My Honest Thoughts on the Gemini Crypto Exchange From an Investor

A review on the Gemini Cryptocurrency Exchange.Photo by Alesia Kozik from PexelsI signed up for the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange this year and it has some positives as well as some negatives. I’m not sure why I never signed up for the account before since it was created in 2015 by the Winklevoss twins. The twins are Ben and Tyler Winklevoss who sued Mark Zuckerberg from Facebook.My thoughts are my own and not meant to encourage or discourage you from using the Gemini platform. I’m sure everyone has their own opinion on this and other exchanges.The Winklevoss twins had their experience with Mt. Gox but they wanted to build something that a typical person could use to buy and sell cryptocurrencies.The twins had early access to Bitcoin because they had money and the right connections. When they decided to build Gemini, they wanted to close the gap and offer cryptocurrencies to more people with easier access than they had.Coinbase, the most popular cryptocurrency exchange, had the early lead since the company started in 2012 when Bitcoin was about $6. Gemini launched a few years later in 2015.After not hearing about Bitcoin until 2017, I was skeptical but like others took some time to understand digital currencies. As an investor, it was hard for me to understand digital money.After buying cryptocurrencies, it wasn’t until 2021, that I opened my first Gemini account.I read the Winklevoss twins’ book, Bitcoin Billionaires, and I wish I had all positive comments about their exchange. Unfortunately, I don’t.You can download the Gemini app to your phone and access the site online. Gemini supports 40 cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), Aave (AAVE), Polygon (MATIC), Dogecoin (DOGE), and others.The exchange is simple and easy to use. On the exchange, you can buy and…