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Barry Silbert is the founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group and Chairman of Grayscale Investments. Barry became one of the industry's earliest and most active investors in 2012 and founded Digital Currency Group in 2015. Prior to joining Digital Currency Group, Barry was the founder and CEO of SecondMarket, a venture-backed technology company acquired by Nasdaq. Barry has been named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young and Crain's and was selected to Fortune magazine's prestigious "40 under 40" list. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Barry worked as an investment banker in New York. He graduated magna cum laude from Emory University's Goizueta School of Business.
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