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Crypto Exchange Gemini's Stock Trades Below IPO Price Despite Day’s Gains

The stock was trading at $25.15 versus an IPO price of $28.

Sep 18, 2025, 4:56 p.m.
Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss at White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

What to know:

  • Gemini stock was trading below the IPO price of $28.
  • The shares were 2.5% higher in the day's trading, around $25.15.

Shares of Gemini (GEMI), the crypto exchange founded by billionaire twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, were trading under their IPO price of $28 on Thursday, changing hands at about $25.15.

That marked a 2.5% gain on the day after the stock recouped earlier losses. The shares first broke below the IPO price on Wednesday.

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Gemini went public last week at $28 a share, valuing the company at more than $3 billion. The stock opened above the IPO price, at $37.01, and closed 14% higher.

The offering raised $425 million through the sale of 15.2 million shares.

Gemini, headquartered in New York, operates a suite of crypto services including a spot exchange, custody solutions for institutions, a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, a crypto rewards credit card, and staking products.

As of the end of July, the crypto exchange held more than $21 billion of assets on its platform.

Read more: Gemini Shares Slide 6%, Extending Post-IPO Slump to 24%

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