尼古拉·M·怀特报道 一名联邦法官驳回了美国金融监管机构和Gemini Trust公司提出的异常联合请求，旨在撤销拜登政府的一项执法行动。该行动要求由亿万富翁温克莱沃斯兄弟领导的加密货币交易所支付500万美元罚款。
By Nicola M White A federal judge shot down an unusual joint request by a US financial regulator and Gemini Trust Co. to undo a Biden-administration enforcement action that called for the cryptocurrency exchange led by the billionaire Winklevoss brothers to pay a $5 million penalty.
Gemini和商品期货交易委员会（CFTC）曾在5月份主张，2025年1月的和解“违反了公平执法的基本原则”。CFTC表示，内部调查发现存在不当的诉讼策略，并且如果是在唐纳德·特朗普总统政府下，此案根本不会被提起。特朗普表现出比其前任更友好的加密货币态度。
Gemini and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission had argued in May that the January 2025 settlement had “violated bedrock principles of fair enforcement.”The CFTC said an internal probe found inappropriate litigation tactics and that the case wouldn’t have been brought under the administration of President Donald Trump, who has shown himself to be more crypto-friendly than his predecessor.
但在周四的裁决中，纽约地区法院法官阿尔文·赫勒斯坦表示：“这些论点均未提供足够的救济依据。”他补充称，Gemini在审判前三周就自愿同意了该和解方案。
But in a ruling Thursday, US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in New York said “neither of these arguments provide sufficient grounds for relief,” adding that Gemini had willingly agreed to the settlement three weeks before a trial.
Gemini的律师未能立即回应置评请求，CFTC也没有回应。
An attorney for Gemini didn’t immediately return a request for comment, nor did the CFTC.
该监管机构于2022年起诉Gemini，指控该加密平台在该机构审议一项比特币期货合约提案期间发表了虚假和误导性陈述。Gemini同意在特朗普就职前两周和解。此后，金融监管机构在数字资产市场执法方面作出了180度的转变，总统承诺将美国打造成全球“加密货币之都”。
The regulator sued Gemini in 2022, accusing the crypto platform of making false and misleading statements during the agency’s review of a proposed Bitcoin futures contract. Gemini agreed to settle two weeks before Trump took office. Since then, financial regulators have made a 180-degree turn on digital asset market enforcement, with the president pledging to make the US the “crypto capital” of the world.
Gemini已支付500万美元罚款，其和解还包括一项永久禁令，禁止该公司向CFTC作出虚假或误导性陈述。
Gemini has paid the $5 million penalty, and its settlement included a permanent injunction barring the firm from making false or misleading statements to the CFTC.
法官表示：“Gemini在事后收到额外材料可能导致其对和解产生 regret，但这并未产生事实情况的变化，使得继续适用同意令变得不公平。”
“Gemini’s receipt of additional materials after the fact may have caused it to regret that it settled, but it did not create a post-judgment change in factual circumstances making continued application of the consent order inequitable,” the judge said.
泰勒和卡梅伦·温克莱沃斯，这对双胞胎兄弟是交易所的创始人，也因与Facebook创始人马克·扎克伯格就谁提出社交媒体公司的想法而发生争执而闻名，他们是特朗普的重要支持者。彭博新闻报道称，泰勒·温克莱沃斯在阻止特朗普首选人选布赖恩·昆特兹担任CFTC主席的确认过程中发挥了作用。
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the twin founders of the exchange also known for their spat with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg over who came up with the idea for the social media company, are key backers of Trump. Tyler Winklevoss played a role in squashing the confirmation of Trump’s first choice to lead the CFTC, Brian Quintenz, Bloomberg News reported.
昆特兹去年九月在社交媒体上表示，总统“可能被误导”了，误导者是双子座的创始人。他在社交媒体上发布了他声称自己在七月下旬与泰勒·温克莱沃斯交换的私人消息的截图，彼时他的提名陷入停滞。
Quintenz said on social media last September that the president “might have been misled” by the Gemini founders. He posted screenshots of private messages he said he had exchanged with Tyler Winklevoss in late July, before his nomination stalled.
随后，特朗普提名了拥有加密货币背景的律师迈克尔·塞利格领导该委员会。
Trump later nominated Michael Selig, an attorney with a crypto background, to lead the commission.
双子座在九月成为一家上市公司，以Gemini Space Station Inc.的名义进行交易。此后，该公司推出了预测市场业务，客户可以在此进行是或否的交易，押注未来事件的结果，从黄金价格到谁将赢得一场足球比赛。
Gemini in September became a public company, trading as Gemini Space Station Inc. The firm has since launched a prediction market business, where customers can place yes-or-no trades on future events, from the price of gold to who will win a football game.