Grayscale Investments, which at last check boasts approximately $2.7 billion in assets under management, is putting its money where its mouth is, so to speak. The crypto investment firm is poised to move “the assets for each of its products”…
Large cap altcoins have appreciated nicely against the US Dollar in 2019. Their gains however, have paled in comparison to Bitcoin’s bullish rally this year. But Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert said in a tweet Wednesday that he expects the mar…
By CCN: Gold investor Peter Schiff unleashed yet another savage takedown of bitcoin at this weekend’s SALT Conference. Schiff touted the same usual criticisms of bitcoin, calling it a “pump and dump scheme” that has “no value to hold.” But in a particu…
By CCN: Barry Silbert, who is at the helm of Grayscale Investments, is taking his firm’s ‘Drop Gold’ campaign to Wall Street, or at least to Midtown. Grayscale’s Silbert was a featured guest on Fox Business’ “Morning…
Bulls finally got the better of stubborn bears as they smashed the $4,200 resistance level to see a sharp 20% Bitcoin price increase. The surge occurred at 07:00 UTC+1 on April 2 and managed to reach $5,000, marking the flagship cryptocurrency’s …
One of the world’s most prominent cryptocurrency investors has thrown even more weight behind bitcoin, claiming virtually all other cryptocurrencies will die a painful death. Barry Silbert, CEO of Digital Currency Group and Grayscale Investments, says …
This week, Ryan Selkis, the founder of Messari, a crypto markets data platform, released the rankings of 25 cryptocurrencies he personally believes have been the most active in making gains. “I made a dashboard of 25 token teams that ship code relentle…
Bitcoin tumbled to a 15-month low today. Ethereum has all-but petered out. Heavyweights like ConsenSys are laying off staff, and many ICO startups are running out of cash before launching their products. You have to admit, things don’t look particularl…
According to Barry Silbert, the founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group (DCG), many venture capital funding deals in the crypto sector have fallen apart in the past few months as a result of the 12-month bear market. Silbert, who oversees the operati…
The ICO market is dead, but that won’t hamper the inevitable growth of the cryptocurrency market, says Barry Silbert, the founder of crypto investment fund Digital Currency Group. Silbert said the frenzy for initial coin offerings in 2017 fueled …
Seven months into a severe cryptocurrency market downturn, the bears have finally run out of steam, leaving the bitcoin price primed for a breakout. That’s according to Barry Silbert, founder of the Digital Currency Group (DCG), perhaps the cryptocurre…
Barry Silbert, the founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group (DCG), the largest venture capital firm focused on the cryptocurrency market, has said that investors are still committed to the cryptocurrency market and are showing interest despite the cry…
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David Seaman, a crypto blogger, has written a blog in the Huffington Post saying that sources have told him authorities are examining Barry Silbert’s role with Ethereum Classic, which Seaman considers a scam. In another Huffington Post blog, Seaman claims CoinDesk, which Silbert’s Digital Currency Group has acquired, is promoting Ethereum Classic. In the interest […]
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If BitcoinIRA.com has its way, bitcoin will become ingrained as another retirement savings tool for generations to come. Edmund Moy, former Director of the U.S. Mint, serves as the group’s Chief Strategist…and possibly Chief Marketing Ploy. Many aspects of BitcoinIRA.com’s website lean heavily on Mr. Moy’s deep experience within the retirement savings space. The space and […]
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Frequent bitcoin- and blockchain-focused investment firm Digital Currency Group now sees Western Union as an investor in a new funding round. Money-transfer giant Western Union is Digital Currency Group’s newest investor, in a new funding round. Digital Currency Group (DCG) is also welcoming new investors to the firm in Beijing-based HCM International Co., a subsidiary […]
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SurBTC.com, Chile’s largest bitcoin exchange, recently secured a $300,000 USD investment which will allow the company to improve its customer experience and serve the remittance market in addition to other services, the company announced. The investors include Digital Currency Group (DCG), which has funded more than 60 bitcoin companies in 25 countries. The new investment, which complements […]
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MasterCard is backing Barry Silbert’s newest initiative, Digital Currency Group, his first since selling SecondMarket to Nasdaq last week. Many believe this marks a major development in the Bitcoin space as the digital currency flirts with the $300 level. Silbert has gained the support of big-time backers for the new conglomerate focused exclusively on Bitcoin and other block chain technologies. The new company, Digital Currency Group (DCG), will include Silbert’s over-the-counter Bitcoin trading firm, Genesis Global Trading, as well as Grayscale Investments, a digital currency asset management firm. Digital Currency Group will be home to 57 seed-stage investments already made […]
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