Early bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem is pushing back against an accusation that he stole 5,000 bitcoin from Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, according to recently-published court filings.
In a document filed Monday with the U.S. District Court for the Southern (NYSE:SO) District of New York, Shrem calls the Winklevoss brothers' assertion that he stole 5,000 bitcoin "dead wrong," while also arguing against a prejudgement motion to freeze certain of his assets.
The Winklevoss brothers sued Shrem in September, though the complaint remained under seal until October, claiming that while they paid him $1 million to purchase bitcoin on their behalf in September 2012, he failed to deliver 5,000 coins, instead keeping them for himself. At press time, they would be worth approximately $32 million.