ConsenSys

ConsenSys

ConsenSys is a blockchain technology company that offers developer tools alongside enterprise solutions.

What Is ConsenSys?

ConsenSys is a blockchain technology company that offers developer tools alongside enterprise solutions. Their main goal is to enable developers, enterprises and even people on a worldwide scale to build the next-generation applications and launch modern financial infrastructure while accessing the decentralized web.

The company itself was founded by Joseph Lubin and has headquarters in Brooklyn, New York as well as additional offices in Washington, D.C., as well as San Francisco.

ConsenSys was founded in October of 2014, and developed decentralized software services alongside applications that operate on the Ethereum blockchain.

One of their most well-known projects is MetaMask, which is an Ethereum wallet application that allows you as a user to store as well as transfer cryptocurrencies and tokens, while also being able to access and interact with decentralized applications that are built on the Ethereum blockchain.

When it comes to the company itself, it offers a wide range of solutions, such as asset management, capital markets, DeFi for institutions, global trade and commerce, payments and money, and much more.

Aside from MetaMask, their other products include Codefi, Diligence, Quorum, Infura and Truffle.

Codefi is the blockchain application suite for commerce and finance.

MetaMask is a crypto wallet as well as a gateway to blockchain dApps.

Diligence conducts security audits for Ethereum blockchain smart contracts.

Quorum is the complete open-source blockchain protocol for business.

Infura is an instant, as well as fully scalable API access to the Ethereum and IPFS networks.

Truffle is a development environment as well as a testing framework for Ethereum smart contracts.

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