Winklevoss Twins Launch 'Winkdex,' A Blended Bitcoin Price Index
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are at it again. The twins, both huge advocates of bitcoin, have launched the Winklevoss Index, otherwise known as the 'Winkdex'. Yes, that's really what it's called. It's a blended price index that aims to "reflect the true price of bitcoin", but also to serve as the official index used to value the bitcoins in the brothers' yet-to-be-approved ETF (exchange-traded fund). Winkdex is calculated by blending the trading prices in U. S. dollars for the top three (by volume) qualified Bitcoin Exchanges* during the previous two hour period using a volume-weighted....
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The Winklevoss Twins, Cameron and Tyler, are hoping to make a splash with their newly-launched Bitcoin Price Index, aptly named the WinkDex. According to a Fortune exclusive, the twins - beginning today - will be opening up their Index's API (application programming interface) to developers, which will allow said developers to build atop the Index with their own programs. "We've spent a lot of time trying to build a really cool tool," said Cameron Winklevoss to Fortune. "Obviously the index will be big for us because it will be used to price any future ETF. But we also wanted to build on....
The Winklevoss twins really do want to put their name into bitcoin - they have launched a blended bitcoin price index, the 'Winkdex' that they say reflects the true price of the digital currency. The index will be used to price the assets in the brothers' forthcoming bitcoin trust. The Winkdex will be offered by Math-based Asset Index LLC, a company operated by the Winklevosses. It was announced today in the brothers' latest filing with the SEC, an amended version of its July filing describing the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust. "We believe that we are establishing an accurate spot price that....
The Winklevoss' bitcoin price index, the 'WinkDex', has made its first appearance on Bloomberg. Listed on the platform under WINKBTCO, the move is an important step for the young index, launched earlier this year. In a brief blog post the team say they are honoured to be working with Bloomberg to bring a "blended bitcoin price index" to the wider investor community. In addition, the WinkDex is about to get a number of new features over the next few weeks, including an API. WinkDex was launched in February and it is just one bitcoin related initiative headed by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss.....
In case you've been out of the loop, the Winklevoss twins recently launched their own bitcoin price index called the Winkdex, blending data from a number of exchanges. It's primary use is to value the twins' planning bitcoin ETF, but that doesn't mean it can't be helpful to you and me. The next time you're looking to convert the value of U. S. dollars to bitcoin and vice-versa, remember that the Winklevoss twins have you covered. That's because the Winkdex now features a nifty little bitcoin-to-USD calculator. Found here, what's most useful about this calculator is that you can select a....
The article has been updated with comment from Cameron Winklevoss. WinkDex, the bitcoin price index created by bitcoin investors and entrepreneurs Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has launched a new API for developers. As first reported by Fortune, the WinkDex API was made available today. The API page on the index's website outlines key information, as well as suggestions for application development. Cameron Winklevoss told Fortune that the benefit of the API release would help both the index itself, as well as the broader bitcoin community, saying: "We've spent a lot of time trying to build....