Barry Silbert

Barry Silbert was an early investor in the crypto industry, getting his start all the way back in 2012. Before getting into crypto, Silbert received his Bachelor of Arts in finance at Emory University, worked as an investment banker at Houlihan Lokey and was the CEO of Restricted Stock Partners. He went on to found two of the most widely known enterprises in the cryptocurrency industry, Grayscale Investments and Digital Currency Group.

Grayscale is most well known for its flagship Bitcoin investment trust, while DCG provides seed funding for blockchain-related companies, as well owning and operating Grayscale and Genesis Trading. An early investor in Coinbase and Ripple, Silbert has been named “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst & Young and has also made Fortune’s “40 Under 40” list.