpLink Plans $200M ETH Deployment on Consensys’ Linea Over Multiple Years

SharpLink said it will use Anchorage Digital to deploy ether on Linea, combining ether.fi staking and EigenCloud restaking to seek yield under institutional controls.

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Finance

MetaMask Will Add Polymarket Prediction Markets, Rolls Out Perp Trading With Hyperliquid

The crypto wallet said will allow users to bet on real-world outcomes as part of an exclusive partnership with Polymarket, coming later this year.

MetaMask's mobile app (Gabby Jones, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Linea to Burn ETH With Every Transaction in Bold L2 Upgrade

Linea’s updated roadmap introduces ETH-native staking on bridged assets, a protocol-level ETH burn mechanism, and the allocation of 85% of its token supply to ecosystem development.

Joe Lubin speaking at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

Tech

Status Unveils Gasless Layer 2 Feature on Linea, Ditches Sequencer Fees Entirely

The network, currently in testnet, will operate differently compared to conventional rollups that depend on sequencer fees, the team said.

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