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Lawyer: 5,000 Allegedly Stolen Bitcoins Belonged to 'Mr. X' -- Not Winklevoss Twins
A lawyer for early bitcoin adopter Charlie Shrem is biting back at claims that his client stole 5,000 bitcoins from Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, founders of crypto exchange Gemini and the “first bitcoin billionaires.” In a filing dated Nov. 5, lawyer Brian Klein claims that the 5,000 BTC in question, which the Winklevoss twins allege Shrem siphoned off from funds he had purchased on their behalf in 2012, belong to another prominent investor referred to as “Mr. X” and that the suit is “nonsense.” “Shrem engaged in no wrongdoing. Period,” Klein argued, adding later that, “This…lawsuit can only be ... (full story)