Barry Silbert Resigns as Grayscale Chairman, to Be Replaced by Mark Shifke

Grayscale Investments, whose application to turn its Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into a U.S. spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) is being considered by the Securities and Exchange Commission, said Barry Silbert resigned as chairman and will be replaced by Mark Shifke.

Silbert's Digital Currency Group (DCG), which owns Grayscale, was sued in October by New York Attorney General Letitia James for allegedly defrauding more than 230,000 investors, including at least 29,000 New Yorkers, of more than $1 billion.

Grayscale did not give a reason for the changes in an SEC filing. Shikfe, DCG's chief financial officer, will replace Silbert as of Jan. 1.