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'Winklevii' are world's first bitcoin billionaires

December 5, 2017

By New York Post

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have become the world’s first bitcoin billionaires. In 2013, the twins—nicknamed the Winklevii—used $11 million of the $65 million they pocketed when they settled a suit against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to buy bitcoins. The two were early believers in bitcoin, and the large purchase of the cryptocurrency allowed them to control nearly 1% of bitcoins. As bitcoin has soared in value—to $11,413.46 on Monday morning—the value of their investment reached $1.046 billion. Read the original story from the New York Post.

 

 

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