TREE NEWS reports: Ethereum co-founder and Consensys founder Joe Lubin said MetaMask is evaluating various paths to issuing a native token, but there is currently no concrete plan for a MASK token. The remarks follow Consensys’s decision to split its operations, separating MetaMask and its institutional business into independent entities.
Consensys Founder: MetaMask Weighing Token Options, No Concrete Plan Yet
Lubin's framing is deliberately non-committal: evaluating paths is not a roadmap, and the absence of a concrete plan is the operative signal. The more substantive item is the corporate split, which gives MetaMask its own structure and, in principle, its own ability to pursue a token later. For a wallet that has long been the most-used consumer surface in Ethereum without a native asset, that optionality is worth watching — but whether the separation is a precursor to issuance or simply an operating decision remains unresolved.
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