Bitcoin latest: Winkelvoss twins no longer billionaires after cryptocurrency's value plunges

Brothers have seen value of their fortunes drop 37 per cent in the past month

What bitcoin giveth, bitcoin taketh away.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the twin brothers who became billionaires after the run-up in the price of bitcoin and other digital assets toward the end of last year, have seen their fortunes drop 37 per cent in the past month as the cryptocurrency plunged.

Bitcoin dipped below $10,000 (£7,266) Wednesday, extending a rout that has sliced $443m from the net worth of each brother, leaving them with $739m apiece, at least on paper, according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index.

Bitcoin dropped more than 10 per cent to $9,178, the first time it had traded below the $10,000 threshold since 1 December, according to consolidated pricing data collated by Bloomberg. It rebounded to $10,768 on Thursday morning, still well below its peak of $19,511 on 18 December.

Still, the twins may not be too concerned. They intend to hold their Bitcoin for the long-term and expect it to “appreciate by 10 to 20 times its current value,” Cameron Winklevoss said in a 8 December interview with Bloomberg.

Bloomberg