Gemini has unveiled a suite of new products for over 400 million European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) investors, including Gemini Staking for Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL), as well as Gemini Perpetuals, our regulated derivatives product. This continues our European expansion as we become the go-to crypto trading destination for European investors after receiving .
“We’re on a mission to democratise access to alternative, risk-managed financial instruments, and we’re one of the few European crypto exchanges to offer this diverse suite of products with an intuitive, secure platform,” said Mark Jennings, CEO of Europe.
In addition to accessing Gemini’s crypto platform with over 140 tokens, Gemini Staking will open up exciting new opportunities to earn passive income using crypto. Additionally, EU customers can now trade perpetual contracts, using up to 100x leverage* with no monthly expiration dates, within Gemini’s trusted ecosystem.
Following our recent MiCA approval & successful transition to our new Malta CASP entity, we are now rolling out these additional services and features to users throughout the EU. Gemini Perpetuals will be offered under our , a framework regulating the traditional financial markets, making us a fully compliant crypto trading platform in the EU.
Gemini Staking will allow users to stake with any amount of ETH or SOL to earn rewards. Staking is a key part of the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, allowing you to deposit your crypto to validate transactions on a blockchain network. In return, you are rewarded with crypto.
Gemini Staking offers:
To get started with staking in the app, head to the Explore tab, choose ETH or SOL, click Trade, and choose Stake. After, choose how to fund your stake, and whether to set up a recurring buy. You’ll then begin earning passive income on your crypto.
We’re also excited to introduce Gemini Perpetuals, allowing sophisticated and professional investors in the region to gain long or short exposure to crypto markets through perpetual contracts.
With Gemini Perpetuals, users can trade across a wide range of crypto pairs, manage portfolio risk, generate returns, and tailor their directional exposure. Customers will be able to trade both spot and derivatives products within a single interface, and use staking rewards, to execute their trading strategies such as leverage, shorting and arbitrage.
Key features include:
Today’s announcement is just the beginning, as we continue to innovate and roll out new products to meet the growing demand for crypto throughout Europe.
2025 has been a transformational year for Gemini in Europe. Offering perpetuals, staking and spot trading, as well as tokenized stocks directly through our EU-regulated entities reflects our goal to provide a compliant, robust and frictionless one-stop shop at the fingertips of beginner and professional crypto traders.
Our perps offering will meet the growing demand for digital asset exposure, with derivatives representing the majority of global trading volume.
