Cameron Winklevoss steps down from Gemini Europe's leadership: AltFi

Quick Take

  • Cameron Winklevoss left his spot on Gemini Europe’s board of directors on October 12.
  • The internal shift follows Gemini’s approval as a virtual assets service provider on October 11.

Cameron Winklevoss left his spot on Gemini Europe's board of directors, AltFi reports, citing a Companies House filing. The investor, billionaire and co-founder of crypto exchange Gemini officially stopped being the director of its European branch on October 12. A spokesperson from the company confirmed the news to AltFi via email.

Cameron Winklevoss and his twin brother, Tyler Winklevoss, remain President and CEO at Gemini. The pair established the crypto exchange in 2014.

Gemini's latest Europe-related news follows last week's expansion into Ireland. The exchange became the first virtual assets service provider on October 11. 

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Looking further at company movements, Gillian Lynch stepped up as the new lead for Gemini's European branch on October 14 after the former head, Blair Halliday, shifted over to the Kraken crypto exchange. 


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Inbar is a reporter covering crypto policy and regulation with a focus on Europe. Before The Block, she worked with several publications in Brussels including The Parliament Magazine and Are We Europe. Inbar holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from University College Utrecht and a master's degree in international politics from KU Leuven.
Adam is the managing editor for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He is based in central Europe and was a managing editor and podcast host at the crypto exchange OKX's former research arm, OKX Insights. Before that, he co-founded BeInCrypto.com, which he elevated into one of the leading crypto media brands at its peak as the editor-in-chief. Earlier, he served as the editor-in-chief at Bitcoinist.com. Before joining the blockchain and crypto industry, he worked for Looper.com, Grunge.com and SVG.com. He tweets via @XBT002 and can be emailed at [email protected].