ConsenSys

ConsenSys

AMD-Backed Blockchain Project Amassing 20K GPUs but Won’t Say Why

Following a seed funding round, AMD and Consensys-backed W3BCLOUD is tripling its GPU capacity for a range of new blockchain functions they don't want to discuss – yet.

Business  ·  25 June 2020
ConsenSys

ConsenSys Spins Up Staking Service in Anticipation of Ethereum 2.0

Ethereum development house ConsenSys is being backed by heavy hitters like Binance and Huobi to test its new “staking-as-a-service” offering.

Business  ·  16 June 2020
DeFi

ConsenSys Muscles Into Compliance With New Regulatory Product for DeFi

ConsenSys says its new regulatory compliance product can analyze up to 280,000 different tokens.

News  ·  8 June 2020
ConsenSys

Media Startup Civil Shuts Down, Team Absorbed Into Decentralized ID Efforts at ConsenSys

Blockchain media startup Civil is shutting down after three years, with its team pivoting to building decentralized identity tools at parent firm ConsenSys.

News  ·  2 June 2020
ConsenSys

Staying Alive: Why the World of Enterprise Blockchain Has Turned to Collaborations

Enterprise blockchain isn’t dead, but survival has meant more collaboration and some smart pivots. A dispatch from this week’s Consensus: Distributed.

Business  ·  14 May 2020
Ethereum

R3 Corda Partners With Kaleido After Ethereum Startup Spins Out of ConsenSys

R3, the company behind the Corda blockchain, is edging ever closer to Ethereum, with news of a partnership with enterprise software startup Kaleido.

Business  ·  12 May 2020
Ethereum

PegaSys Ethereum Suite Now Available on Microsoft’s Azure Marketplace

Developers can now access the tools needed to manage a full-scale Enterprise Ethereum network through Microsoft's tech marketplace.

Tech  ·  8 May 2020
ConsenSys

New Layoffs Hit Ethereum Incubator ConsenSys

ConsenSys is laying off dozens more staffers, two people familiar with the matter tell CoinDesk.

Business  ·  20 April 2020
ConsenSys

Microsoft, Celo Back Virtual Earth Day Event From Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition

Microsoft is throwing its weight behind the Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC) incubator, a six-week hackathon focused on green energy.

Business  ·  7 April 2020
Ethereum

Microsoft, EY and ConsenSys Tout New Way for Big Biz to Use Public Ethereum

A trio of heavy hitters has come up with a new way of using the Ethereum mainnet to connect firms’ internal systems for resource planning.

Business  ·  4 March 2020
Ethereum

ConsenSys Project Launches ‘Proof-of-Use’ Network to Discourage Speculation

The Activate network requires tokens to reach maturity within three years of the first token sale.

Tech  ·  11 February 2020
Ethereum

JPMorgan May Merge Its Blockchain Project With Ethereum Studio ConsenSys: Report

The banking giant is apparently in talks to merge Quorum with ConsenSys, the ethereum-focused software developer and investor.

Business  ·  11 February 2020
Acquisitions

ConsenSys Acquires US Broker-Dealer in Bid to Tokenize Trillion-Dollar ‘Muni’ Bond Market

ConsenSys aims to use its new acquisition to offer tokenized municipal bonds in a market ripe for disruption.

Business  ·  5 February 2020
Ethereum

Ethereum Incubator ConsenSys Slashes Headcount 14% in Latest Strategic Shift

Ethereum venture studio ConsenSys is shifting focus – and downsizing as a result.

News  ·  4 February 2020
ConsenSys

WEF Launches Global Consortium for Crypto Governance

The WEF is creating a global consortium to develop a governance framework for cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins.

News  ·  26 January 2020