Gemini on Its Way to Become a Trust Company

Gemini on Its Way to Become a Trust Company

The exclusive United States specific bitcoin exchange, Gemini is one step closer to beginning its operations from New York. The company founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, better known as the Winklevoss Twins has filed the necessary paperwork with the New York State Department of Financial Services. According to Gemini's spokesperson, the Winklevoss twins are said to have completed the formality of filing the trust application with the government so that they can start operating as a trust company. A trust company, according to the definition of the State of New York is a financial....


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