00:00 Winklevii invested $65M in Facebook but still viewed as losers
02:55 The Winklevoss twins learned about Bitcoin on a trip to Ibiza and were introduced to BitInstant, leading them to become early Bitcoin investors.
05:53 The Winklevoss Twins saw the potential of Bitcoin as digital gold
08:30 Winklevoss twins bought around 1% of all Bitcoin and Bitcoin price began to rise after the Cyprus incident.
11:12 Bit Instant was processing a lot of bitcoin purchases, but wasn’t profitable yet.
13:56 The Winklevi invest in Bitcoin and face company troubles.
16:36 Charlie Shrem, the first Bitcoin felon, was charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and other crimes.
19:18 The Winklevoss twins became billionaires by investing in Bitcoin and embarked on blockchain related projects.
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