Our Team
Charlie Shrem
Founding Chairman Digital Gold Foundation
Charlie Shrem is recognized for his early contributions to Bitcoin. As a co-founder of BitInstant in 2011, he played a pivotal role in simplifying Bitcoin transactions, making the cryptocurrency more accessible during its infancy. His foresight led him to be a founding Vice Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, where he worked to promote and standardize Bitcoin. He shares his insights through "The Charlie Shrem Show" podcast and invests through his venture capital fund Druid Ventures. His story is woven through key books and documentaries, marking him as an enduring figure in the narrative of cryptocurrency's evolution.
Digital Gold Yoda (DGY)
Initial Contributor to Digital Gold White Paper
DGY's journey in digital currencies began in 2009, focusing initially on Bitcoin. This early engagement evolved into a deep-seated expertise, where DGY not only tracked but also may have had significant influence on compliance standards within the cryptocurrency sector.
Collaborative Development of Compliance Frameworks: DGY worked extensively with top legal minds from prestigious regulatory bodies such as the SEC, FINRA, and FINCEN, hiring and working with attorneys at a dozen of the nation's top law firms to produce a draft, which was presented to the Chairman of the SEC regarding whether Bitcoin was a security. Very soon after Bitcoin was declared to not be a security, perhaps in some part to DGY's draft, which was delivered by a former SEC Commissioner working with DGY. This total body of work involved over 15,000 hours of dedicated research and practical application, culminating in the authorship of the foundational draft of the "Digital Gold White Paper." This paper was pivotal in sketching out the blueprint for establishing compliant digital currencies, aiming to mirror the stability and regulatory oversight akin to traditional fiat currencies.
Innovation: DGY's work alongside Charlie Shrem on refining the Digital Gold White Paper was instrumental in laying the groundwork for what could be considered the precursor to modern digital fiat-like currencies. Their combined efforts along with leaders of the Blackcoin dev team focused on integrating legal compliance with technological innovation, ensuring that digital currencies could operate within existing legal frameworks while pushing the boundaries of what was possible, while providing a currency that could keep up with VISA in speed, security and commercial ubiquity, all the way through entire supply chains to raw material purchase/sale.
BlackcoinDev
Project Lead & Core Developer, Blackcoin
As the Project Lead and a core developer for Blackcoin, I specialize in designing and implementing blockchain protocols with a focus on security, efficiency, and scalability. With deep technical expertise in consensus mechanisms, node architecture, and cryptographic frameworks, I have contributed to a wide array of projects that push the boundaries of decentralized finance. My recent work includes the Digital Gold (DGD) project, a digital asset focused on stable, everyday transactions with minimal fees and community-driven price stability. I have also played key roles in pivotal crypto initiatives, such as Validity (Radium), Bitcore, Megacoin, Potcoin, and Supercoin, contributing to protocol development, privacy enhancements, and transaction optimization. I'm committed to building robust, community-driven digital assets that empower users and advance blockchain technology.