Matthew Kummell

Director/Board Member at GRAYSCALE DECENTRALIZED FINANCE (DEFI) FUND LLC

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Mr. Matthew Kummell is a Director at Digital Currency Group, Inc. and a Vice President-Institutional & Enterprise at Discovery Domain Ltd. He is on the Board of Directors at Grayscale CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF, Grayscale Decentralized Finance (Defi) Fund LLC, Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust, Grayscale Near Trust, Grayscale Zcash Trust and Foundry Digital LLC.
Mr. Kummell was previously employed as a Management Consultant by Bain & Co., Inc., a Managing Director by Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC, a Founder by Focal Point, Inc., and a Vice President-Sales & Marketing by PeopleSoft, Inc. He also served on the board at Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC), Grayscale Litecoin Trust, The Foundry, CoinDesk, Inc., Derivix Corp., Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETH) and Grayscale Horizen Trust.
He received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Matthew Kummell active positions

Companies	Position	Start
THE ZCASH ETF	Director/Board Member	01/01/2024
GRAYSCALE COINDESK CRYPTO 5 ETF - USD	Director/Board Member	01/01/2024
GRAYSCALE DECENTRALIZED FINANCE (DEFI) FUND LLC	Director/Board Member	01/01/2024
Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a closed-end investment fund or Investment trust	Director/Board Member	01/01/2024
Near, Inc. (California) Near, Inc. (California) Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops AI based platform for block chain technology	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Foundry Digital LLC Foundry Digital LLC Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Provides crypto currency mining services	Director/Board Member	01/12/2023
Digital Currency Group, Inc. Digital Currency Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Digital Currency Group invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for seed, early, later and growth stage capital requirements.	Private Equity Investor	01/04/2021

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Former positions of Matthew Kummell

Companies	Position	End
GRAE HORI	Director/Board Member	13/10/2025
The Foundry The Foundry Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides workshop space, tools, peer knowledge and shared inspiration for emerging artisans and artists looking to start or grow their small businesses	Director/Board Member	01/06/2025
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Private companies	21
PeopleSoft, Inc. PeopleSoft, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and markets business management software	Technology Services
Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC Investment ManagersFinance Citadel Enterprise invests in public equity, fixed income and alternative investment markets across the globe. The firm seeks to identify the highest and best uses of capital to generate superior long-term returns for their clients.	Finance
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as an exchange traded fund	Miscellaneous
Bain & Co., Inc. Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides strategy, marketing, organization, operations, IT and M&A consulting services	Commercial Services
University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Derivix Corp. Derivix Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides pricing and analytics solutions to the options trading market	Technology Services
Focal Point, Inc. Focal Point, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides technology integration services	Technology Services
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Digital Currency Group, Inc. Digital Currency Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Digital Currency Group invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for seed, early, later and growth stage capital requirements.	Finance
The Foundry The Foundry Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides workshop space, tools, peer knowledge and shared inspiration for emerging artisans and artists looking to start or grow their small businesses	Commercial Services
Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a closed-end investment fund or Investment trust	Miscellaneous
Grayscale Zcash Trust Grayscale Zcash Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a closed-end investment fund or Investment trust	Miscellaneous
Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETH) Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETH) Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as an exchange traded fund	Miscellaneous
Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund LLC Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund LLC Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as an exchange traded fund	Miscellaneous
Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a closed-end investment fund or Investment trust	Miscellaneous
CoinDesk, Inc. CoinDesk, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as media, events, indices and data company for the global crypto economy	Technology Services
Grayscale Litecoin Trust Grayscale Litecoin Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a closed-end investment fund or Investment trust	Miscellaneous
Foundry Digital LLC Foundry Digital LLC Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Provides crypto currency mining services	Technology Services
Near, Inc. (California) Near, Inc. (California) Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops AI based platform for block chain technology	Technology Services
Grayscale Decentralized Finance (Defi) Fund LLC Grayscale Decentralized Finance (Defi) Fund LLC Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a closed-end investment fund or Investment trust	Miscellaneous
Grayscale Horizen Trust Grayscale Horizen Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a closed-end investment fund or Investment trust	Miscellaneous