Winklevoss twins

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The Winklevoss twins are American entrepreneurs and former Olympic rowers best known for their legal dispute with Mark Zuckerberg over the origins of Facebook and for founding the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini.

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instanceOf American businesspeople
entrepreneurial duo
twin brothers
advocatesFor regulated cryptocurrency markets
alumniOf Harvard University rowing program NERFINISHED
Oxford University Boat Club NERFINISHED
basedIn New York City
businessFocus cryptocurrency
digital asset trading
venture capital investing
businessInterest Bitcoin NERFINISHED
blockchain technology
coFounded ConnectU NERFINISHED
Gemini cryptocurrency exchange NERFINISHED
competedIn 2008 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
disputeWith Mark Zuckerberg NERFINISHED
educatedAt Harvard University
University of Oxford
event men's coxless pair rowing
fieldOfWork financial technology
technology entrepreneurship
founded Winklevoss Capital Management NERFINISHED
gender male
industry cryptocurrency exchange industry
social networking (early involvement)
knownFor early involvement in social networking site ConnectU
settlement with Facebook
languageSpoken English
legalCase Winklevoss v. Facebook NERFINISHED
mediaAppearance numerous interviews on cryptocurrency regulation
member Cameron Winklevoss NERFINISHED
Tyler Winklevoss NERFINISHED
notableAchievement building one of the first regulated cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S.
representing the United States in Olympic rowing
notableFor co-founding cryptocurrency exchange Gemini
legal dispute with Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook
notableWork development of Gemini as a regulated cryptocurrency exchange
occupation entrepreneurs
investors
rowers
participatedIn American collegiate rowing
portrayedBy Armie Hammer NERFINISHED
portrayedIn film "The Social Network" NERFINISHED
settlementWith Facebook, Inc. NERFINISHED
siblingRelationship identical twins
sport rowing

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Cameron Winklevoss familyName Winklevoss twins
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Tyler Winklevoss familyName Winklevoss twins
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The Accidental Billionaires subject Winklevoss twins