Tyler Winklevoss Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$800,000,000

Tyler Winklevoss is an American rower and entrepreneur with a net worth of $800 million. Alongside his twin brother Cameron, Tyler made intelligent investments in Bitcoin after a successful lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg for stealing their idea to create Facebook. Today, the Winklevoss brothers are two of the largest and most vocal investors in Bitcoin, owning approximately 1% of all Bitcoins in existence.

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Tyler Winklevoss is an American rower and entrepreneur who, along with his twin brother Cameron, made a number of intelligent investments in Bitcoin. They used their Facebook settlement money to invest in Bitcoin, which proved to be a wise decision.

Tyler and his brother Cameron competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China as rowers, showcasing their athletic achievements outside of their entrepreneurial careers.

Aside from their involvement in Bitcoin, Tyler and Cameron are also the founders of a Bitcoin lender called Block-Fi and a digital auction platform called Nifty Gateway. Block-Fi recently raised $350 million and Nifty Gateway was valued at $1 billion in April 2021.

In their early years, Tyler collaborated with Cameron and a classmate called Divya Narendra to create HarvardConnection, an early form of Facebook. They later filed a lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg, alleging that he stole their idea. They were eventually awarded a total of $65 million in cash and pre-IPO Facebook stock as part of the settlement.

Tyler and Cameron have also ventured into real estate and own a modern mansion in Los Angeles. The residence spans 8,000 square feet and features luxurious amenities such as limestone floors, a built-in wet bar, a media room, and a swimming pool with panoramic city views.

Basic Information About Tyler Winklevoss

Category	Business › Executives
Net worth	$800,000,000
Date of birth	1981-08-21 (44 years old)
Place of birth	Southampton
Nationality	United States of America
Gender	Male
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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