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Author: Admin | 2025-04-27
Who are the Winklevoss twins and where are they now? From scoring a US$65 million payout from Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics to crypto fraud and bankruptcyTyler and Cameron Winklevoss grew up in Connecticut in a business-focused household, went to Harvard and competed in rowing at the 2008 Beijing OlympicsThe twins co-founded crypto exchange Gemini in 2014, invested US$11 million into bitcoin, and were among the first prominent figures to publicly disclose their stake in the cryptocurrencyMore than a decade after the 2010 film The Social Network catapulted them into the public eye, the Winklevoss twins – Cameron and Tyler – continue to make headlines. The film delved into the story of Facebook’s creation and the feud over whether its founder Mark Zuckerberg “stole” the idea from the twins.Since then, the Olympic rowing twins have continued to court controversial business opportunities, leading to investigations and lawsuits against them. Here’s what you need to know about the Winklevii, the name popularly used to refer to Cameron and Tyler.They went to Harvard and competed in the Beijing OlympicsCameron and Tyler Winklevoss grew up in the US New England state of Connecticut. Photo: @winklevoss/InstagramThe twins were raised in the US state of Connecticut and both majored in economics while studying at Harvard. Per Forbes, the twins said they grew up in an entrepreneurial and business-focused household.The Winklevoss twins were Olympic rowers, and competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Photo: @winklevoss/InstagramThe brothers, who are known for their 1.96 metre height, competed in the rowing coxless pairs at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Per a profile of Tyler on the Olympics website, the brothers started rowing together in senior school and later at Harvard University.The Facebook lawsuitTyler and Cameron Winklevoss with Harvard classmate Divya Narendra. Photo: @winklevoss/InstagramAt Harvard, with classmate Divya Narendra, they started university social networking site, Harvard Connection, later known as ConnectU. The story goes that they asked Mark Zuckerberg to help them expand the social network to other universities, which later led to a legal battle and a he-said, she-said argument over the origins of Facebook. In
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