ConSensys' Ajit Tripathi: 'Rebellious Teenager' Crypto Is Maturing

Cointelegraph had the opportunity to speak to ConsenSys' Ajit Tripathi at BlockShow Europe 2018 about his experience leaving Wall Street for the crypto world, what new ConsenSys projects he's most excited about, and why crypto regulation changes from country to country.

Molly Jane: Could you tell us a little bit more about what Consensys does and what your role is there?

Ajit Tripathi: ConsenSys is a venture production studio based in Brooklyn, and now we have offices in London, in about 30 countries, including London, Paris, South Africa, Australia, and Singapore - we're building teams all over the world to essentially develop blockchain-based solutions.

My role is to help some of these institutions understand what's going on in crypto and how they can leverage this technology to participate in this decentralization revolution, so to speak.

MJ: These past few months have seen what some would call an "Exodus" of Wall Street players leaving the traditional financial sphere for the crypto sector.

With ConsenSys ,there is no such thing, right? ConsenSys exist to create new things, ConsenSys does a lot of experimentation, ConsenSys is purely focused on innovation, and that's what made me really excited about ConsenSys at this time, because if you have an idea and if you have a team - and you can actually make things happen - then ConsenSys is a great place for people to go.

MJ: What projects is ConsenSys currently working on that you're the most excited about? Are any close to mass adoption?

MJ: Could you speak more about the general regulatory uncertainty in the crypto space, worldwide?

A lot of these things that regulators are doing are well-intentioned, but part of the challenge is that the crypto community hasn't really engaged with policymakers.

We were rebelling, the crypto community was rebelling against the "Chancellor Bailout," and Occupy Wall Street was the theme.