Winklevoss Twins Think Bitcoin Could Be a Bigger Deal Than Facebook

Who needs Facebook? The Winklevii think they've found something even bigger.

Tyler Winklevoss, half of the most famous twins in tech, told The Guardian that he believes Bitcoin could have a larger impact on the world than Facebook

"Bitcoin potentially could be more impactful because being able to donate $0.50 to someone across the world has more impact than potentially sharing a picture," Winklevoss said in an interview with the publication

“But they're very different," he added. "Facebook is like the Internet — a large company and an application. Bitcoin is a protocol for decentralization, so you could build a decentralized company on top of it, a stock market. It's an Internet of ownership, so it's not quite a direct comparison." Read more...