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The Gemini exchange, founded by the Winklevoss twins, has obtained approval from regulators to launch its service s in France.  According to reports from CNBC, the Autorite des marches financiers (AMF) approved the exchange today as a virtual asset service s provider.  The company aims to fully operationalize its platform for French users in the upcoming weeks after completing the necessary preparatory steps. Upon its official launch in France, Gemini will offer its users the opportunity to trade an array of over 70 different cryptocurrencies. This will be accessible through both its website and mobile application, alongside the provision of its more sophisticated ActiveTrader platform. Salut! We are thrilled to announce Gemini has been registered as a Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) by l’Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the French financial markets regulator. Following the launch of our EU headquarters in Ireland in 2022, Gemini is now… pic.twitter.com/OXt1CfPh9t ...

US federal officials are scrutinizing the internal financial transactions of DCG and its subsidiary, Genesis Global Capital. During the current Analysis of the Digital Currency Group and its branch, Genesis Global Capital, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, staff from the Securities and Exchange Commission, and New York City prosecutors recently engaged in discussions with Cameron Winklevoss to delve into the fraud accusations he has raised against Barry Silbert, as cited by Bloomberg News. Winklevoss accuses DCG and Silbert of disseminating misleading details regarding the financial health of Genesis, DCG’s lending subsidiary. This firm filed for bankruptcy earlier this year in January. Gemini, the principal creditor of the insolvent company, has also launched a lawsuit against the crypto conglomerate and Silbert. Genesis reportedly has an outstanding debt of over $3.5 billion to its top 50 creditors. A significant portion of this, approximately $766 million, ...

The community has been questioning Gemini for not listing Cardano [ ADA ], despite it being a top ten token. Rick McCracken, the Project Manager at DripDropz—a token delivery platform built on the Cardano blockchain—asked the founders of the exchange, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, their reason for not listing ADA , despite having the native tokens of other Proof of Stake protocols. Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson replied back to the same and said that not listing the ADA token was “pretty tightly correlated with bankruptcy and risky behavior.” At this point, not listing ada is pretty tightly correlated with bankruptcy and risky behavior. Makes you think… https://t.co/VS4UI2sg9K — Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) December 4, 2022 The macro state of affairs Companies from the crypto space are currently trying to find their feet and stand up post the FTX episode. Crypto exchange Gemini, on its part, is reportedly trying to recover ...