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Barry Silbert

Barry Silbert is an investor and pioneer in the crypto-sphere.In 2013, he started a Bitcoin investment fund, and seeded $2 million dollars via SecondMarket, an investment technology firm he founded and later sold to Nasdaq. Currently, he is the CEO and founder of theDigital Currency Group (DCG).

In 2015, he started DCG, which he describes as “sitting at the epicentre of the Bitcoin and blockchain industry.” According toSilbert’s LinkedIn Page, “DCG is a global enterprise that builds, supports, and invests in companies all over the world.” He is also the owner of Grayscale Investments, which is the largest asset manager in the crypto industry, totalling over $2 billion in assets under management. Through these financial ventures, Silbert has provided funding for more than 150 companies around the world, including Coinbase, CoinDesk, Luno, Genesis Trading, Ripple, BitPay and Chainalysis.

Barry is a graduate of the Goizueta Business School of Emory University and was already a licensed stock broker in high school by passing the Series 7 Exam at age 17.

Silbert was namedEntrepreneur of the Yearby both Ernst & Young and Crain's and ranked in the "40 under 40" list by Fortune.

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