Winklevoss Twins Move $130M in Bitcoin as Gemini Battles Post-IPO Turbulence

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have moved $130 million worth of Bitcoin into Gemini hot wallets – a notable shift for two investors who, by most accounts, hadn’t touched their BTC holdings since 2013.

The twins are estimated to hold roughly 70,000 BTC, with remaining holdings valued at approximately $764 million. Their total profit on the position sits near $1.8 billion, a remarkable return on the $11 million they put in over a decade ago when Bitcoin was trading around $120 a coin. At their peak, the pair controlled nearly 1% of the entire Bitcoin supply.

What triggered the move now is unclear. Analysts point to several possibilities: portfolio rebalancing, preparation for a partial sale, or corporate considerations tied to Gemini’s rocky post-IPO period. The timing, coinciding with the expiration of the 180-day insider lock-up period in March 2026, hasn’t gone unnoticed by market watchers.

Some corners of crypto social media have flagged the transfer as a potential top signal. Others are less dramatic about it, calling it a routine profit-taking decision from long-term holders sitting on life-changing gains.

For their part, the twins haven’t backed away from their bullish stance. As recently as September 2025, they were on record predicting Bitcoin would hit $1 million per coin within the next decade.

Gemini’s IPO Story Has Turned Ugly

When Gemini went public on the Nasdaq on September 12, 2025 under the ticker GEMI, the debut looked promising. Priced at $28 per share and valuing the company at $3.3 billion, shares surged 32% on day one, opening at $37.01 and hitting an intraday high of $45.89.

Six months later, that enthusiasm is hard to find. As of March 2026, GEMI trades around $8.70 – a decline of more than 76% from its IPO price – with the market cap sitting near $1 billion.

The company reported losses of $283 million in just the first half of 2025. In response, Gemini announced it would cut 25% of its global workforce. Then, in early March, three senior executives departed, sending shares down another 13% in a single stretch.

The international retreat has been equally stark. In February 2026, Gemini confirmed it would exit the UK, European Union, and Australian markets entirely by April 6, concentrating resources on the United States and Singapore. Affected international accounts shifted to withdrawal-only mode on March 5.

The Numbers Behind the Exchange

Despite the turbulence, Gemini isn’t operating from a position of irrelevance. The platform holds over $21 billion in customer crypto assets – roughly $14.8 billion in Bitcoin and $4.36 billion in Ethereum. It counts more than 523,000 monthly active users and 10,000 institutional clients.

Daily spot trading volume, however, tells a more modest story. As of February 2026, 24-hour volume clocked in around $29.4 million – a figure that puts it well behind the industry’s top-tier exchanges.

The next earnings report is scheduled for March 19, 2026. Given the executive exits, the workforce reductions, and the approaching lock-up expiration, that call will be closely watched.

A Pivot Toward Prediction Markets

Amid the restructuring, the Winklevoss twins are betting on a new direction. In December 2025, Gemini launched “Gemini Predictions,” a prediction markets product the twins believe could eventually scale to challenge traditional capital markets.

Whether that vision gains traction remains to be seen. What’s certain is that the exchange built on Facebook settlement money – the $65 million payout from Mark Zuckerberg in 2008 that funded the twins’ early crypto bets – is navigating one of the more turbulent stretches in its history.

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