Gemini Stock Surges as Crypto Exchange Secures Massive Capital Injection from Winklevoss Fund

Aditya Raghunath4 minute read
Reviewed by: Thomas Richmond
Last updated May 18, 2026

Key Stats for Gemini Stock

  • Price change for Gemini stock: 6%
  • $GEMI Share Price as of May. 15: $6
  • 52-Week High: $46
  • $GEMI Stock Price Target: $9

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What Happened?

Gemini (GEMI) stock jumped sharply after the crypto exchange announced a $100 million investment from Winklevoss Capital Fund. The fund, run by the same Winklevoss brothers who founded Gemini, purchased shares at $14 each — paid in bitcoin.

The news dropped alongside Gemini’s Q1 earnings update. Gemini stock surged 6% on Friday, bringing the one-week gain to almost 11%.

The earnings themselves were a modest bright spot.

  • Gemini posted a loss of $0.93 per share, narrower than the $1.03 analysts had expected.
  • Revenue came in at $50.3 million, topping the $47.9 million forecast.
GEMI Stock Revenue and EBIT Estimates in Billion USD (TIKR)

The breakdown tells an interesting story.

  • Traditional exchange revenue fell 27% year over year to $17.2 million.
  • But credit card revenue nearly tripled to $14.7 million, and
  • services revenue plus interest income rose 122% to $24.5 million.
  • That shift matters — it suggests Gemini is slowly building income streams that don’t depend entirely on crypto trading activity.

CEO Tyler Winklevoss was direct about the reasoning behind the investment: “We believe the market has significantly undervalued Gemini.”

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What the Market Is Telling Us About Gemini Stock

Even with today’s pop, Gemini stock is still down sharply from its debut. The company went public in September 2025 at a 52-week high of $45.89. It closed Friday at just $5.58.

That’s a steep fall — and it reflects a rough stretch that included executive departures, a pullback from international markets, and a class-action lawsuit alleging the company misled IPO investors.

GEMI Stock Valuation Model (TIKR)

The $100 million injection buys Gemini some runway, but questions remain.

Can the company build revenue that holds steady when crypto prices drop? That’s the challenge facing nearly every publicly traded crypto firm right now.

Gemini stock is worth watching — but investors will need to see more than one good quarter before calling this a turnaround.

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