Gemini crypto exchange sponsoring the Oxford-Cambridge boat race

Gemini crypto exchange sponsoring the Oxford-Cambridge boat race

"We are thrilled to be combining two of our greatest passions — rowing and crypto — with our sponsorship of this historic event," said the Winklevoss twins. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, co-founders of the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange and former olympian rowers, will be sponsoring the 2021 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race.In an announcement from Gemini today, the Winklevoss twins said the crypto exchange would be the principal sponsor for this year’s boat race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities — an event going back to 1829. In addition, Gemini will be funding a £75,000 bursary for....


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