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Barry Silbert
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- cryptocurrency
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Residence
- Rye, New York
Biography
Barry Silbert is the founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group (DCG), a conglomerate of five cryptocurrency-focused companies.
DCG's biggest revenue generator: digital asset manager Grayscale, which oversees $23 billion worth of Bitcoin, Ether and other assets.
Through its numerous subsidiaries, DCG has also invested in more than 200 crypto startups.
Prior to launching DCG, Silbert, a former investment banker, sold stock trading platform Second Market to Nasdaq in 2015 for an undisclosed amount.