Winklevoss Capital moves $43 million worth of bitcoin into custody after lowest balance since 2012

According to data from Arkham Intelligence, some 572 bitcoins worth $42.77 million moved from a Gemini hot wallet to wallets owned by Winklevoss Capital and custodial wallets in the past 24 hours, the first significant transfers to the fund’s addresses in more than a month.

The transfers occurred in two batches. One for 372 BTC and another for 200 BTC about 11 hours later. Both moved from addresses labeled by Arkham as belonging to the crypto exchange to addresses labeled Winklevoss Capital and Gemini Custody.

Winklevoss Capital now holds 9,328 BTC worth $689 million across 128 tracked addresses, compared to about 8,800 BTC after a $128.5 million deposit into Gemini about a month ago took holdings to their lowest level since 2012.

He also holds 70,588 ETH worth $163.7 million, bringing his total tracked portfolio to approximately $853 million, Arkham data shows.

On-chain data shows the direction of movement, not the intent. The transfers could reflect new purchases, an internal rebalancing between Gemini’s exchange and custody infrastructure, or a partial reversal of last month’s deposit.

The Gemini Space Station (GEMI), founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, has faced increasing financial pressure this year.

Bloomberg reported last week that the company lost more than half its market value in 2026, cut 30% of its workforce and exited markets such as the UK, EU and Australia.

The Winklevoss brothers have about $330 million in outstanding bitcoin-denominated loans for the company, and one idea being discussed internally involves converting that debt into equity, Bloomberg said.

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