Gemini plans Asia-Pacific expansion as part of ‘next wave of growth for crypto’

The crypto exchange has already announced efforts to expand into Canada and Europe amid a lawsuit from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has announced plans to expand into the Asia-Pacific region.

In a June 19 blog post, Gemini said it planned to increase the number of staff at the firm’s Singapore office as well as establish an engineering division in India. The crypto exchange hinted at “larger” plans for expanding into the region in the next 12 months.

“We believe that APAC will be a great driver of the next wave of growth for crypto and Gemini,” said the exchange.

1/ We’re expanding in the Asia Pacific region!

Our Singapore office will serve as a hub for our larger APAC operations and we plan to increase our headcount to 100+ in Singapore pic.twitter.com/4fo06cKiLb

— Gemini (@Gemini) June 20, 2023

The expansion plans came amid Gemini facing a lawsuit filed in January by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over “Gemini Earn”. The exchange’s product — offered in partnership with Genesis — allows users to lend crypto assets to Genesis, which the SEC alleged violated U.S. securities laws.

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Gemini seemed to be exploring different markets amid the crackdown on many crypto firms in the United States. In April, the exchange took the first steps to become a restricted dealer registered with Canada’s Ontario Securities Commission, one of the country’s major financial regulators. In May, the Winklevoss twins announced they had chosen Ireland as a base to grow the firm’s services across Europe.

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