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Bitcoin billionaires the Winklevoss twins, their net worth, and battle with Facebook

The Winklevoss twins
Affluent beginnings
A natural team
Sporting prowess
Jock image
HarvardConnection idea
Zuckerberg's FaceMash
FaceMash launches
Zuckerberg put forward
Zuckerberg on board
Secret project
Shady behaviour?
Facebook launches
ConnectU launches
Lawsuit filed
Lengthy litigation
Wise move
Olympic dream
Media portrayals
Unfair representation
Oxford MBA
Legal dramas
Case closed
Bitcoin beckons
Risky investment
Cryptocurrency kings
Surging prices
Bitcoin billionaires
Last laugh
Copycat cryptocurrency?
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The Winklevoss twins

The identical 6ft5 twin brothers are best known for taking on Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg in a lawsuit that saw them receive a $65 million (£52m) settlement for stealing their idea. But Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have achieved a lot more than winning a court case. The Olympian rowers with a penchant for Latin have now become the first billionaires to make their fortune from digital currency Bitcoin. We chart the siblings' remarkable rise and how they went from litigation hell to cryptocurrency heaven.

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Daniel Coughlin

10 July 2019

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