Tyler Winklevoss is Tyler Howard Winklevoss, a crypto entrepreneur and investor based in the United States. He co-founded Gemini, a digital currency exchange and custodian, where he works as Chief Executive Officer, co-founded Winklevoss Capital as a family office investing across asset classes including crypto, and co-founded Cypherpunk, a company focused on privacy and self-sovereignty. Tyler Winklevoss's Twitter Score is 786 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, placing him at rank #74 (top 0.1%) out of 389,587 accounts tracked, with 1,099,301 followers as of July 2026 and 16,829 posts.
Tyler Winklevoss co-founded Gemini in 2014; the exchange received a limited purpose trust charter from the New York Department of Financial Services in October 2015, making it one of the first regulated U.S. bitcoin exchanges. In November 2019, Gemini acquired Nifty Gateway, an NFT marketplace. In November 2021, Gemini raised a $400 million investment at a $7.1 billion valuation. In September 2025, Gemini began trading on Nasdaq under ticker GEMI, with the IPO priced at $28 per share and shares opening at $37.01.
Tyler Winklevoss and Gemini have been subject to several regulatory and legal actions. In June 2022, the CFTC filed a complaint charging Gemini with making false or misleading statements during evaluation of a bitcoin futures self-certification. In January 2023, the SEC charged Gemini Trust Company and Genesis Global Capital with the alleged unregistered offer and sale of securities through Gemini Earn, which held approximately $900 million in investor assets from 340,000 customers at the time. In October 2023, the New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit alleging Gemini, Genesis, and Digital Currency Group defrauded more than 230,000 investors of more than $1 billion through Gemini Earn. In February 2024, Gemini agreed to return at least $1.1 billion to Gemini Earn customers and pay a $37 million fine as part of a settlement with the New York Department of Financial Services. In January 2025, Gemini was ordered to pay a $5 million civil monetary penalty to settle the earlier CFTC charges.
Tyler Winklevoss has been active across the broader crypto landscape beyond Gemini. In April 2013, he and his twin brother Cameron publicly disclosed holding approximately 1% of all bitcoins in circulation, worth about $11 million, through Winklevoss Capital. In July 2013, Digital Asset Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Winklevoss Capital, filed a Form S-1 with the SEC to create the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust, a proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund. In April 2025, Winklevoss Capital co-led a $6.75 million seed round in Octane, an AI-powered crypto security startup, alongside Archetype, with the Gemini Frontier Fund also participating. In June 2024, he donated $1 million in bitcoin (15.47 BTC) to Donald Trump, and in the first half of 2025, he donated around $500,000 to MAGA Inc., a super PAC supporting Trump. He is affiliated with Mars Junction as Vocals and with Real Bedford FC. Tyler Winklevoss's tracked portfolio includes Toku and America.
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