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Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini) is an American cryptocurrency exchange and custodian bank.It was founded in 2014 by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. [4] [5] [6]In 2023, the company, along with two others, was sued by the New York attorney general Letitia James under allegations that it had "defrauded" investors by exposing them to undue risk.
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Gemini Trust Company agreed to pay a civil penalty of $5 million to settle U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission charges in connection with statements it made in connection ...
These are dark days for crypto exchanges with Gemini at the end of a lawsuit and Binance embroiled in more regulatory scrutiny. Gemini Exchange Sued by Retirement Investment Firm Over $36M Hack ...
Amid the last bull cycle, Gemini, which had largely operated as an exchange, launched its ill-fated Earn program that allowed customers to lend out cryptocurrencies for a yield of up to 13%.
By different estimates from 5 to 40 million people lost up to $10 billion. The company started attracting money from private investors, promising annual returns of up to 1,000%. It is unclear whether a Ponzi scheme was the initial intention, as such extravagant returns might have been possible during the Russian hyperinflation in such commerce ...
The 162-page list of clients (without investment amount), filed in United States bankruptcy court in Manhattan, was made public on February 4, 2009. [3] [4] [5] Some of the clients profited. [6] Thousands of individual investors of Fairfield Greenwich, J. Ezra Merkin's Ascot Partners, and Chais Investments are not included. [7]
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission alleged Gemini employees misled the agency when the company was evaluating a potential Bitcoin futures contract.
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