The Digital Currency Group is a venture capital firm that was founded in 2015 by Barry Silbert and is headquartered in New York City, New York. The firm specializes in investing in companies operating within the blockchain and cryptocurrency business sector.
Subsidiaries
Acquisitions
CoinDesk
On January 13, 2016 the Digital Currency Group announced that it acquired CoinDesk, a popular cryptocurrency news site, for approximately $500,000-600,000.
Timeline
People
Barry Silbert
Founder & CEO
Casey Taylor
Director of Development
Christiane Shaw
Employee
Christopher Penner
Investor
James D Robinson
Advisor
Mark Lodish
Investor
Mark Murphy
Vice President of Public Affairs
Mark Zhu
Investor
Matt Harris
Advisor
Meltem Demirörs
Employee
Shlomo Klahr
Employee
Simi Wurtzel
Vice President of Finance
Stephan Paternot
Investor
Steven Wesolowski
Employee
Travis Sher
Vice President of Investments
Tristan Loffler
Employee
Whitney Simmons
Employee
Further reading
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
Companies
References
Digital Currency Group
Bitcoin
Digital currencyCategories
Cluster: Blockchain & cryptocurrencyA cluster of topics related to blockchain and cryptocurrency.
CompanyA company, abbreviated 'co.', is a legal entity made up of an association of people, be they natural, legal, or a mixture of both, for carrying on a commercial or industrial enterprise.
Venture CapitalA form of financing or funding for emerging companies. Investment on early-stage companies in exchange for equity in the companies they invest in.
Related Topics
CryptocurrencyA cryptocurrency (or crypto currency) is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange using cryptography to secure the transactions and to control the creation of additional units of the currency. Cryptocurrencies are a subset of alternative currencies, or specifically of digital currencies.
BlockchainA blockchain is an append-only digital ledger storing a set of time-ordered transactions grouped in blocks that are linked together using cryptographic hashes.
CoinDeskCoinDesk is a news website that specializes in bitcoin and digital currencies.
Grayscale InvestmentsGreyscale Investments is a cryptocurrency is a cryptocurrency investment firm owned by the Digital Currency Group.
Contributors
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Dawson Sewell
Seeking to explain science and technology through simple writing. - 2
Thomas Shaddox
Programmer at Golden, wilderness backpacker, trivia enthusiast - 3
Jude Gomila
Founder and CEO of Golden, Entrepreneur. Previously Co Founder of Heyzap. Investor in 100+ companies. Cantabrigian (Gonville and Caius).