MasterCard is among those backing Barry Silbert’s new company.
Barry Silbert last week sold SecondMarket, his popular trading exchange for private company stock, to Nasdaq NDAQ 0.94% for an undisclosed amount. Now he’s lined up a group of big-name backers to support the launch of a new conglomerate devoted entirely to bitcoin and other blockchain technologies.
It’s called Digital Currency Group, and will include a pair of businesses that were originally formed at SecondMarket, […]