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Greenwich 'Facebook Twins' Got NYS Approval Weeks After $100K Donation Greenwich 'Facebook Twins' Got NYS Approval Weeks After $100K Donation
Greenwich 'Facebook Twins' Got NYS Approval Weeks After $100K Donation Weeks before New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration granted approval to an exchange run by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss of Fairfield County to trade a new cryptocurrency, the twins donated a combined $100,000 to Cuomo's reelection campaign, according to this report by Sludge.  The Winklevoss twins, made famous by their portrayal in the film “The Social Network,” which focused on the launch of Facebook, donated $50,000 apiece to Cuomo’s campaign in late April, finance records filed with the state Board of Election show. Three weeks later, the state’s Department of Financial Services—cont…

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