You may have heard of Joseph Lubin, the Ethereum co-founder presently serving as the CEO of Consensys. But don’t confuse him for Kieren James-Lubin — the entrepreneur’s highly successful son who co-founded his own company, BlockApps, in 2015. James-Lubin now serves as the chief executive of BlockApps from its offices in Miami Beach — where […]
You may have heard of Joseph Lubin, the Ethereum co-founder presently serving as the CEO of Consensys. But don’t confuse him for Kieren James-Lubin the entrepreneur’s highly successful son who co-founded his own company, BlockApps, in 2015.
James-Lubin now serves as the chief executive of BlockApps from its offices in Miami Beach where he moved from New York City after a stint at the University of California-Berkeley, where he had been working on a PhD in theoretical physics. We took a few minutes to speak with him about his thoughts on the future of the cryptocurrency industry. Here’s what he had to tell us.
I think obviously it’s a cyclical industry, and we’re on an upswing. With each cycle, you see more practical, consumer-facing value. Right now, I think there’s been an over-emphasis on the infrastructure layer.
