Gemini Trust Company News

Gemini, Seeing Insurance As Key to Future of Virtual Currency, Starts Own Captive

U.S. virtual currency firm Gemini Trust Company announced on Thursday that it has launched its own insurance unit to boost coverage against theft of crypto assets. Gemini’s new in-house insurer, Bermuda-based Nakamoto Ltd, provides a total of $200 million in …

Gemini Trust Obtains Insurance for Customer’s Crypto Assets

Gemini Trust Co., the digital-asset exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, said that it secured insurance for customers’ digital assets. The company obtained insurance coverage for virtual currency it holds on behalf of clients in online wallets, according to …

New York Regulator Approves New Virtual Currency Exchange

New York state has approved regulations allowing a new virtual currency called Ether. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, and the state’s Department of Financial Services announced the move on May 5. The regulations will govern the new virtual exchange, called …

New York Grants Charter to Winklevoss-Backed Bitcoin Exchange

Gemini Trust Company, founded by investors Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, has been granted a license to operate as a chartered limited liability trust company by the New York State Department of Financial Services, the state regulator announced on Monday. Under …