Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust Seeks To Raise $65m
Injecting an additional US$65m into the ecosystem would push the market cap up a bit. That said, it is possible the Winklevoss twins will use a part of their own Bitcoin stash for this project. The SEC has published a document on the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust, which is set to issue its own shares to investors. The primary objective of this Trust is to hold Bitcoin, and the initiative is sponsored by Digital Asset Services, LLC. The name Winklevoss has been synonymous with Bitcoin for quite some time now. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss launched their own Bitcoin exchange, called Gemini,....
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