Project
Digital Currency Group
Digital Currency Group calls itself the capital engine supporting emerging talent and crypto technology, on a mission to accelerate the development of a better financial system.
Description sourced from
- dcg.co
“We are the capital engine supporting emerging talent & crypto technology. On its mission to accelerate the development of a better financial system.”
Named in 14 pieces
Board Seats
Grayscale Founder Barry Silbert Returns as Board Chairman
Grayscale Investments returned founder Barry Silbert to its board as chairman on Aug. 4, 2025, replacing Mark Shifke as the firm expanded its management team ahead of a planned public listing.
CEO Changes
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein Steps Down
Grayscale announced on May 20, 2024, that Michael Sonnenshein was leaving the chief executive job after guiding the firm through its spot Bitcoin ETF conversion, with Goldman Sachs veteran Peter Mintzberg set to replace him.
CEO Changes
Grayscale Names Peter Mintzberg Chief Executive Officer
Grayscale hired Goldman Sachs veteran Peter Mintzberg as chief executive on May 20, 2024, with his start date set for August 15 and a board seat attached to the role.
Executive Hires
DCG Names Aimie Killeen Chief Legal Officer
Digital Currency Group announced on April 25, 2024, that Aimie Killeen would join as chief legal officer on May 1, bringing two decades of fintech legal experience to the firm.
Executive Hires
DCG Names Mark Shifke Chief Financial Officer
Digital Currency Group hired Mark Shifke as chief financial officer on July 31, 2023, filling the role Michael Kraines left open in April and later naming him Grayscale's board chairman too.
CEO Changes
Luno Elevates COO James Lanigan to Chief Executive
James Lanigan, Luno's chief operating officer for five years, became chief executive on March 22, 2023, as founder Marcus Swanepoel moved to executive chairman to court investors for a future listing.
CEO Changes
Luno's Marcus Swanepoel Steps Down as Chief Executive
Luno co-founder Marcus Swanepoel moved into an executive chairman role on March 22, 2023, and Chief Operating Officer James Lanigan, with the company for five years, became CEO.
Layoffs
Luno Cuts 35 Percent of Its Staff in Crypto Winter
Luno chief executive Marcus Swanepoel told employees on January 25, 2023, that the exchange would cut 35 percent of its roughly 960-person staff, following layoffs at sibling firm Genesis and rivals Kraken and Coinbase.
Layoffs
Kraken Cuts 1,100 Jobs as Crypto Winter Deepens
Kraken cut about 1,100 jobs, or 30 percent of its workforce, on Nov. 30, 2022, after the collapse of FTX, with CEO Jesse Powell citing slower trading volumes and fewer new clients.
CEO Changes
Genesis CEO Michael Moro Steps Down as Firm Cuts Staff
Michael Moro stepped down as Genesis chief executive officer on Aug. 17, 2022, the day the firm cut 20 percent of its workforce after losses tied to the collapse of Three Arrows Capital.
CEO Changes
Genesis Names Derar Islim Interim Chief Executive Officer
Genesis named Chief Operating Officer Derar Islim interim chief executive officer on August 17, 2022, the same day Michael Moro stepped down after leading the lender for nearly a decade.
Executive Hires
Genesis Names Matthew Johnson Chief Technology Officer
Genesis named former Bakkt chief technology officer Matthew Johnson to the same role on August 17, 2022, alongside a new chief risk officer and chief compliance officer, the day CEO Michael Moro stepped down.
CEO Changes
Barry Silbert Steps Down as Grayscale CEO
Barry Silbert, Grayscale's founder, handed the chief executive job to seven-year veteran Michael Sonnenshein on January 7, 2021, as the firm's assets under management passed $20 billion.
CEO Changes
Grayscale Names Michael Sonnenshein Chief Executive Officer
Grayscale promoted seven-year veteran Michael Sonnenshein to chief executive on January 7, 2021, succeeding founder Barry Silbert as the firm's assets topped $20 billion.