“The twins made headlines in July when they announced the creation of the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust, which would operate an exchange-traded fund dealing only in the virtual currency of bitcoins. Putting their profile and wealth behind bitcoin represents a big risk. ‘You have to be willing to gamble a bit,’ says Tyler. ‘Entrepreneurs are a special breed. They make their own fate, but there’s no safety net if it doesn’t work out.’  Entrepreneurship is in their blood: Their father, born to a family of Pennsylvanian businessmen and coal miners, created an actuarial software company that made him a multimillionaire. The brothers followed a similar path, creating Winklevoss Capital.”

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