While plenty of the scathing criticism aimed at the cryptocurrency world is well-deserved, sometimes a jab fails to land. In the midst of the mostly grossly worded slew of insults that the institutionally rich lobbed at the bitcoin crowd over the weekend, Bill Gates may have landed the furthest from the mark. “Bitcoin and other […]
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Winklevoss-led Gemini announces a self-regulatory group for crypto
Gemini, run by the Winklevoss twins, is one of the most Wall Street oriented exchanges on the crypto markets. Originally envisioned as “bitcoin in a suit,” it is now leading the way in self regulation with a new Virtual Commodity Association, a self-regulating group that aims to take the guesswork out of crypto in the future. “We believe a thoughtful SRO framework that provides… Read More
The Winklevoss twins may have lost A LOT of money on Bitcoin
With Bitcoin crashing, some cryptocurrency HODLers are hurting. That might include the Winklevoss twins.
Tyler and Cameron bought 120,000 bitcoins in late 2012 with money from the $65 million payout from their lawsuit against Facebook.
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Bitcoin is inspiring people to do crazy, paranoid things
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As the value of cryptocurrency continues to skyrocket, so, too, does the number of crazy things people will do to protect or retrieve their sweet, sweet digital nest egg.
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Most notable are the Winklevoss Twins, that hard-luck pair of entrepreneurs who famously wound up on the outside of Facebook. They’ve gained a redemption story, though, with their new-found bitcoin fortune.
Way back in 2012, the twins used some of the money from their settlement with Facebook to invest in bitcoin when it was around $9 per bitcoin. Fast forward to today and they are billionaires as they — and everyone else — wait for that bubble to burst. Read more…
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Bitcoin is inspiring people to do crazy, paranoid things
As the value of cryptocurrency continues to skyrocket, so, too, does the number of crazy things people will do to protect or retrieve their sweet, sweet digital nest egg.
SEE ALSO: The top 10 tech stories of 2017
Most notable are the Winklevoss Twins, that hard-luck pair of entrepreneurs who famously wound up on the outside of Facebook. They’ve gained a redemption story, though, with their new-found bitcoin fortune.
Way back in 2012, the twins used some of the money from their settlement with Facebook to invest in bitcoin when it was around $9 per bitcoin. Fast forward to today and they are billionaires as they — and everyone else — wait for that bubble to burst. Read more…
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