Barry Silbert
Barry Silbert is the Founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group, a conglomerate of cryptocurrency-focused companies. DCG builds and supports Bitcoin and blockchain companies through its insights, network, and access to capital. The company’s biggest revenue generator is digital asset manager Grayscale Investments, which oversees $28 billion worth of Bitcoin, Ether, and other assets. Barry is a pioneer in the crypto industry. Starting in 2012, he became one of the first and most active investors in the Bitcoin space, providing seed funding for Coinbase, Ripple, BitPay, and a number of other companies who have gone on to define the industry. Prior to DCG, Barry founded SecondMarket, which was acquired by Nasdaq in 2015.
Barry Silbert Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Academic History
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B.B.A., Finance
DCG & CRYPTO
Under his leadership, DCG accelerated the development of a better financial system.
DCG has been the most active investor in the digital currency industry, with investments in over 200 companies in 35 different countries.
In addition to DCG, Barry is the creator of Bitcoin Investment Trust, a private, open-ended trust he started in 2013.
The trust enables investors to profit from the price jumps of Bitcoin without having to worry about buying and storing Bitcoins.
It seeded $2 million dollars via SecondMarket, an investment technology firm he founded and later sold to Nasdaq.
RECOGNITIONS
Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year
Crain's Entrepreneur of the Year
Fortune 40 Under 40
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Barry has been featured or quoted in various financial media outlets and publications, including Forbes, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Reuters, Fortune, CNBC, Yahoo! Finance, and the Wall Street Journal.
He has also been featured in CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, and Blockworks.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.