# Barry Silbert

> Barry Silbert is an American entrepreneur and investor who founded Digital Currency Group and Yuma. After building SecondMarket, acquired by Nasdaq in 2015, he developed businesses and investment vehicles around digital assets, including Grayscale. His current work centers on Bittensor and decentralized AI through Yuma; his record also includes the Genesis lending collapse and related litigation.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Yuma; Founder & CEO at Digital Currency Group
- **Organizations:** Yuma, Digital Currency Group, Grayscale Investments, SecondMarket, Houlihan Lokey
- **From:** Washington, D.C., United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration, finance, Emory University, Goizueta Business School
- **Known for:** Founded SecondMarket, acquired by Nasdaq Private Market in October 2015., Founded Grayscale Investments in 2013 and Digital Currency Group in 2015., Received the 2012 Goizueta Alumni Entrepreneurship Award.

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Graduated from Emory and began investment banking work at Houlihan Lokey.
- **2004** — Founded the business that became SecondMarket.
- **2012** — Began investing in bitcoin.
- **2013** — Founded Grayscale; the Bitcoin Investment Trust commenced operations in September.
- **2015** — Nasdaq acquired SecondMarket Solutions; Silbert launched Digital Currency Group.
- **2023** — Genesis lending entities filed for bankruptcy in January; the New York attorney general sued Silbert, DCG and other parties in October.
- **2024** — Launched Yuma in November and became its CEO while continuing to lead DCG.
- **2025** — Yuma launched BittBridge with UConn in June; Silbert returned as Grayscale chairman in August; Yuma Asset Management launched in October.
- **2026** — Yuma reported more than $200 million in TAO and subnet tokens staked to its validator in September.

## Achievements

- Founded SecondMarket, acquired by Nasdaq Private Market in October 2015.
- Founded Grayscale Investments in 2013 and Digital Currency Group in 2015.
- Received the 2012 Goizueta Alumni Entrepreneurship Award.
- Founded Yuma in 2024 to support Bittensor infrastructure and early-stage teams.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Yuma reported more than $200 million in TAO and subnet tokens staked to its validator, 20 accelerated subnets since launch, and a third investment vehicle launched in June.
- **2026-02** — A Connecticut federal judge granted in part and denied in part motions to dismiss in Genesis-related securities litigation; claims against Silbert and DCG were allowed to proceed.
- **2025-10** — Yuma hired Greg Schvey as COO and Jeff Schvey as CTO, launched Yuma Asset Management with a $10 million DCG anchor investment, and received investment from Connecticut Innovations’ AI/Q Fund.
- **2025-08** — Silbert returned as Grayscale board chairman.

## Links

- Website: https://dcg.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrysilbert/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/BarrySilbert

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Last updated: 2026-10-20