Joseph Lubin (entrepreneur)
| Joseph Lubin | |
|---|---|
| Residence | New York, New York |
| Education | Princeton University, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science[1] |
| Known for | distributed database entrepreneur |
Joseph Lubin is an American entrepreneur. He has founded or co-founded several companies including the Swiss-based Ethereum, a decentralized publishing platform, and is founder of ConsenSys, a Brooklyn-based software-production studio.[2]
Career
As of 2014, Lubin was Chief Operating Officer of Ethereum Switzerland GmbH (EthSuisse), a company working to extend the capabilities of the type of blockchain database first popularized by Bitcoin, and extend the capabilities of the blockchain to store programs in addition to data, as well as facilitate, verify, or enforce the negotiation or performance of smart contracts.[1][3] The new generation of distributed crypto-secure databases with smart contract functionality has been referred to as "Blockchain 2.0"[4]
Lubin was also involved in the creation of the Ethereum Foundation, a Toronto-based non-profit organization to be a "nonpartisan industry body, made up of [a cross-section of] industry players. It [is intended to] make sure the Ethereum infrastructure works fairly and independently ... like ICANN for the Internet."[1]
He subsequently founded ConsenSys . as of March 2016[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Schmid, Valentin (2014-05-10). "The Entrepreneur: Joe Lubin, COO of Ethereum". Epoch Times. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- 1 2 Epstein, Jim (2016-03-18). "Can Ethereum Restore Online Freedom and Transform the Internet?". Reason. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ Popper, Nathaniel (2016-03-27). "Ethereum, a Virtual Currency, Enables Transactions That Rival Bitcoin’s". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ Swanson, Tim (2014-04-08). "Blockchain 2.0 – Let a Thousand Chains Blossom". LTB Network. Retrieved 2016-03-30.