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CONSENSYS Building the era of Decentralized Finance
CONSENSYS
Company Overview.
Description.
Consensys is a leading Ethereum and decentralized protocol software company that builds the consumer platform, developer, enterprise, and agentic infrastructure powering the transition to decentralized finance. Founded in 2014 by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, Consensys has been a core contributor to Ethereum since before the genesis block. The company operates globally with over 700 employees across multiple offices. Consensys is best known for MetaMask, the world's most widely used self-custodial wallet with 143 million total users and 30+ million monthly active users. The company has raised $732.5 million across 11 funding rounds, achieving a $7 billion valuation in March 2022, and is preparing for a potential IPO in 2026 with JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs as lead underwriters.
The company's technical stack includes Infura (API infrastructure serving 430,000+ developers and supporting $1 trillion+ in annual on-chain transaction volume), Linea (zkEVM Layer 2 network with $1.2 billion in DeFi TVL), and Ethereum protocol clients (Teku and Besu). Consensys launched the MetaMask Card in August 2024, a self-custodial Mastercard enabling direct crypto spending, and announced MetaMask USD stablecoin in August 2025. The SEC dismissed its lawsuit over MetaMask staking features in February 2025, clearing a major regulatory hurdle. Key investors include ParaFi Capital, Temasek, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Microsoft, and Mastercard.
Key Infrastructure.
Enables sending, trading, earning, paying, and connecting to dapps with integrated transaction security and cross-chain infrastructure.
Provides access to millions of users within MetaMask's non-custodial security model for wallet connections and digital asset experiences.
Provides scalable API infrastructure allowing developers to read and write to supported chains without operating their own nodes.
Powers thousands of dApps with high-availability endpoints and enterprise-grade performance.
Supports 430,000+ developers and $1T+ annualized on-chain ETH transaction volume.
Provides low-cost, high-throughput transactions while maintaining Ethereum security.
DeFi TVL surpasses $1.2B.
Additional Features.
General Questions.
Consensys builds the software infrastructure for Ethereum and decentralized finance. Their products include MetaMask (the leading self-custodial wallet with 143M+ users), Infura (developer API infrastructure used by thousands of dApps), Linea (zkEVM Layer 2 network), and Ethereum protocol clients (Teku, Besu). They are preparing for a potential 2026 IPO.
Developers building dApps, enterprises requiring blockchain infrastructure, institutional staking operators, and 143M+ end-user consumers via MetaMask. Major clients include enterprises requiring enterprise Ethereum solutions and developers building on Ethereum.
Not currently licensed as a financial institution. The SEC previously sued Consensys over MetaMask staking features but dismissed the case in February 2025. The company is in discussions for potential licenses ahead of IPO but no specific licenses held.
Ethereum, multiple L2 networks, and 11 blockchains total via MetaMask. Supports major stablecoins including USDT, USDC, DAI, and their own MetaMask USD (announced 2025).
