FILE PHOTO: Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dash plunge into water in this illustration taken, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
NEW YORK: Suspended withdrawals at cryptocurrency brokerage Genesis amid the widening crypto-market meltdown is casting an unwanted spotlight on Barry Silbert, the man at the helm of the Digital Currency Group empire.
Silbert, who rarely does press interviews or speaks at the multitude of industry conferences, founded the Stamford, Connecticut-based crypto conglomerate DCG in 2015, according to the 46-year-old’s LinkedIn profile.
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