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Digital Currency Group’s Barry Silbert Bets Big on AI Blockchain Bittensor
20.11.2024
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
DCG, Top Executives Renew Push to Get New York AG’s Civil Fraud Suit Dropped
2.7.2024
Lawyers for cryptocurrency firm Digital Currency Group (DCG) and two of its top executives – CEO and founder Barry Silbert and Soichiro “Michael” Moro, the former CEO of DCG’s wholly-owned trading arm Genesis – have made a final effort to convince a judge to toss out New York Attorney General...
New York AG Pushes Back Against DCG, Silbert’s Motion to Dismiss Fraud Case
7.6.2024
New York Attorney General Letitia James is not backing down from her lawsuit against Digital Currency Group, its founder and CEO Barry Silbert, and Soichiro “Michael” Moro, the former CEO of DCG’s wholly-owned crypto trading arm, Genesis
Barry Silbert Could Pocket $1 Billion in Personal Gains by Exploiting Bankruptcy System: Report
27.3.2024
Barry Silbert, founder and CEO of crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group (DCG), stands to potentially gain up to $1 billion through a sophisticated maneuver involving the bankruptcy system.
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DCG's Barry Silbert Pitched Genesis-Gemini Merger in a Drastic Bid to Save the Lender in 2022
8.3.2024
Genesis and Winklevoss’ Gemini Discussed Merger Plans Before Collapse, Court Filings Show
8.3.2024
Digital Currency Group (DCG) founder and CEO Barry Silbert proposed a possible merger of Genesis and Gemini according to an email exchange back in 2022, recent court filings show.
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DCG and Barry Silbert file motions to dismiss civil lawsuit by NYAG
7.3.2024
DCG, an acronym for Digital Currency Group, shared the news of filing a motion to dismiss a civil lawsuit against Gemini, Genesis, and DCG. The New York Attorney General filed the lawsuit, alleging that DCG borrowed roughly 18k BTC from Genesis after Three Arrow Capital defaulted on its loans....
Report: DCG, Barry Silbert Seek Dismissal of NYAG Lawsuit, Citing ‘Baseless Innuendo’ and Integrity in Operations
6.3.2024
Digital Currency Group (DCG) has submitted a request to the court to drop the legal action taken against it by New York Attorney General Letitia James. DCG argues that it’s “wrongfully” depicted and maintains that the lawsuit is nothing but a “thin web of baseless innuendo.” DCG Challenges...
Alameda Research Drops Lawsuit Against Grayscale Amid GBTC Outflows
22.1.2024
Alameda Research Ltd., the hedge fund associated with the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has voluntarily dropped its lawsuit against Grayscale Investments amid GBTC outflows. According to court filings from January 22, Alameda opted out of suing Grayscale, its CEO Michael Sonnenshein,...
Digital Currency Group has Settled Over $1 Billion in Debt, Including $700 Million Owed to Bankrupt Genesis
8.1.2024
Source: Digital Currency Group Digital Currency Group (DCG) has successfully settled over $1 billion in debt, including the substantial amount of nearly $700 million owed to its bankrupt subsidiary, Genesis. The announcement came from DCG CEO Barry Silbert, who took to the social media platform...
First Mover Americas: Barry Silbert Resigns as Grayscale Chairman
27.12.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Dec. 27, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
2023 Crypto Wealth Surge — Satoshi Nakamoto Tops With $26B Increase, Industry Titans Follow
26.12.2023
A recent analysis indicates that Changpeng Zhao, Binance’s former chief, experienced a near $25 billion surge in his estimated wealth in 2023, while Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong enjoyed a $5.8 billion increase. Yet, topping the list was the elusive Satoshi Nakamoto, whose purported...
Barry Silbert Resigns as Chairman of Grayscale Investments
26.12.2023
Digital Currency Group (DCG) founder Barry Silbert has resigned from his position as the chairman of Grayscale Investments. Current DCG chief financial officer Mark Shifke succeeds Silbert and is joined by Edward McGee and Matthew Kummell as members of the new look board. Preparing...
Barry Silbert Resigns as Grayscale Chairman, to Be Replaced by Mark Shifke
26.12.2023
Shifke is the CFO of Silbert's Digital Currency Group and will take over Jan. 1, Grayscale said in an SEC filing
Barry Silbert Navigated Fallout From 2022's Crypto Scandals
4.12.2023
The former owner of CoinDesk faced a slew of lawsuits and complications in 2023, but, by year-end, his Digital Currency Group (DCG) had put some issues behind it
Crypto Media Firm Coindesk Acquired by Bullish in All-Cash Deal
20.11.2023
Crypto media firms in 2023 are emerging with new owners. After Foresight Ventures, a Singaporean Web3 venture capital firm acquired a major stake in the publication The Block, a week later, the crypto publication Coindesk was acquired by Bullish, a firm led by former New York Stock Exchange...
Sam Bankman-Fried Rebuffed Barry Silbert's and Celsius' Requests for Help, Ex-FTX CEO Testifies at His Trial
27.10.2023
Today in Crypto: DCG Paid Off $575 Million in Debt Since End of 2022, $720 Million Stolen across 117 Breaches in Q3
25.10.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________ Investment news Digital Currency Group (DCG), the crypto company founded by finance veteran Barry Silbert, has paid...
US Authorities Reportedly Intensify Investigation into Alleged Fraud at Barry Silbert's DCG Following Winklevoss Claims
8.9.2023
According to a Bloomberg report on Thursday, the crypto feud between the two crypto tycoons, billionaire Cameron Winklevoss and Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its CEO Barry Silbert, has attracted the attention of several US investigators.
The denied Fraud accusations thrown against DCG and Barry...
Report Reveals 88,200 Millionaires Built Wealth Through Cryptocurrency
5.9.2023
A study by Henley & Partners, an investment migration consultancy in London, reveals an interesting insight: of the world’s 56.1 million millionaires, a notable 88,200 have earned their fortunes in cryptocurrency. Crypto’s Elite: How Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Carved Out a...