# Tyler Winklevoss

> Tyler Winklevoss is the American co-founder and CEO of Gemini, co-founder of Winklevoss Capital, a 2008 Olympic rower and the singer in Mars Junction. With his twin brother Cameron, he moved from Harvard’s ConnectU dispute to early bitcoin investing and a regulated crypto exchange that listed on Nasdaq in September 2025. His record includes Gemini’s Earn crisis and customer asset recovery, followed by a 2026 restructuring focused on the United States and prediction markets.

- **Role:** Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director at Gemini
- **Organizations:** Gemini, Winklevoss Capital, ConnectU, USRowing, Mars Junction
- **From:** Southampton, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Harvard University, Master of Business Administration, University of Oxford, Saïd Business School
- **Known for:** Represented the United States at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing sixth in the men’s pair., Won 2007 Pan American Games rowing gold (eight) and silver (coxless four)., Member of Harvard’s 2004 undefeated domestic varsity eight.

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Co-founded HarvardConnection, later ConnectU, with Cameron Winklevoss and Divya Narendra.
- **2004** — Graduated from Harvard; member of its undefeated domestic rowing eight.
- **2007** — Won Pan American Games gold in the eight and silver in the coxless four.
- **2008** — Finished sixth with Cameron in the Beijing Olympic men’s pair; the ConnectU founders reached a $65 million cash-and-stock Facebook settlement.
- **2010** — Received an Oxford MBA and rowed in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race.
- **2012** — Co-founded Winklevoss Capital and began investing in bitcoin.
- **2014** — Co-founded Gemini with Cameron.
- **2015** — Gemini obtained a New York trust-company charter and opened for trading in October.
- **2022** — Published an essay about forming Mars Junction during the pandemic; Gemini Earn withdrawals were frozen after Genesis suspended redemptions in November.
- **2024** — Gemini settled New York regulatory and attorney general matters; Earn investors recovered 100% of loaned crypto in kind by June.
- **2025** — Gemini listed on Nasdaq as GEMI on September 12.
- **2026** — Co-announced Gemini 2.0, including workforce reductions, geographic exits and a prediction-markets focus.

## Achievements

- Represented the United States at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing sixth in the men’s pair.
- Won 2007 Pan American Games rowing gold (eight) and silver (coxless four).
- Member of Harvard’s 2004 undefeated domestic varsity eight.
- Co-founded Gemini in 2014 and led it through its September 2025 Nasdaq listing.
- Co-founded early-stage investment firm Winklevoss Capital in 2012.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — An October 6 preliminary S-1 proposed a Winklevoss Zcash ETF with Gemini as custodian and the proposed ticker WINK; the filing is a proposal, not evidence of launch or approval.
- **2026-02** — Tyler and Cameron announced Gemini 2.0, a roughly 25% workforce reduction, exits from the UK, EU and Australia, and a stronger focus on the US and prediction markets.
- **2025-09** — Gemini began public trading on Nasdaq on September 12 after pricing its IPO at $28 per share.

## Links

- Website: https://www.winklevosscapital.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerwinklevoss
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/tyler
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tylerwinklevoss/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26