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Winklevoss twins get approval to provide crypto services in Ireland
Gemini Payments becomes first company to be registered as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) by the Irish financial regulator
Gemini Payments, the popular cryptocurrency exchange established by the Winklevoss brothers, has become the first company to be registered as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) by the Central Bank of Ireland.
The designation, which comes four months after Gemini secured an e-money licence from the Irish regulator, means it is now approved to provide crypto services to individuals and institutions locally.
The VASP registration was introduced in Ireland last year and requires the Central ...