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Digital Assets: ConsenSys Introduces Marketplace for Institutional Staking on MetaMask Institutional

MetaMask Institutional, the web3 wallet for organizations developed by ConsenSys, and the first multi-custodial institutional web3 offering on the market, launched its institutional staking marketplace in partnership with Allnodes, Blockdaemon, and Kiln. The marketplace will also “leverage ConsenSys’ own technology with ConsenSys Staking (formerly Codefi… Read More

MetaMask, Mercuryo to Offer Seamless Cryptocurrency Purchases

Mercuryo, a crypto payments company, and ConsenSys, a Web3 company, have announced an integration within MetaMask that will “allow MetaMask users to bypass mainstream exchanges and buy crypto tokens with bank cards, Apple Pay, and various bank transfer methods directly in their wallets.” This aims… Read More

Crypto Adoption: Banxa, MetaMask to Make it Easier to Access Web3

BANXA Holdings Inc. (TSXV:BNXA), the on-and-off ramp solution for Web3, announced an integration with ConsenSys’ self-custody Web3 wallet, MetaMask, “to simplify on-and-off ramping fiat to crypto.” On top of global users being able to purchase crypto via standard methods such as credit cards and Apple… Read More

ConsenSys Introduces MetaMask Learn, the Next Step in “Democratizing” Web3

ConsenSys, a blockchain technology company, announced its newest initiative, MetaMask Learn. MetaMask Learn is “a free-to-use resource available in 10 languages for anyone interested in learning about web3.” It provides “an interactive MetaMask UI environment to help onboard those new to self-custody, and guides users… Read More

ConsenSys, PayPal to Allow Clients to Buy Crypto-Assets in MetaMask

ConsenSys, a Web3 company, announced that U.S. MetaMask users will be able to purchase crypto (ETH) from “within the app” using PayPal. MetaMask will reportedly “be the first Web3 wallet to leverage PayPal to drive more successful on-ramp transactions.” Initially available to select PayPal users… Read More

WalletConnect Raises $12.5M Ecosystem Round to Build Web3 Communications Network

WalletConnect, the web3 communications protocol company, announced that it has raised $12.5 million in an ecosystem round, “with participation from Shopify, Coinbase Ventures, ConsenSys, Circle Ventures, Polygon, Uniswap Labs Ventures, Union Square Ventures, 1kx, HashKey, Foresight Ventures, and others.” The ecosystem round “lays the groundwork… Read More

MetaMask, Game7 Unveil HyperPlay, a Web3 App, Focused on Gaming

Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) Game7 and MetaMask announce HyperPlay, which is described as “an open-source desktop application where interoperability is the default for Web3 games.” HyperPlay claims it is “the world’s first Web3-native game launcher, built to make the user experience free of friction for… Read More

ConsenSys Introduces MetaMask Grants DAO to Issue Grants to Developers Worldwide

ConsenSys, a blockchain technology company, announced the launch of MetaMask Grants DAO. This employee-led, fully-funded Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) structure issues grants “to developers outside of ConsenSys, who are building impactful experiences within the MetaMask ecosystem.” It is “open to any meaningful project that adds… Read More

Consensys Says Ethereum Merge Has Eliminated 99.99% of Carbon Footprint

Consensys, an Ethereum-focused firm, says the successful Merge for Ethereum has reduced its carbon footprint by 99.99% – higher than initially anticipated. Last week, the Merge completed where Ethereum migrated from Proof of Work (PoW) to Proof of Stake (PoS) thus eliminating the high utilization… Read More

MetaMask Celebrates 6th Anniversary with Steady Growth, Key Update to Market

MetaMask, which is ConsenSys’ mobile app and browser extension wallet, recently celebrated its 6th anniversary. MetaMask has “achieved 6 digit growth in Monthly Active Users (MAUs) since its inception.” The fast growth of the last two years can be “attributed to the frenzy of interest… Read More

MetaMask Teams Up with Asset Reality to Help Victims of Scams by Recovering Stolen Crypto

MetaMask, ConsenSys’ self-custody wallet, has announced a partnership with Asset Reality, an end-to-end solution “for recovering, managing, and accessing seized crypto and complex assets.” Over the last few years, economic activity on web3 has “grown exponentially,” according to an update shared with CI. While this… Read More

ConsenSys and LivePerson to Create VillageDAO, the “Decentralized” Customer Care Platform

ConsenSys, a blockchain tech firm, and LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN), a global firm focused on conversational AI, announced plans to create a “decentralized” customer care platform: VillageDAO. VillageDAO will focus on “empowering Web3 brands to self-service issue resolution by enhancing community engagement.” Community members will be… Read More

Consensys Raises $450 Million at Huge $7 Billion Valuation

Consensys has announced a Series D funding round that values the firm at over $7 billion – more than double its Series C round last November. According to a statement by Consensys, the firm raised $450 million in a round led by ParaFi Capital joined… Read More

ConsenSys Rollups Introduced with Assistance from Mastercard, Enabling Scalability on the Ethereum Mainnet and Permissioned Chains

ConsenSys, the Ethereum software firm, has announced the launch of ConsenSys Rollups, in order to offer enterprise-grade scalability to various financial organizations, addressing the key use case of “scalable applications on the Ethereum blockchain.” ConsenSys leveraged the expertise of Mastercard’s engineering team to “design the… Read More

New York based Blockchain Firm ConsenSys Acquires $200M to Expand Products like MetaMask, Infura

Blockchain-based solutions provider ConsenSys announced earlier this week that it had finalized a $200 million round, bringing its valuation to around $3.2 billion. New investors Marshall Wace, Third Point, ParaFi Capital, and Think Investments took part in ConsenSys‘ latest investments round. New partners that contributed… Read More

Matrixport’s Cactus Custody to Support ConsenSys MMI

Digital assets financial services platform Matrixport announced this week that its custodian solution Cactus Custody is now supporting ConsenSys’ MetaMask Institutional (MMI), a version of Metamask that integrates institution-compliant custody, operational, risk, and compliance features. MMI is integrated with Cactus Custody’s DeFi Connector feature, which creates… Read More

Infura Transactions (ITX) Aims to Simplify Transaction Management on Ethereum (ETH)

Infura, a ConsenSys firm offering an extensive suite of blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT) developer tools, reveals that it’s introducing the public release of its Ethereum (ETH) transaction relaying service, called Infura Transactions (ITX). As noted in a release shared with CI, ITX makes… Read More

DeFi Report from ConsenSys: 2.91M Unique Ethereum Addresses Using Decentralized Finance Protocols in Q2 2021, a 65% Growth from Q1

The team at Brooklyn, New York based ConsenSys, a leading Ethereum (ETH) development studio, has published its latest report on the Current State of DeFi. The report from ConsenSys provides a detailed analysis of Ethereum’s decentralized finance ecosystem and its ongoing growth during Q2 2021…. Read More

Klaytn Teams Up With ConsenSys For Blockchain Solutions

Klaytn, a global public blockchain platform developed by Ground X, the blockchain affiliate of the leading South Korean Internet company, Kakao, announced on Thursday it has teamed up with ConsenSys, an Ethereum software company, to advance its platform’s integrated digital currency efforts. Klaytn reported through… Read More

ConsenSys Secures $65 Million Through Latest Investment Round From JP Morgan, Mastercard, & UBS

  ConsenSys announced on Tuesday it raised $65 million through its latest investment round. The blockchain company reported that J.P. Morgan, Mastercard, and UBS invested alongside blockchain companies, including Protocol Labs, the Maker Foundation, Fenbushi, The LAO, and Alameda Research. Additional investors include CMT Digital, Greater… Read More

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