Winklevoss / Brothers to whom Zuckerberg stole the idea for Facebook became bitcoin billionaires

The twins Cameron and Tyler Winklewoss, who became known for their legal battle with Mark Zuckerberg for the ownership of Facebook, became the first bitcoin billionaires due to the sudden rise in this currency in the past year, reports Independent.

Brothers Winklevoss, graduates of the prestigious Harvard University in 2004, sued Mark Zuckerberg to steal their idea of a Facebook social network.

Although the verdict failed to gain control of the company, they were rewarded with $ 65 million in damages in 2008, and 11 million of that amount was used to buy bitcoins in 2013 at a price of $ 120 per "coin."

Today, their wealth from this investment amounts to just over one billion US dollars.

Although many who initially supported Bitcoin today are millionaires, it is believed that Winklevoss brothers are the only ones to reach a billion dollars.

The previous year, they launched a digital exchange called Gemini, which allows investors to buy and sell bitcoins.

The last week was full of bits and bitches.

The first value reached $ 11,000 on November 29th, due to a change in trading, it fell below 9,000 for the weekend.

After that, on Sunday night, the CoinDesco index rose to a staggering $ 11,831, a new world record.

• 6 Jan, 2018
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