Joseph Lubin, founding father of ConsenSys and cofounder of Ethereum, discusses ConsenSys’s acquisition this week of JPMorgan’s blockchain resolution, Quorum. On this episode, he talks about:
why JPMorgan offered Quorum to ConsenSys, and the way that matches into ConsenSys’s bigger enterprise choices
who Quorum’s purchasers are and what it’s used for
whether or not or not ConsenSys can also be buying the Quorum staff
how the acquisition suits in with the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and its standards-based method to blockchain enterprise improvement
how a lot JPMorgan invested into ConsenSys
how a lot ConsenSys is elevating
how the Quorum acquisition suits into ConsenSys’s bigger restructuring into two predominant arms centered on software program improvement and enterprise exercise
how the pandemic has affected ConsenSys’s enterprise
the latest outcry over MetaMask’s adjustments to its licensing construction and the way it might finally monetize with a token
his ideas on Ethereum’s five-year anniversary and the place it’s headed with Ethereum 2.0
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Episode hyperlinks:
Joe Lubin: https://twitter.com/ethereumJoseph
ConsenSys: https://consensys.web
ConsenSys Quorum: https://consensys.web/quorum
Announcement about acquisition of Quorum: https://consensys.web/weblog/information/consensys-acquires-jpm-quorum/
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/75947/consensys-jpm-quorum-announcement
The Block’s earlier reporting: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/every day/74687/jpmorgan-consensys-investment-deal
Preliminary report about deal by Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-jp-morgan-blockchain-exclusive/exclusive-jpmorgan-in-talks-to-merge-blockchain-unit-quorum-with-startup-consensys-sources-idUSKBN2051AW
Interbank Data Community: https://www.jpmorgan.com/options/treasury-services/payments-and-cross-currency-solutions/iin
ConsenSys receives cash from Payroll Safety Program: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/publish/70511/ledgerx-consensys-tendermint-crypto-ppp-trump
MetaMask licensing: https://decrypt.co/39514/metamask-tightens-license-in-response-to-crypto-browser-boom
