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SEC Charges Genesis, Gemini With Selling Unregistered Securities, Gensler Says: 'It's Not Optional, It's The Law'
Thursday, January 12, 2023 - 8:22pm | 550The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Thursday it charged Genesis Global Capital and Gemini Trust Company “for the unregistered offer and sale of securities to retail investors through the Gemini Earn crypto asset lending program.” What Happened: The...
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Crypto Analyst Shuts Down Rumors, Says Gemini 'Losers', Not 'Shady' Dealers
Thursday, January 12, 2023 - 7:05am | 499A popular crypto analyst recently declared that Gemini (CRYPTO: GUSD) is not involved in any shady dealings — they're simply "losers." What Happened: Ki Young Ju, co-founder of CryptoQuant, a crypto analysis platform, revealed that only $9 million Gemini is sitting on...
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Cameron Winklevoss Says 'No Path Forward' While Barry Silbert Remains Digital Currency Group's CEO
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 - 6:42am | 958Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder and president of crypto exchange Gemini (CRYPTO: GUSD) and Winklevoss Capital, posted an open letter to cryptocurrency fund Digital Currency Group, or DCG. What Happened: The intent of the missive, to DCG and all of Twitter, was to expose what Winklevoss deems...
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Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Rallies 12% Outperforming Apex Crypto As Winklevoss' Deadline Comes To An End
Monday, January 9, 2023 - 10:56pm | 432The world's largest Bitcoin fund, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTCQX: GBTC) surged on Monday, outperforming all other risk assets including Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), as a weekend deadline to resolve a key issue with crypto lender Gemini passed by without...
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Barry Silbert Says DCG Did Not Borrow $1.6B From Winklevoss' Gemini: 'Current On All Loans Outstanding'
Monday, January 2, 2023 - 11:17pm | 749Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert has refuted Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss's allegations that his venture capital company owes hundreds of millions to the cryptocurrency platform. What Happened: Winklevoss said on Monday that DCG parent...
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Crypto Entrepreneur Cameron Winklevoss Calls Out Barry Silbert For Alleged Delay Tactics In Resolving $900M Debt Dispute
Monday, January 2, 2023 - 5:10pm | 396Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Cameron Winklevoss has accused Barry Silbert, another businessman, of using "bad faith stall tactics" in an attempt to resolve a dispute between their two companies that arose from the collapse of FTX. Winklevoss's company, Gemini Trust Co., had offered...
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Winklevoss Brothers-Led Gemini Unable To Meet Customer Redemptions As Its Lending Platform Halts Withdrawals
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 - 3:28pm | 620Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss-led cryptocurrency platform Gemini on Wednesday said it will not be able to meet customer redemptions for the next five days after its lending partner Genesis Global Capital paused withdrawals. “The past week has been an incredibly challenging and stressful time...
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TikTok Superstar Griffin Johnson Explains His Vision To Innovate And Inspire
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 2:39pm | 1461Influencer marketing, which is on track to become a $15 billion industry by 2022, is a unique way for creators to monetize their content and outreach. The problem with this industry is both the supply and demand dynamics, as well as an unfulfilling culture, according to some. More and more,...
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7 Bitcoin And Cryptocurrency Accounts To Follow On Twitter
Friday, March 5, 2021 - 9:45am | 555It’s #FollowFriday and Benzinga is taking a look at Twitter (NASDAQ: TWTR) accounts to follow that provide insight into Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Here is a look at accounts that investors may want to follow to get information on the cryptocurrency market. Make sure to also follow...
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Versus Game Taps Raised In Space, Winklevoss Brothers, Sway House, Others In $4M Seed Round
Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 10:05am | 686“Knowledge should be rewarded.” That’s according to serial entrepreneur John Vitti, the CEO at Versus Game, a consumer prediction and social wagering marketplace that just closed a $4-million seed round led by Raised In Space, the joint venture between Scooter Braun’s Ithaca...
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Once Again, SEC Rejects Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF
Friday, July 27, 2018 - 8:38am | 525Bitcoin prices slipped after the close of U.S. markets Thursday amid reports that the Securities and Commission again rejected the Winklevoss brothers' efforts to launch an exchange traded fund tied to the largest cryptocurrency. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, founders of the Gemini digital...
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Another Bitcoin ETF Is On Its Way
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 - 8:07am | 175The Winklevoss twins, Cameron and Tyler, aren't the only notable Bitcoin investors looking to oversee the creation of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the performance of the digital currency. Related Link: Winklevoss Twins Approach BATS Global Markets To List Bitcoin ETF SolidX Partners, a...
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Winklevoss Twins Approach BATS Global Markets To List Bitcoin ETF
Thursday, June 30, 2016 - 10:23am | 341Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are notable Bitcoin investors and run a family office called Winklevoss Capital Management, which invests in various asset classes. The twin brothers also own approximately 1 percent of all bitcoins in circulation through their family office. According to a regularity...
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Former Facebook Foes Prepare To Divulge On Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 3:13pm | 469Not much has changed in the status of the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust over the last six months since Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss updated their SEC filing to reflect a commitment to trading on the NASDAQ exchange. This proposed ETF is designed to track a proprietary and newly established index of...
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Bitcoin Dips After Shrem Arrest
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 4:34pm | 597Charlie Shrem, the 24 year old co-founder and CEO of the Bitcoin startup company BitInstant, was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Sunday. He has been charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and contributing to anonymous drug sales. Shrem is also vice...