barry silbert

Barry Silbert founded Grayscale Company and was an early investor in the cryptocurrency industry. Previously, he served as an investment banker at Houlihan Lokey and was the CEO of Restricted Stock Partners. Eventually, he went on to discover two of the most broadly known enterprises in the cryptocurrency space, Grayscale Investments and Digital Currency Group.

 

A pioneer in bitcoin investing, he founded DCG in 2015, which is now serving as one of the most productive investors, backing many companies across the globe. Before DCG, Barry was the CEO and founder of Secondmarket, a venture-backed technology firm. He has received several awards like Entrepreneur of the Year by both Crain’s and Ernst & Young and was selected for Fortune’s prestigious 40 under 40 lists.