Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss has accused JPMorgan Chase of halting the crypto alternate’s onboarding course of in response to his public criticism of the financial institution’s new knowledge entry coverage.
In a Friday post on X, Winklevoss claimed JPMorgan retaliated after he known as out the banking large’s new transfer as anti-competitive conduct that might hurt fintech and crypto corporations.
“My tweet from final week struck a nerve. This week, JPMorgan advised us that due to it they have been pausing their re-onboarding of Gemini as a buyer after they off-boarded us throughout Operation ChokePoint 2.0,” the Gemini boss wrote.
The dispute stems from a latest Bloomberg report that exposed JPMorgan’s choice to cost monetary know-how corporations for entry to buyer financial institution knowledge — a transfer Winklevoss argued would “bankrupt fintechs” that facilitate crypto purchases.
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Winklevoss says JPMorgan attempting to restrict fintech entry
Winklevoss accused JPMorgan of making an attempt to limit shoppers’ free entry to their banking knowledge via third-party fintech platforms like Plaid. Plaid is a third-party service that helps hyperlink monetary accounts to quite a lot of apps and on-line companies.
“Sorry Jamie Dimon, we’re not going to remain silent. We are going to proceed to name out this anti-competitive, rent-seeking conduct and immoral try to bankrupt fintech and crypto firms. We are going to by no means cease combating for what is true!”
Gemini’s relationship with JPMorgan has been rocky for years. In 2023, below the Biden administration, the financial institution reportedly requested the alternate to seek out one other banking companion, citing profitability considerations.
Nevertheless, Gemini denied the rumors. On the time, the alternate stated that “regardless of reporting on the contrary, Gemini’s banking relationship stays intact with JPMorgan.”
Cointelegraph reached out to each Gemini and JPMorgan for remark however had not acquired a response by publication.
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Winklevoss twins align themselves with Trump
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have aligned themselves politically with Trump, contributing to his previous marketing campaign and attending a number of White Home occasions. The duo even had their donations to Trump’s election campaign in 2024 returned after their Bitcoin donations exceeded the utmost quantity allowed below federal regulation.
Final month, Gemini additionally filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the US Securities and Change Fee (SEC). The variety of shares to be provided and the worth vary per share haven’t been decided.
Gemini was based in 2014 by twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. In November 2021, it announced a fundraise of $400 million at a valuation of $7.1 billion.
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