Who is DCG's Barry Silbert, the crypto baron under fire by Winklevoss?

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Who is DCG's Barry Silbert, the crypto baron in the crosshairs of the Winklevoss twins over 'bad faith' business practices?

Silbert is the very public face of DCG, often opining on crypto markets through his Twitter feed and in interviews.

Prior to launching DCG, Silbert went to Emory University's Goizueta Business School and began his career as an investment banker at Houlihan Lokey. He began investing inLater, he started and sold a financial services company called SecondMarket, which was later acquired by Nasdaq for an undisclosed amount in 2015.

Silbert had a net worth of $3.2 billion and was the eighth richest person in crypto as of April last year, according to, though that figure has likely been whittled down considerably amid the dramatic fall of digital asset prices in the second half of 2022. Elsewhere, the Securities and Exchange Commission, along with US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, are investigating DCG for internal transfers at Genesis, Bloomberg"DCG has a strong culture of integrity and has always conducted its business lawfully. We have no knowledge of or reason to believe that there is any Eastern District of New York investigation into DCG," a spokesperson told the news outlet.

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