Barry Silbert News

Barry Silbert is the founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group, a venture capital firm that focuses on the cryptocurrency market and the blockchain technology industry. Barry Silbert started investing in Bitcoin startups in 2013 as a venture capitalist and provided funding for such companies as BitPay, Coinbase and Ripple. Barry is also the creator of Bitcoin Investment Trust, which is a private, open-ended trust, that enables investors to profit from the price jumps of Bitcoin without the having to worry about buying and storing Bitcoins. Prior to founding Digital Currency Group, Silbert established Secondmarket Holdings, Inc., and worked as its Chief Executive Officer. Barry is also famous for his publications about trading illiquid assets in such journals as The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Fortune and Forbes.

NYSE Files to Bring Bitcoin ETF Closer to Reality

DEC 21, 2017 | by Darryn Pollock

ETFs keep knocking on the SEC’s door as the NYSE has now put forward a formal request for Bitcoin futures-tracking ETFs.

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‘It’s An Orgy!’ Industry Reacts To US Bitcoin Futures Go-Ahead

DEC 01, 2017 | by William Suberg

Bitcoin futures can officially start Dec. 18, US regulators have confirmed, causing widespread celebration.

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Barry Silbert Agreement Loses Support As SurBTC Exchange Appeals to Bitcoin Core Devs

OCT 11, 2017 | by William Suberg

The SegWit2x stand-off continues as SurBTC reveals its position, going back on its NYA pledges.

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Rootstock CEO Confirms Launch ‘By December’ After SegWit2x Hard Fork

SEP 12, 2017 | by William Suberg

Rootstock has unofficially confirmed it will launch in December this year once SegWit2x has played out.

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Bitcoin Owes Success to Three Different Waves of Innovators

SEP 11, 2017 | by David Dinkins

Cryptocurrency owes its present success to its multidisciplinary nature. Here’s who we have to thank.

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Another Bitcoin New York Agreement Partner Cancels SegWit2x Support

SEP 01, 2017 | by William Suberg

The future of the hard fork looks increasingly shaky as F2pool signals it has stopped supporting SegWit2x.

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Suddenly, Ethereum Classic Price Explodes 25% on South Korea Rumors

AUG 23, 2017 | by William Suberg

Ethereum Classic has posted its biggest gains in minutes as rumors surface of South Korean involvement.

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Coinbase Clarifies, No Plans to Integrate Ethereum Classic Yet

JUL 23, 2017 | by Joseph Young

It seems as if Coinbase, the world’s largest Bitcoin wallet and trading platform, is not ready to integrate Ethereum Classic just yet.

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Bitcoin Price Breaks $2,600 As SegWit Nearly Finalized, $3,000 In Sight

JUL 20, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Within 24 hours, Bitcoin price recorded a staggering 13 percent surge in value. The activation of SegWit will lead to a 75 percent optimization of Bitcoin block...

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Ethereum Classic Comes Big To China, Becomes Best Performing Crypto On Friday

JUL 14, 2017 | by William Suberg

Ethereum Classic has made it onto the ‘Big Three’ Chinese exchanges as users urge a deal with Coinbase.

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Bitcoin Core’s Btc Drak: SegWit2x BIP Is Technically, Ethically ‘Utterly Appalling’

JUL 10, 2017 | by William Suberg

A last-minute update to SegWit2x has earned the scorn of Bitcoin Core developer Btc Drak.

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Ethereum Mining Needs More Energy Than Cyprus, Cambodia, Brunei

JUN 30, 2017 | by William Suberg

Ethereum may beat Bitcoin on mining costs, but it still uses more electricity than several countries.

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Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum Issuance “Whatever It Needs To Be” For Security

JUN 29, 2017 | by William Suberg

Vitalik Buterin has defended Ethereum’s supply style and said issuance rates could reduce in future.

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Alibaba Would Accept Bitcoin Before Amazon, Google: Silbert’s Survey

JUN 23, 2017 | by William Suberg

52% of 4500 respondents to a survey by Barry Silbert believe Alibaba would beat Amazon and Google to embrace Bitcoin.

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Amazon’s 6,000 Percent 1990s Growth Still Beats Bitcoin, Ethereum

JUN 22, 2017 | by William Suberg

Despite huge gains, Bitcoin and Ethereum have yet failed to match Amazon’s mammoth growth in the late 1990s.

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Ethereum Classic Hits $1.3 Billion Market Cap, Boosted By Consensus, Silbert

MAY 24, 2017 | by Frisco d'Anconia

Ethereum classic has hit $1.3 bln market cap Wednesday morning. Some connect the success of the coin to the Consensus 2017 conference, where Barry Silbert plays...

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‘It’s An Orgy!’ Industry Reacts To US Bitcoin Futures Go-Ahead

DEC 01, 2017 | by William Suberg

Bitcoin futures can officially start Dec. 18, US regulators have confirmed, causing widespread celebration.

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Bitcoin Price Breaks $2,600 As SegWit Nearly Finalized, $3,000 In Sight

JUL 20, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Within 24 hours, Bitcoin price recorded a staggering 13 percent surge in value. The activation of SegWit will lead to a 75 percent optimization of Bitcoin block...

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Bitcoin SegWit Activation August 1: New Bitcoin Improvement Protocol

MAY 29, 2017 | by William Suberg

A new Bitcoin roadmap outlining SegWit activation with a two-megabyte hard fork has been produced by Bitcoin Core.

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NYSE Files to Bring Bitcoin ETF Closer to Reality

DEC 21, 2017 | by Darryn Pollock

ETFs keep knocking on the SEC’s door as the NYSE has now put forward a formal request for Bitcoin futures-tracking ETFs.

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Bitcoin Owes Success to Three Different Waves of Innovators

SEP 11, 2017 | by David Dinkins

Cryptocurrency owes its present success to its multidisciplinary nature. Here’s who we have to thank.

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Suddenly, Ethereum Classic Price Explodes 25% on South Korea Rumors

AUG 23, 2017 | by William Suberg

Ethereum Classic has posted its biggest gains in minutes as rumors surface of South Korean involvement.

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Ethereum Classic Fund Goes Live, Ethereum ETF Launch Edges Closer

APR 27, 2017 | by Alexander Geralis

Grayscale Investments has officially made the ETC Investment Trust available to investors, publishers of Coindesk among them.

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Alibaba Would Accept Bitcoin Before Amazon, Google: Silbert’s Survey

JUN 23, 2017 | by William Suberg

52% of 4500 respondents to a survey by Barry Silbert believe Alibaba would beat Amazon and Google to embrace Bitcoin.

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Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum Issuance “Whatever It Needs To Be” For Security

JUN 29, 2017 | by William Suberg

Vitalik Buterin has defended Ethereum’s supply style and said issuance rates could reduce in future.

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Ethereum Classic Becomes Fifth Largest Cryptocurrency, Briefly Beats NEM, Litecoin

MAY 26, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Ethereum Classic has become the fifth largest cryptocurrency in the world after surpassing the market cap of Litecoin.

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Another Bitcoin New York Agreement Partner Cancels SegWit2x Support

SEP 01, 2017 | by William Suberg

The future of the hard fork looks increasingly shaky as F2pool signals it has stopped supporting SegWit2x.

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Coinbase Clarifies, No Plans to Integrate Ethereum Classic Yet

JUL 23, 2017 | by Joseph Young

It seems as if Coinbase, the world’s largest Bitcoin wallet and trading platform, is not ready to integrate Ethereum Classic just yet.

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Not a Single Bitcoin Core Developer Has Approved SegWit + 2 MB Hard Fork Yet

JUN 09, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Bitcoin Core developers haven’t expressed their support for Segwit2x, the proposal to activate Segwit at a 80% threshold and execute a 2MB hard fork.

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Amazon’s 6,000 Percent 1990s Growth Still Beats Bitcoin, Ethereum

JUN 22, 2017 | by William Suberg

Despite huge gains, Bitcoin and Ethereum have yet failed to match Amazon’s mammoth growth in the late 1990s.

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Bitcoin Core’s Btc Drak: SegWit2x BIP Is Technically, Ethically ‘Utterly Appalling’

JUL 10, 2017 | by William Suberg

A last-minute update to SegWit2x has earned the scorn of Bitcoin Core developer Btc Drak.

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Bitcoin SegWit Activation August 1: New Bitcoin Improvement Protocol

MAY 29, 2017 | by William Suberg

A new Bitcoin roadmap outlining SegWit activation with a two-megabyte hard fork has been produced by Bitcoin Core.

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Not a Single Bitcoin Core Developer Has Approved SegWit + 2 MB Hard Fork Yet

JUN 09, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Bitcoin Core developers haven’t expressed their support for Segwit2x, the proposal to activate Segwit at a 80% threshold and execute a 2MB hard fork.

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Amazon’s 6,000 Percent 1990s Growth Still Beats Bitcoin, Ethereum

JUN 22, 2017 | by William Suberg

Despite huge gains, Bitcoin and Ethereum have yet failed to match Amazon’s mammoth growth in the late 1990s.

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Alibaba Would Accept Bitcoin Before Amazon, Google: Silbert’s Survey

JUN 23, 2017 | by William Suberg

52% of 4500 respondents to a survey by Barry Silbert believe Alibaba would beat Amazon and Google to embrace Bitcoin.

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Vitalik Buterin Won’t Support ETC If It Takes Over ETH

AUG 04, 2016 | by Joseph Young

As a response to the divided support of the community, developers, and miners, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has made clear that he has no intentions to s...

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Ethereum Classic Hits $1.3 Billion Market Cap, Boosted By Consensus, Silbert

MAY 24, 2017 | by Frisco d'Anconia

Ethereum classic has hit $1.3 bln market cap Wednesday morning. Some connect the success of the coin to the Consensus 2017 conference, where Barry Silbert plays...

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Coinbase Clarifies, No Plans to Integrate Ethereum Classic Yet

JUL 23, 2017 | by Joseph Young

It seems as if Coinbase, the world’s largest Bitcoin wallet and trading platform, is not ready to integrate Ethereum Classic just yet.

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‘It’s An Orgy!’ Industry Reacts To US Bitcoin Futures Go-Ahead

DEC 01, 2017 | by William Suberg

Bitcoin futures can officially start Dec. 18, US regulators have confirmed, causing widespread celebration.

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Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum Issuance “Whatever It Needs To Be” For Security

JUN 29, 2017 | by William Suberg

Vitalik Buterin has defended Ethereum’s supply style and said issuance rates could reduce in future.

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China Trade Resurgence Makes Everyone Rich - Except Ethereum Classic

JUN 01, 2017 | by William Suberg

Ethereum Classic (ETC) is yet to profit from Chinese optimism spilling over from Bitcoin and altcoin markets.

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Bitcoin Price Breaks $2,600 As SegWit Nearly Finalized, $3,000 In Sight

JUL 20, 2017 | by Joseph Young

Within 24 hours, Bitcoin price recorded a staggering 13 percent surge in value. The activation of SegWit will lead to a 75 percent optimization of Bitcoin block...

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Bitcoin Owes Success to Three Different Waves of Innovators

SEP 11, 2017 | by David Dinkins

Cryptocurrency owes its present success to its multidisciplinary nature. Here’s who we have to thank.

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Bitcoin Community Goes Kawaii

JAN 20, 2017 | by Cointelegraph

Cointelegraph has created a fun gallery of Kawaii-style portraits of the most influential people in Blockchain. Have a beer and have a look!

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Bitcoin Price Stability May Count for Winklevoss, SolidX, Barry Silbert ETF Approval

JAN 27, 2017 | by Olusegun Ogundeji

Could the current Bitcoin stability work for Bitcoin Exchange and Traded Funds (ETF) approval?

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