MetaMask Breaks Away From Consensys But IPO and Token Questions Remain

Consensys is breaking itself in two, and its MetaMask crypto wallet becomes a standalone company. The split leaves the two questions investors actually care about, a stock market listing and a MetaMask token, unanswered.

MetaMask is the app more than 100 million people have downloaded to hold crypto themselves instead of leaving it on an exchange. Its parent company announced the separation on Wednesday.

Today, MetaMask begins its next chapter as an independent company.Consensys Software Inc., the company behind MetaMask, is rebranding as MetaMask, fully focused on the consumer platform.

The protocols and institutional infrastructure businesses, including Linea, are becoming a…— MetaMask 🦊 (@MetaMask) September 9, 2026 Follow us on X to get the latest news as it happens Why Consensys Is Splitting MetaMask Off The existing company keeps its legal identity but takes the MetaMask name and builds consumer products only.