MasterCard Invests In Silbert’s Digital Currency Group

MasterCard is backing Barry Silbert’s newest initiative, Digital Currency Group, his first since selling SecondMarket to Nasdaq last week. Many believe this marks a major development in the Bitcoin space as the digital currency flirts with the $300 level.  Silbert has gained the support of big-time backers for the new conglomerate focused exclusively on Bitcoin and other block chain technologies. The new company, Digital Currency Group (DCG), will include Silbert’s over-the-counter Bitcoin trading firm, Genesis Global Trading, as well as Grayscale Investments, a digital currency asset management firm. Digital Currency Group will be home to 57 seed-stage investments already made […]

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