Gemini and Apex sign nonbinding deal to distribute regulated crypto prediction markets

Under the plan, those brokerages would use Gemini for execution and clearing of crypto event contracts. The companies said they may also work together on sports, economic and financial-market contracts, but those categories would not be exclusive to Gemini.

A distribution deal, not a completed launch

The announcement says Gemini and Apex expect to finalize the collaboration in the coming weeks. It does not disclose a launch date, the brokerages that would offer the contracts, commercial terms, revenue sharing or the exact products that would be available. Crypto Economy's report likewise describes the arrangement as conditional on a definitive agreement.

That distinction matters for customers. The announcement establishes a proposed distribution and clearing relationship, not current access through every Apex-connected brokerage or a guarantee that the partnership will close.

Gemini is building a regulated stack

Gemini said its subsidiary Gemini Titan received a CFTC Designated Contract Market license in December 2025, while Gemini Olympus obtained a CFTC Derivatives Clearing Organization license in April. Those company-reported milestones would place the proposed arrangement across venue, clearing and distribution layers, subject to the terms of the final agreement.

Apex Clearing is described in the announcement as a CFTC-registered futures commission merchant and an SEC-registered broker-dealer. The release does not say that Apex's brokerage customers currently have access to Gemini event contracts, and it does not resolve the wider legal and regulatory disputes around prediction-market products.