Winklevoss twins earn title of first bitcoin billionaires

The Winklevoss twins are the first-ever bitcoin billionaires.

After suing Mark Zuckerberg in 2004 for allegedly stealing the idea for Facebook, the two invested $11 million of their settlement into bitcoin in 2013.

On Monday morning, bitcoins value soared to $11,413.46 earning the duo a $1.046 billion investment, according to The New York Post.

Over the weekend, bitcoin recovered from a 20 percent plunge and reached a record high above $11,700..