What it is
Gemini is a New York-regulated exchange offering spot trading, an ActiveTrader interface with lower fees, institutional custody and a crypto rewards card.
Who it suits
Investors who prioritise regulatory standing and custody.
Regulation and protection
Regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services.
How it charges
The web and mobile simple interface charges a convenience fee plus a transaction fee; ActiveTrader uses maker-taker pricing. Custody for institutions is priced separately.
Getting started
Sign up, verify identity and fund by bank transfer or wire. Turn on ActiveTrader for lower fees once you are comfortable with order types.
At a glance
- Trading fees
- Higher on simple, lower on ActiveTrader
- Staking
- Limited
- Custody
- Exchange and institutional custody
- Listed company
- No
- Headquarters
- New York
- Founded
- 2014
Strengths
- Strong regulatory posture
- Institutional custody
- Rewards card
Watch for
- Simple-interface fees
- Smaller coin list
Readers ask2 questions answered
What is Gemini ActiveTrader?
A lower-fee professional interface on the same account, with maker-taker pricing instead of the simple-interface convenience fee.
Who regulates Gemini?
The New York State Department of Financial Services in the US, with registrations in the UK and EU.
Run the numbers before you sign up
How it comparesIts standing in 1 comparison
Best for regulatory standing and custody
- Trading fees
- Higher on simple, lower on ActiveTrader 1 provider in this comparison
- Staking
- Limited 1 provider in this comparison
- Custody
- Exchange and institutional custody 1 provider in this comparison
- Listed company
- No 4 of them share this
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