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30 Unbelievable Crypto Stories That Blew Our Socks Off

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By Augustine Mbam - December 27, 2022 - 5 Mins Read

How the Winklevoss Brothers Made Their Fortune

If you know Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook, you must have heard about the Winklevoss Brothers, who sued him for supposedly stealing their idea and developing it on his own. 

There must be some truth to it because when the brothers sued their college friend, Mark Zuckerberg, after years of tiresome negotiations, the creator of Facebook agreed to settle. The Winklevoss Brothers received $65 million dollars and spent $11 million on Bitcoin, buying a whopping amount of 91,666 BTC.

Of course, back in 2013, the Bitcoin currency wasn’t nearly as expensive as it is now - 1 Bitcoin was worth $120. With the current rate, their Bitcoin fortune would translate into roughly $645 million!