Bitcoin Millionaires: Tales of Early Investors Who Struck It Big

Here are some tales of early Bitcoin investors who struck it big:

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Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, famously known for their legal dispute with Mark Zuckerberg over the creation of Facebook, invested $11 million in Bitcoin in 2013.

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Roger Ver, also known as "Bitcoin Jesus," was an early investor in Bitcoin and one of its most vocal supporters.

Charlie Shrem was one of the co-founders of the popular Bitcoin exchange BitInstant. He invested in Bitcoin in 2011, when it was still a relatively unknown digital currency.

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Barry Silbert is the founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group, which is a company that invests in blockchain startups.

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These are just a few examples of early Bitcoin investors who have become millionaires as a result of the cryptocurrency's success.

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