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Finance

DCG’s Barry Silbert Returns to Grayscale as Chairman Amid IPO Push

Silbert resigned as Grayscale chairman in 2023 when the asset manager was early in the midst of a legal battle with the New York Attorney General’s office.

DCG founder and CEO Barry Silbert (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Genesis Files Suits Against DCG to Recover Billions Worth of Allegedly Fraudulent Transfers

DCG, CEO Barry Silbert and others withdrew billions of dollars from the company they knew was failing while keeping customers in the dark, according to the lawsuits.

DCG founder and CEO Barry Silbert  (CoinDesk)

Policy

Judge Rules Against Most of DCG’s Motion to Dismiss NYAG’s Civil Securities Fraud Suit

The judge agreed to toss out two of the claims against DCG, its CEO Barry Silbert and Michael Moro, the former CEO of Genesis Global Capital, on the grounds that they were duplicative.

NY Attorney General Letitia James (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Finance

Decentralized AI Opportunity Is 'Bigger than Bitcoin,' Says DCG's Barry Silbert

Barry Silbert thinks deAI is a generational opportunity. DCG's betting on it.

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Finance

Digital Currency Group’s Barry Silbert Bets Big on AI Blockchain Bittensor

Barry Silbert will be the CEO of Yuma, a new DCG company focused on incubating and building new businesses within Bittensor’s decentralized AI ecosystem.

 Yuma founder and CEO Barry Silbert (DCG)

Policy

DCG, Top Executives Renew Push to Get New York AG’s Civil Fraud Suit Dropped

The late-night messages NYAG alleged were evidence of a fraudulent conspiracy were, according to DCG’s lawyers, “lawful, good-faith efforts by DCG to support a subsidiary.”

DCG CEO Barry Silbert (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Barry Silbert Resigns as Grayscale Chairman, to Be Replaced by Mark Shifke

Shifke is the CFO of Silbert's Digital Currency Group and will take over Jan. 1, Grayscale said in an SEC filing.

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Consensus Magazine

Barry Silbert Navigated Fallout From 2022's Crypto Scandals

The former owner of CoinDesk faced a slew of lawsuits and complications in 2023, but by year-end, his Digital Currency Group had put some issues behind it.

Digital Currency Group's Barry Silbert (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

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Finance

Digital Currency Group Files to Dismiss Crypto Exchange Gemini’s Fraud Claims

DCG called Gemini’s July complaint a continuation of a “public relations campaign” carried out by the exchange’s owners, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.

Digital Currency Group's Barry Silbert, right (Getty Images)

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Legal Expert Weighs in on Gemini's Lawsuit Against DCG

Crypto firm Gemini sued Digital Currency Group last week, alleging the industry conglomerate and its founder Barry Silbert committed "fraud" through DCG subsidiary Genesis, which held funds for Gemini tied to the latter company's Earn program. Hodder Law Firm Managing Partner Sasha Hodder discusses the key takeaways. Plus, what to make of Twitter threatening to sue Facebook parent company Meta over the Threads app. CoinDesk and Genesis are both owned by DCG.

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