MTD: Justin Florentine (Besu)

Meet Justin, a Besu developer who works at Consensys.Justin wasn’t initially a fan of Ethereum. He was first interested in Bitcoin and considered Ethereum a memecoin.In my interview with Justin, we discussed how he came to work as a full-time client developer for the Besu team and his perspective on the role of client developers within the Ethereum ecosystem.This interview was recorded on July 16, 2025.Below are the show notes for the interview, along with the interview transcript.For more information about the ‘Meet the Devs’ interview series, read this post.Show Notes* Justin Florentine* X: robocopsgonemad* LinkedIn: Justin Florentine* GitHub: jflo* Consensys* Mission* Products* Blog* Besu* Official repository* User documentation* Good first issues for prospective contributors Get full access to Christine D. Kim at christinedkim.substack.com/subscribe