Barry Silbert

Venture Capital

OneName Raises Seed Funding to Fuel Decentralized Identity Protocol

Open-source identity protocol OneName has announced a project development roadmap while revealing new details about its investors.

Business  ·  13 November 2014
Exchanges

BitX to Expand Further in Emerging Markets with New Funding Deal

Emerging market-focused bitcoin exchange BitX has raised S$1m as part of its latest seed funding round.

Business  ·  19 August 2014
Exchanges

Barry Silbert Leads $250k Investment in Indian Bitcoin Startup Unocoin

Bangalore-based bitcoin exchange and merchant processor Unocoin is the latest investment for Barry Silbert's Bitcoin Opportunity Corp.

Markets  ·  11 August 2014
News

Barry Silbert Resigns SecondMarket CEO Position

Bitcoin entrepreneur Barry Silbert is stepping down as CEO of SecondMarket to focus solely on bitcoin ventures.

Markets  ·  24 July 2014
News

SecondMarket Hosts Bitcoin Talk for Professional Women’s Network

About 80 New York women met Thursday at SecondMarket HQ for a panel, "Bitcoin: The Future of Money".

Business  ·  18 July 2014
Venture Capital

Andreessen Horowitz Leads Bitcoin Startup TradeBlock’s $2.8 Million Funding

Big data analytics firm TradeBlock has raised $2.8m in new funding led by Andreessen Horowitz and Barry Silbert.

Business  ·  16 July 2014
Exchanges

Bitcoin Opportunity Corp Invests $250k in Swedish Exchange Safello

The bitcoin exchange raised its latest funding from Barry Silbert’s notable investment vehicle.

Business  ·  10 July 2014
Features

The 8 Biggest Bitcoin Heroes and Villains of 2014 (So Far)

Every hero needs a villain. Here are the eight most prominent figures of the year for and against bitcoin.

Business  ·  6 July 2014
News

Barry Silbert Releases Data on SecondMarket’s US Marshal Auction Syndicate

SecondMarket CEO Barry Silbert has released new data related to his organisation's US government auction bid.

Markets  ·  29 June 2014
BitGo

Multi-Sig Bitcoin Wallet Provider BitGo Raises $12 Million

BitGo has secured funding from several venture capitalists and bitcoin investors, including Hollywood A-lister Ashton Kutcher.

Business  ·  16 June 2014
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Miner Hosting Firm HashPlex Raises $400k in New Funding

SecondMarket's Barry Silbert and senior Facebook engineer Jason Prado led the funding round in the mining-focused company.

Business  ·  12 June 2014
Exchanges

SecondMarket to Launch Institutional Bitcoin Exchange

New York-based SecondMarket will launch a professional-level bitcoin exchange service for institutional traders later this year.

Business  ·  16 April 2014
Startups

Barry Silbert Reveals Bitcoin Investment Trust Holds 100,000 Bitcoins

The Bitcoin Investment Trust (BIT) now holds more than 100,000 bitcoins, according to founder Barry Silbert.

Business  ·  11 April 2014
Events

Inside Bitcoins NYC Day 2 Showcases a Maturing, Legitimate Industry

Day two of Inside Bitcoins NYC saw notable talks from serious players in Wall Street and Congress.

Business  ·  8 April 2014
Startups

SecondMarket’s Barry Silbert: 15% of Institutional Investors are Bitcoin Believers

At the Barclays Emerging Payments Forum, Silbert met with 38 institutional investors representing more than $250bn in investment capital.

Business  ·  26 March 2014