{
  "id": 6492301,
  "title": "Consensys plans to split into two companies: MetaMask, with Joe Lubin as CEO, and a new Consensys focused on Ethereum and institutional infrastructure (Jason Shubnell/The Block)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/consensys-plans-to-split-into-two-companies-metamask-with-joe-lubin",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-09T22:50:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-09-09-consensys-splits-metamask-institutional-ethereum-infrastructure-businesses-414022"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Consensys Software Inc. is splitting into two independent companies. One will be called MetaMask, led by Joe Lubin as chairman and CEO, focusing on consumer self-custody and expanding into payments, savings, investing, and traditional financial products.\n\nThe other company will retain the Consensys name, focusing on Ethereum protocols and institutional blockchain infrastructure operations. It will be led by CEO Mike Kriak and President David Cunningham, according to Cointelegraph. This new Consensys will house the company's protocols and institutional infrastructure businesses, including Linea, Besu, and Teku.\n\nThe separation is expected to be completed by the end of 2026, as reported by The Block and Cointelegraph. MetaMask has recorded over 100 million downloads across roughly 190 countries and facilitated trillions of dollars in transaction volume.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Block",
        "title": "Consensys splits MetaMask from institutional and Ethereum infrastructure businesses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/consensys-splits-metamask-from-institutional-and-ethereum",
        "published": "2026-09-09T14:54:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Consensys to split MetaMask into its own firm while staying silent on IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/consensys-to-split-metamask-into-its-own-firm-while-staying-silent-on",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:24:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Consensys to split into MetaMask and institutional blockchain company",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/consensys-to-split-into-metamask-and-institutional-blockchain-company",
        "published": "2026-09-09T18:47:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}