🚀 Gemini Shoots for Wall Street Orbit: Winklevoss Twins File for Nasdaq IPO

The Winklevoss twins want to take Gemini public under ticker GEMI — but will U.S. investors bet on a regulated exchange in a volatile crypto market?

📊 Gemini IPO — Fast Facts

• Founded: 2014
• Founders: Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss
• Reach: 60+ countries
• Planned listing: Nasdaq Global Select Market
• Ticker: GEMI
• Lead bookrunners: Goldman Sachs, Citi, Morgan Stanley, Cantor
• Other underwriters: Evercore, Mizuho, Truist, Cohen, KBW, Needham, Rosenblatt, Academy, AmeriVet

🏦 From Harvard Rowers to Wall Street Players

The Winklevii aren’t just rowing anymore — they’re steering Gemini toward the Nasdaq Global Select Market, filing their S-1 with the SEC.

If approved, Gemini’s Class A common stock will trade under GEMI. The IPO’s share count and pricing? Still TBD.

But the move signals one thing: Gemini wants the Wall Street stamp of approval.

⚡ Why This IPO Hits Different

Only one major U.S. exchange has pulled it off before: Coinbase in 2021. Since then, crypto IPOs have been rarer than a quiet day on Crypto Twitter.

Why?

• Regulatory heat in the U.S.
• Bitcoin price swings dictating investor moods
• Skepticism toward exchange business models post-FTX

Gemini’s pitch: it’s the compliant alternative to offshore rivals, already serving 60+ countries, ready to lure in institutions who won’t touch the Wild West.

🔍 Street Talk

Industry voices are split:

“The Gemini IPO could be a litmus test for U.S. investor appetite in crypto after years of regulatory headwinds.” — Senior equity analyst

“Listing on the Nasdaq brings credibility, but it also puts Gemini under the constant scrutiny of public markets.” — Fintech VC investor

Translation: go public, gain legitimacy — but every quarterly earnings call will be judgment day.

📅 What’s Next?

• SEC must greenlight the registration.
• Market conditions (read: Bitcoin price + U.S. regulation chatter) will decide launch timing.
• If approved, Gemini joins a tiny club of publicly traded, U.S.-regulated exchanges.

And maybe — just maybe — opens the door for more crypto firms to follow.

TL;DR

• Gemini, founded by the Winklevoss twins, has filed for a Nasdaq IPO under GEMI.
• Only Coinbase has gone public in the U.S. before — this is a big test for investor appetite.
• Gemini sells itself as the regulatory-friendly exchange in a messy market.
• The SEC and Bitcoin price swings will decide whether this rocket clears the launch pad.