Tyler Winklevoss

Tyler Winklevoss is an American investor and entrepreneur who serves as Co-Founder and CEO of Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian he established with his twin brother Cameron in 2014. He is also Co-Founder and Principal of Winklevoss Capital Management, a venture capital firm he launched in 2012 that invests in early-stage technology startups. He is best known for co-founding the social networking site ConnectU and subsequently suing Mark Zuckerberg over allegations that he stole their idea to create Facebook, resulting in a $65 million settlement, as well as for competing as an Olympic rower at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He began investing in bitcoin in 2012 and has since become a prominent figure in the digital asset industry.