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According to Crowdfund Insider, Joseph Lubin, founder and CEO of Consensys and co-founder of Ethereum, recently shared his views on the current state and future trajectory of the cryptocurrency market during an interview in Hong Kong. Lubin expressed a cautiously optimistic outlook. He emphasized that the digital asset economy is continuously evolving, driven by functional utility rather than pure speculative forces.When discussing Bitcoin, Lubin believes it should not be viewed as a traditional safe-haven asset at this stage. He described the broader crypto landscape as still resembling a "startup ecosystem," suggesting that positioning Bitcoin as a secure store of value amidst current developmental challenges may be premature. In contrast, he highlighted that Ethereum's native cryptocurrency, ETH, has a stronger functional demand.Lubin believes that the practicality of ETH in driving decentralized applications, smart contracts, and broader ecosystem activities gives it an advantage in real-world adoption compared to Bitcoin's main narrative. He emphasized Ethereum's enduring importance in the evolving financial infrastructure.He pointed out that institutional participation is deepening, with major banks, trading platforms, and financial networks increasingly building on Ethereum-based technologies and layer two scaling solutions. He stated that this momentum at the institutional level indicates that even amid market fluctuations, Ethereum is transitioning towards becoming the next-generation financial foundation.Overall, Lubin's remarks reflect confidence in Ethereum's long-term potential under short-term market pressures. He portrayed the ecosystem as resilient and innovative, with tools like Ethereum and MetaMask poised to drive meaningful progress in the digital economy.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the wallet address related to Ethereum co-founder and Consensys founder Joseph Lubin deposited 15,000 ETH (approximately $31.43 million) into MakerDAO and borrowed 4.1 million DAI. Currently, the wallet address holds a total of 137,908 ETH (approximately $287.29 million) and has borrowed a cumulative total of 107.77 million DAI.

In 2025, crypto companies raised $3.4 billion through IPOs, with Circle and Bullish each raising over $1 billion. In 2026, IPOs will primarily focus on compliant infrastructure companies.Kraken: Submitted IPO application documents to the SEC in November 2025, aiming for a listing in the first half of 2026, with a valuation of $20 billion and projected revenue of $1.5 billion in 2024, seen as the most compliant listing route outside of Coinbase.Consensys: The parent company of MetaMask and Infura is preparing for an IPO in collaboration with JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, planning to go public in mid-2026. MetaMask has 30 million monthly active users, with a company valuation of $7 billion, providing investors with a pure crypto software investment opportunity.BitGo: Has submitted an updated IPO application to the SEC, targeting a listing in the first quarter of 2026, with a valuation of $1.75 billion. Revenue has quadrupled over the past two years, focusing on institutional custody and compliant staking services.Animoca Brands: Will go public on NASDAQ through a reverse merger with Currenc Group, with an expected valuation of $6 billion.Ledger: A French hardware wallet manufacturer, preparing for a significant financing round in 2026, has sold 6 million devices, positioning itself as the Apple of crypto security.Bithumb: Plans to go public in South Korea by the end of 2025, with market share expected to rebound to 25% in 2024, underwritten by Samsung Securities.

According to DL News, this year, crypto companies raised approximately $3.4 billion in IPOs, with both Circle and Bullish exceeding $1 billion.Looking ahead to 2026: Kraken has confidentially submitted its S-1 to the SEC in November 2025, planning to go public in the first half of the year;Consensys is advancing its IPO with JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs by mid-year, with core products being MetaMask, Infura, and Linea;BitGo has updated its S-1A, aiming for a Q1 listing, with a valuation of approximately $1.75 billion;Animoca Brands plans to go public on NASDAQ through a reverse merger with Currenc Group, targeting a valuation of around $6 billion;Ledger is preparing for a large financing round to strengthen Ledger Live and its self-custody business;Bithumb plans to go public in South Korea by the end of 2025, regaining about 25% of the local market share.

According to a report by Businesswire, the crypto fund C1 Fund has announced the purchase of equity in the Ethereum ecosystem infrastructure provider and the parent company of the self-custody crypto wallet MetaMask, Consensys, but has not yet disclosed specific details such as the purchase amount and equity ratio.It is reported that C1 Fund had previously announced a public offering of $60 million, intending to increase its investment in the digital asset technology sector, and has also purchased equity in Ripple and Chainalysis.

The crypto financing platform Shodai Network announced the completion of a $2.5 million seed round financing, with investors including Consensys and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin. This investment will help Shodai Network expand its founder network and further develop its financing support platform.Shodai Network brings together a group of entrepreneurs, developers, and seasoned professionals in the crypto industry to assist early developers in accessing resources, connecting with other entrepreneurs, and systematically scaling their projects through its founder network. Through its product department, Shodai focuses on the research and development of new financing technologies and the development of open-source capital raising tools, aiming to align the interests of protocol developers and investors from the early stages of protocol construction.

The crypto financing platform Shodai Network announced the completion of a $2.5 million seed round financing, with investors including Consensys, Consensys Mesh, and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin. This investment will help Shodai Network expand its founder network and further develop its financing support platform.Shodai Network brings together a group of entrepreneurs, developers, and seasoned professionals in the crypto industry to assist early developers in accessing resources, connecting with other entrepreneurs, and systematically scaling their projects through its founder network. Through its product division, Shodai focuses on the research and development of new financing technologies and the development of open-source capital raising tools, aiming to align the interests of protocol developers and investors from the early stages of protocol construction.

According to Chainwire, the crypto project funding platform Shodai Network has announced the completion of a $2.5 million seed round financing, with participation from MetaMask's parent company Consensys and angel investor Joe Lubin.The new funds will support its development of a funding platform aimed at the crypto community and provide resources for Web3 developers.

ChainCatcher news, MetaMask wallet developer and Ethereum infrastructure company Consensys plans to go public in the United States and has hired JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs as the lead underwriters for the IPO.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, at this week's Zebu Live conference in London, the UK's cryptocurrency regulatory environment sparked heated discussions, with industry dissatisfaction over the lack of a clear framework and slow regulatory progress.Consensys senior legal advisor Bill Hughes spoke passionately, expressing concerns that the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) would still "take a heavy-handed approach" to cryptocurrency regulation, which he believes has caused the UK to lose its status as a cryptocurrency hub, allowing the US to take the lead. He argued that treating all cryptocurrencies as financial instruments and applying all rules would severely hinder the UK's competitiveness.He pointed out that there are significant differences between the UK and the US in cryptocurrency regulation; the US aims to provide space for the development of blockchain technology, while the UK focuses on risks and uncertainties. He emphasized that policies supporting innovation are the wise choice.When asked what framework would best support blockchain innovation in the UK, he cited the US as an example, noting that it recently passed federal stablecoin legislation and is also making efforts regarding market structure.

ChainCatcher news, ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin tweeted that he will launch a new token economy platform and launchpad on Linea. "If we can accelerate the global adoption of prediction markets like Polymarket and MYRIAD, we can bring collective intelligence and market forces into governance and decision-making at all levels of society. Before Futarchy can truly take hold, we need deep liquidity and widespread application of prediction markets. Once this goal is achieved, we can begin to replace the subjective and centralized control of platforms that have rent-seeking and de-platforming power, with more objective market-based decision-making involving a broader range of stakeholders."

ChainCatcher news reports that at the TOKEN2049 conference, Consensys founder and CEO Joseph Lubin outlined three core development focuses for the future of Ethereum: scalability, optimizing user experience (UX), and foundational research and development.Lubin explained that scalability aims to achieve "millions of TPS" by optimizing the mainnet and utilizing Layer 2; optimizing user experience focuses on addressing pain points such as private key management and gas fee fluctuations; and foundational research and development emphasizes investing in zero-knowledge proof technology to ensure privacy and upgrading the PoS consensus mechanism. Additionally, Lubin highlighted the potential for the integration of AI and blockchain, believing that smart contracts can address the "unverifiable" nature of AI results. He also urged developers to pay more attention to the needs of the real economy, such as cross-border remittances and traditional asset tokenization, rather than short-term speculation.

ChainCatcher news, according to market news, Consensys CEO Joe Lubin stated in an interview that the MetaMask token is coming soon, and it may be faster than you expect.Previously, news reported that the MetaMask co-founder mentioned that their team is still considering launching a native token.

ChainCatcher news, Consensys founder and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin stated on social media, "Holding Linea will provide further reward opportunities, primarily in the form of other token rewards; some from Consensys and some from the protocols we collaborate with. MetaMask and Linea are working together to create the relevant mechanisms to achieve this goal. Holding LINEA tokens indicates that you are a community member and may participate in activities such as building, staking, and using. In the future, users holding a certain number of tokens for a sustained period may receive additional token airdrops; the more tokens held and the longer the holding period, the higher the rewards."

ChainCatcher news, a suspected ConsenSys associated address has purchased $1.2 million worth of Etherex token REX from the Linea ecosystem DEX protocol in the past two weeks.On August 16, the address 0x0521b received 1.25 million USDC from a MetaMask multi-signature address, and subsequently bought REX. The address then transferred the tokens to a new multi-signature address and staked REX.

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin participated in the Linea podcast event yesterday. In response to the community's question about the specific TGE date for Linea, he replied, "I think 42 is the answer to that question."

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Ethereum co-founder Joseph Rubin's software company Consensys is currently planning to lay off 49 employees, accounting for about 7% of the total workforce.A company spokesperson stated that this restructuring is aimed at enhancing overall profitability. Consensys recently acquired a startup with about 30 employees, who will remain with the company. At the same time, the company still plans to continue hiring for other positions. Consensys's largest office is located in Brooklyn.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Consensys has confirmed that the MetaMask browser extension has an abnormal disk write vulnerability, which has affected the lifespan of some users' solid-state drives (SSD). The official statement indicates that a fix will be released soon.This issue causes MetaMask to continuously write data to the solid-state drive in the background, reaching up to 500GB per day, or significantly shortening the SSD lifespan. Currently, several users have reported on GitHub that the vulnerability is still active, and the official team is actively researching ways to optimize the data write frequency and state size.

ChainCatcher news, Linea, Consensys, and Nile have collaborated to launch the DEX Etherex, which will go live on July 28.Etherex is an upgraded version of Nile Exchange, built on Ramses v3 technology and centered around the x33 token economics model. Its native token REX will be distributed as liquidity rewards to liquidity providers, and 100% of the trading fees will be directly allocated to xREX voters. Users can exchange REX for xREX and vote to support their preferred pools.