In the world of investments, money speaks for itself. However, sometimes proving one's point turns out to be more important than a mountain of money. Over the last decade, true believers in the cryptocurrency revolution have transformed what was once considered a niche of the financial world into a new asset class worth a trillion dollars. Now, counting their digital coins, they are ready to accept congratulations.

Take, for example, crypto investor Cameron Winklevoss, who, along with his twin brother Tyler, sued Facebook, claiming that Mark Zuckerberg stole their idea for his social network. To shake off the claims, Zuckerberg paid them a relatively small amount, which the brothers invested in Bitcoin in 2012. They were laughed at for years — of course, two rowers from Harvard looking for fame and fortune in digital currencies alongside nerds, anarchists, and speculators. But then Bitcoin began to hit new highs and attract a mass of followers from the traditional world of finance and society. Now, as Zuckerberg becomes an increasingly controversial figure, the Winklevosses will have something to say about the Facebook saga.