Gemini unveils commission-free stock trading in push to become an all-in-one financial super app

Gemini has a new pitch: stop splitting your portfolio across five different apps. The crypto exchange co-founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss is rolling out commission-free stock trading for eligible US users, launching July 7, 2026, letting people buy and sell equities alongside their crypto holdings in a single account. This is a meaningful pivot for a platform that built its entire identity around digital assets. Adding thousands of US exchange-listed securities puts Gemini in direct competition not just with Coinbase, but with Robinhood, Fidelity, and every other brokerage that has spent the last decade trying to court the same retail investor. What Gemini is actually building The equities feature is built on two key partnerships. Nasdaq is supplying real-time market data, which means users get live quotes rather than the delayed feeds that discount brokerages sometimes default to. Apex Clearing Corporation is handling clearing and custody, the back-office infrastructure that legally holds your shares and processes trades. Cameron Winklevoss framed the vision plainly: a platform where users can manage their entire financial lives in one place. Tyler Winklevoss pointed toward...