1 August 2026
Gemini Cryptocurrency Exchange Adds Seven New Gaming & DeFi Tokens
The New York-based Gemini cryptocurrency exchange expanded its roster of supported tokens by adding seven new tokens, including decentralized finance (DeFi), Web3 infrastructure, gaming, and non-fungible token (NFT).
The recent addition consists of DeFi-related tokens for 1inch Exchange (1INCH), Bancor (BNT), blockchain infrastructure tokens for SKALE (SKALE), The Graph (GRT), Loopring (LRC), gaming-centric tokens Enjin Coin (ENJ) and The Sandbox’s in-game SAND currency. Previously, Gemini only supported the custody of ENJ, but now it added trading as well; the other six tokens remain entirely new to the exchange.
The Ethereum-based Enjin Coin’s price soared over 269% in the last 30 days due to the rise in demand for gaming-related tokens driven by the surge of interest in collectible NFTs. Based on DappRadar, February alone saw $342 million in trading volume for NFTs across the top three NFT marketplaces. That includes in-game items, collectibles, crypto artwork, and blockchain-based games such as Sorare and Axie Infinity, which have seen soaring sales of in-game assets.
Enjin’s gaming platform enables game developers to implement the benefits of blockchains and NFTs—such as verifiable ownership of digital assets and cross-game asset compatibility. Last month, Enjin also launched an educational web game in partnership with Microsoft that unlocked NFTs for use in the massively popular game- Minecraft.
Another game, Sandbox, has been riding the NFT collectibles wave in 2021. Animoca Brands’ open-world creation game sold around $3 million in virtual LAND properties in February. Its SAND in-game currency also surged over 90% in value in the last 30 days - CoinGecko reported.
1inch Exchange- a decentralized exchange aggregator that automatically picks out the best prices from listed DEXs, airdropped over $84 million worth of 1INCH tokens to Uniswap users in February as a part of a marketing push. Furthermore, Bancor, an on-chain, Ethereum-based liquidity protocol for swapping tokens, has also seen its token price rise 45% over the last 30 days.
SKALE- a Web3 platform for Ethereum decentralized app (dapp) development, is backed by Gemini co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. The Graph is also a similar protocol for dapp development on Ethereum and IPFS (InterPlanetary File System). In contrast, Loopring is a layer-2 scaling and payments solution for Ethereum dapps focused on decentralized exchange creation.
The recent addition raises the number of tokens and cryptocurrencies that Gemini trades to 33 in total, with another ten supported for custodial services.
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