The Winklevoss brothers will make a film about their acquaintance with bitcoin

The founders of the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss attracted Hollywood producers tomaking a film about his acquaintance with bitcoin and the cryptocurrency industry.

The Winklevoss brothers decide to film the book"Bitcoin billionaires" by American writer Ben Mezrich. The book tells the biography of the brothers, as well as their lawsuit with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, which ended in paying the twins $ 65 million in June 2011. Mezrich also wrote the book Billionaires Involuntarily, in which the film "Social Network" was made about Mark Zuckerberg and the history of the appearance of Facebook.

In 2013, the Winklevosses invested $ 11 million in bitcoin, and subsequently became the world's first cryptocurrency billionaires.

The twins drew a movie studio to create the film.Stampede Ventures, owned by former President of Warner Bros. Greg Silverman (Greg Silverman). The project will be attended by producer John Berg (Jon Berg), who worked on the blockbuster "Wonder Woman" and "Aquaman." Silverman said that the idea of ​​creating a film about the Winklevoss brothers came to him after reading Mezrich’s book. Silverman's son received as a gift one of the first copies of Bitcoin billionaires from the Winklevosses themselves, during an internship at Winklevoss Capital.

“After reading the book, it immediately became clear thatThe story of Tyler and Cameron, their introduction to Bitcoin and their subsequent development in the cryptocurrency industry will form the basis of an outstanding film. The brothers can be compared to Rocky Balboa, who came to conquer Wall Street,” — Greg Silverman commented.

In January, Gemini opened an insurance companyNakamoto Ltd secured $ 200 million for its own custodian service Gemini Custody, and in November last year, the exchange bought the Nifty Gateway platform, where users can purchase non-replaceable tokens (NFT).

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