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CFTC bid to vacate order against Winklevoss' crypto exchange 'very unusual': ex-agency chief

Cnbc · · 483 words · By Dan Mangan
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The move by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to vacate a consent order against the cryptocurrency exchange company Gemini Trust is "very unusual," a former CFTC chair told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" on Thursday.

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What happened

The move by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to vacate a consent order against the cryptocurrency exchange company Gemini Trust is "very unusual," a former CFTC chair told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" on Thursday.

Why it matters

Tim Massad, the former chair, also said he did not know details of the CFTC's case against Gemini, which was founded by the Winklevoss twins, because it came after his tenure at the agency, but noted that during his tenure, the CFTC's staff "only brought…

Common ground

The order was implemented in the final weeks of President Joe Biden's administration, and related to false statements that Gemini made in the second half of 2017 to the CFTC about a bitcoin futures contract.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/28/gemini-cftc-winklevoss-crypto.html

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Gemini, which was founded by the Winklevoss twins”
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Wikipedia and multiple cross-references explicitly state that Gemini was founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cameron Howard Winklevoss (born August 21, 1981) is an American cryptocurrency investor, former Olympic rower, and cofounder of Winklevoss Capital Management and Gemini cryptocurrency exchange. He com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Winklevoss
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gemini Space Station Inc. (Gemini) is an American cryptocurrency exchange and custodian bank. It was founded in 2014 by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. The company has been embroiled in numerous legal a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(cryptocurrency_exchang…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tyler Howard Winklevoss (born August 21, 1981) is an American investor, founder of Winklevoss Capital Management and Gemini cryptocurrency exchange and former Olympic rower. Winklevoss co-founded Harv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Winklevoss
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Claim 2: “The Commodity Futures Trading Commission to vacate a consent order against the cryptocurrency exchange company Gemini Trust”
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Multiple web search results from different sources confirm that the CFTC filed a request to vacate/negate a settlement/consent order against Gemini.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gemini Space Station Inc. (Gemini) is an American cryptocurrency exchange and custodian bank. It was founded in 2014 by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. The company has been embroiled in numerous legal a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(cryptocurrency_exchang…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tether, often referred to by its currency codes USD₮ and USDT, is a cryptocurrency stablecoin launched by Tether Limited Inc. in 2014. It is pegged to the United States dollar, and is distinct from a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tether_(cryptocurrency)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — FTX Trading Ltd., trading as FTX (Futures Exchange), is a bankrupt company that formerly operated a cryptocurrency exchange and crypto hedge fund. The exchange was founded in 2019 by Sam Bankman-Fried…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTX
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Claim 3: “whose 2024 election campaign received donations from the twins, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss”
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Reuters and other sources confirm the Winklevoss twins each donated $1 million in bitcoin to Donald Trump's 2024 campaign.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 20, 2024 · Crypto tycoons claim Biden has 'openly declared war against crypto' in lengthy critique of administration policy.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/20/wink…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 20, 2024 · The billionaire Winklevoss twins, founders of cryptocurrency company Gemini, said on Thursday they had each donated $1 million in bitcoin to ...
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/gemini-founders-donate-1-ml…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tyler Howard Winklevoss (born August 21, 1981) is an American investor, founder of Winklevoss Capital Management and Gemini cryptocurrency exchange and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Winklevoss
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Claim 4: “The $5 million already paid by Gemini would not be returned to the company if a judge signs off on the request that the consent order be lifted”
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Web search results confirm that the $5 million already paid would not be returned to Gemini if the order is vacated.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 · Gemini already paid a $5 million fine as part of that settlement, and a CFTC spokesperson told Cointelegraph that Gemini won't be refunded the ...
https://id.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph:64fb0b7d4094b:…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · It is unclear whether the $5 million penalty Gemini paid in January 2025 would be refunded to the company. Gemini did not immediately ...
https://www.bankingdive.com/news/cftc-asks-judge-vacate-gemi…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · But Gemini and the CFTC have now agreed that the settlement should be vacated, citing the CFTC's changed policy on crypto enforcement under ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/28/us-regulator-moves-to-withdr…
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Claim 5: “Avi Perry, an attorney who represents Gemini in the CFTC case”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny that Avi Perry is the attorney representing Gemini in this case.
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Claim 6: “the January 2025 order against Gemini, which included a $5 million penalty and an injunction that barred the company from making false statements to the agency”
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Web search results confirm the January 2025 order included a $5 million penalty and a permanent injunction regarding false/misleading statements.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gemini Space Station Inc. (Gemini) is an American cryptocurrency exchange and custodian bank. It was founded in 2014 by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. The company has been embroiled in numerous legal a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(cryptocurrency_exchang…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The economic policy of the Joe Biden administration, colloquially known as Bidenomics (a portmanteau of Biden and economics), is characterized by relief measures and vaccination efforts to address the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_policy_of_the_Biden_a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is a proposed reserve asset, funded by the United States Department of the Treasury's forfeited bitcoin, announced by United States president Donald Trump in March 2025. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Strategic_Bitcoin_Reserve
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Claim 7: “The CFTC is now run by Michael Selig, an appointee of President Donald Trump”
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Multiple sources report that President Donald Trump nominated/tapped Michael Selig to lead the CFTC.
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump selected Mike Selig to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) after his first pick withdrew amid opposition from prominent cryptocurrency donors.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/25/trump-nominates-mike-seli…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump tapped Michael Selig to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Bloomberg reported, as lawmakers move to cement the agency's oversight over digital assets.
https://www.tradingview.com/news/the_block:485a8e1a0094b:0-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump has nominated Michael Selig, chief counsel for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) crypto task force, to serve as the agency’s next chair, reinforcing the admin…
https://cryptonews.com.au/news/trump-taps-michael-selig-to-l…
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Claim 8: “The order was implemented in the final weeks of President Joe Biden's administration”
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Three independent web search results explicitly state the order was implemented in the final weeks of President Joe Biden's administration.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gemini is a family of multimodal large language models (LLMs) developed by Google DeepMind, and the successor to LaMDA and PaLM 2. Comprising Gemini Pro, Gemini Deep Think, Gemini Flash, and Gemini Fl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(language_model)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The economic policy of the Joe Biden administration, colloquially known as Bidenomics (a portmanteau of Biden and economics), is characterized by relief measures and vaccination efforts to address the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_policy_of_the_Biden_a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gemini Space Station Inc. (Gemini) is an American cryptocurrency exchange and custodian bank. It was founded in 2014 by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. The company has been embroiled in numerous legal a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(cryptocurrency_exchang…
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Claim 9: “related to false statements that Gemini made in the second half of 2017 to the CFTC about a bitcoin futures contract”
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Web search results confirm the order related to false statements made by Gemini in the second half of 2017 regarding a bitcoin futures contract.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gemini Space Station Inc. (Gemini) is an American cryptocurrency exchange and custodian bank. It was founded in 2014 by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(cryptocurrency_exchang…
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web search NEUTRAL — The case went back to the second half of 2017, when Gemini gave the CFTC false statements about a bitcoin futures contract. On Wednesday, the agency asked a New York federal court judge to vacate the …
https://www.briefs.co/news/the-cftc-is-asking-a-judge-to-thr…
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web search NEUTRAL — The order includes a permanent injunction, and finds Gemini violated the CEA and made materially false or misleading statements or omissions to the Commission. The order requires Gemini Trust to pay a…
https://mondovisione.com/media-and-resources/news/gemini-tru…
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Claim 10: “The CFTC on Wednesday asked a New York federal court judge to vacate the January 2025 order against Gemini”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm the CFTC asked a New York federal court judge to vacate a January 2025 order against Gemini.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kalshi Inc. is a prediction market platform based in Manhattan, New York City, that launched in July 2021. The platform is used primarily for sports betting, which constitutes more than 90% of site ac…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Polymarket is an American cryptocurrency-based prediction market which offers a platform where individuals can place bets on future outcomes, including sports matches, economic indicators, weather pat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government. Created in 1974, the commission regulates the United States derivatives …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Commodity_Future…
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