The team at Gemini noted that they’re pleased to announce that their platform will “expand its Greater Seattle Area presence in 2023, with plans to increase the number of employees based in our Bellevue downtown office from 28 to over 125.”
There are currently 100+ open roles “in the region spanning product and engineering.”
Cameron Winklevoss, President of Gemini, said:
“The Pacific Northwest has long been established as a home base for best-in-class innovative tech companies, and we are inspired by the opportunity to tap into talent in the region. Gemini is a destination for top talent that wants to build the future of digital assets and web3.”
As noted by the firm’s management, their Seattle expansion “comes as a number of senior leaders in the area have joined Gemini over the past year, including Pravjit Tiwana as Chief Technology Officer, Jorge Vasquez as VP of Engineering, and Ajay Jaganathan as VP of Talent & People Operations.”
The team “founded Gemini in 2014 to create a simple, reliable, and elegant way for individuals and institutions to buy bitcoin.”
Over the past eight years their platform “has grown to encompass web3 products, including Nifty Gateway — the world’s premiere NFT marketplace, the Gemini Credit Card — which provides real-time crypto rewards every time you swipe2, Gemini Staking, and the Gemini dollar stablecoin.”
The firm added:
“We continue to invest heavily in building scalable infrastructure for web3, including modernizing archaic banking systems in the fields of know-your-customer (KYC), identity, fraud, analytics, security, and payments. We are also building a variety of new pragmatic web3 and Neobanking products that we will launch in 2023.”
They also mentioned:
“Our expansion in Seattle is another decisive step on our mission to unlock the next era of financial, creative and personal freedom. If you are interested in joining our mission, please contact us at careers@gemini.com.”
In another update, it was revealed that Gemini is expanding operations to Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Romania, and Slovenia so that consumers can buy, sell, and “store over 100 cryptocurrencies through Gemini’s website and mobile app.”
Consumers can “open a Gemini account to trade and custody cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ether, and dozens of DeFi tokens.”
They can “deposit Euros (EUR) and Pound Sterling (GBP) via a debit card, bank transfer, and buy crypto using Apple Pay or Google Pay.”
Advanced traders can “use ActiveTrader, our high-performance crypto trading interface that delivers a professional-level experience, featuring advanced charting functionality, and multiple order types.”
Financial institutions, fintechs, and corporations “can access our institutional-grade crypto-native platform with custody, clearing, trade execution, price discovery, and portfolio management services.”
Gemini is so far “available in 12 countries in the European market. Just last week, we went live in Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, Czechia, Latvia, and Liechtenstein, building on our recent launch in Ireland.”
The firm continues “to develop the strong foundations we’ve been laying in the region since opening in the UK in 2020.”
As tey grow in Europe, they remain “committed to engaging proactively with regulators and policymakers.”
Gemini was “the first company to register with the Central Bank of Ireland as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), and is authorized as an electronic money institution.”
With the development of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework poised to harmonize regulation of the crypto space in the European Union, the firm claims they “see huge promise here for companies offering products and services like ours with consumer protection at their core.”