Who is Barry Silbert's ex-business partner Cameron Winklevoss?

(Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg) Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert has been accused of fraud by his ex-business partner turned rival, Cameron Winklevoss. The stunning allegations follow Forbes’ estimates last month that Silbert’s fortune had evaporated, and as government investigations into Silbert’s companies ramp up.

Who is Barry Silbert?

Barry Silbert, founder and chief executive officer of Digital Currency Group Inc., speaks during the Skybridge Alternatives (SALT) conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Thursday, May 9, 2019. (Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg) Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert has been accused of fraud by his ex-business partner turned rival, Cameron Winklevoss.

How much did David Silbert pay for bitcoin?

He told Reuters in the 2017 interview that he bought about $175,000 worth of the cryptocurrency in 2012, paying about $11 a coin at a time when bitcoin was little known beyond niche internet blogs. Silbert went on to launch Digital Currency Group in New York in 2015, later moving the firm to Connecticut.

Who owns Digital Currency Group (DCG)?

Silbert went on to launch Digital Currency Group in New York in 2015, later moving the firm to Connecticut. As crypto markets soared in value, DCG raised money from the venture capital arm of Bain Capital, MasterCard, New York Life Insurance Company, and Canadian bank CIBC.