MetaMask Gets Left Behind? Consensys Launches New Institutional Settlement Network

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By Dextape Desk · November 3, 2026

Consensys has introduced Sovereign Network Interoperability, a platform for banks, asset managers and financial market infrastructure firms, unveiled at Devcon. It lets institutions settle securities, swap currencies and move collateral between separate blockchain networks without bridges, keeping assets on their original ledgers. The company says cryptographic verification reduces reliance on extra intermediaries, and Canton connectivity is planned. The announcement arrives weeks before Consensys splits its consumer and enterprise units. Under a September plan, Consensys Software becomes MetaMask, with Joe Lubin as chairman and CEO, while infrastructure work moves to a new company keeping the Consensys name. The separation is expected by year-end 2026, and the article flags uncertainty over resources and intellectual property.

Why it matters: It shows Consensys pursuing institutional settlement while its consumer wallet arm readies for independence, a split the article says creates uncertainty.

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Summary by Dextape, based on reporting by Cryptonews. Written with AI from the publisher’s text and checked automatically for copied wording and unsupported figures. Not investment advice.