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Quick Take
  • The loss came in 19% smaller than a year earlier, and revenue climbed 37% to $45.5 million.
  • Even so, a fraud charge and thinner trading volumes overshadowed the company’s progress.
  • The stock closed the regular session 3.12% higher at $4.30 before the company released earnings after the bell, which reversed the gains.
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What Happened

Investors treated the prior quarter differently. Shares rallied after Q1 2026 earnings showed $50.3 million in revenue and a $109 million loss.

Market Context

Gemini Space Station (GEMI) stock slid 7% to $4.00 in after-hours trading Thursday after the crypto exchange reported a second-quarter net loss of $107.7 million.

The loss came in 19% smaller than a year earlier, and revenue climbed 37% to $45.5 million. Even so, a fraud charge and thinner trading volumes overshadowed the company’s progress.

Services Revenue Doubles as Crypto Trading Dries Up

OTC revenue jumped to $4.7 million from $0.6 million on heavier institutional trading. In addition, prediction markets added $0.5 million.

Exchange revenue moved the other way. It fell 38% to $12.5 million as crypto trading volume shrank to $3.8 billion from $11.3 billion a year earlier.

Operating expenses dropped 15% sequentially to $122.4 million from $144.5 million. February’s 30% staff cut and withdrawals from international markets drove the decline. Operating loss came to $76.9 million.

Why It Matters

“The higher provision was impacted by an identity fraud event identified earlier in 2026,” the firm noted.

Details

The stock closed the regular session 3.12% higher at $4.30 before the company released earnings after the bell, which reversed the gains.

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According to the press release, net loss per share came in at $0.89, against $27.08 a year earlier. Services revenue and interest income climbed 117% to $26.0 million. Credit card revenue supplied most of that gain, rising 231% to $16.2 million, while staking added $4 million.

“While we still have work to do as a company, this quarter’s results reflect our ongoing efforts to reduce operating expenses while diversifying revenue,” Gemini CEO, Tyler Winklevoss, said.

Fraud Charge Undercuts the Cost Cuts

Meanwhile, transaction losses tell a harsher story. They surged to $20.1 million from $3.6 million. This was driven mainly by a $16.1 million provision for credit losses on the credit card portfolio.

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