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Joseph Lubin

Joseph Lubin

Formal First Name
Joseph
Dates
1964 - present

Joseph Lubin is the Co-Founder of Ethereum and Co-Founder and CEO of ConsenSys, one of the world's leading blockchain technology companies. In 2014, he co-founded the Ethereum Project and founded ConsenSys to focus on building infrastructure, developer tools, and decentralized applications on the Ethereum platform. Joseph has established himself as a guiding force in the fast-growing blockchain industry and a powerful advocate of decentralized technology. He has been actively involved in promoting blockchain technology and fostering its global ecosystem. He also serves as the Co-Founder of the Ethereum Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Ethereum protocol and its community. Prior to working on Ethereum, Joseph’s career focused on the intersection of cryptography, engineering, and finance.

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CONSENSYS


CRYPTO CAREER

  • He was inspired by Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin white paper and the potential of distributed systems to “shatter the silos of power and re-balance the information asymmetries that disadvantage so many.“

  • He was a primary figure in the creation and launch of Ethereum alongside Vitalik Buterin.

  • Joseph has established himself as a guiding force in the fast-growing blockchain industry and a powerful advocate of decentralized technology.


EARLY CAREER


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