Fans of the film The Social Network will recognise the name Winklevoss ; before launching crypto exchange Gemini in 2013 , Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss sued Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg , claiming he stole an idea for a social network they conceived at Harvard . While Facebook has enjoyed its own success , Gemini has turned into a force to be reckoned with , too . The business , which Tyler Winklevoss continues to lead , is one of the largest crypto trading platforms with a reported US $ 100mn in daily volumes .

Kraken

Enigmatic founder of crypto exchange Kraken , Jesse Powell , started the platform back in 2011 . It became the first US crypto firm to receive a state-chartered banking licence and was one of the first exchanges to offer spot trading with margins , regulated derivatives and index services .

Over the course of a decade , the California State University graduate has overseen transformational change at the company . Today , Kraken reportedly handles daily volumes in excess of US $ 500mn .

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