The widening crypto meltdown has cast an unwelcome spotlight on Barry Silbert, head of the Digital Currency Group (DCG) empire. Could he be the next “crypto whale” to blow? Silbert, 46, once described his empire as “the epicentre of the bitcoin and blockchain industry”. As contagion from the implosion of FTX spreads, that has come back to bite.
DCG’s crown jewel was Genesis