The Gemini app, which provides crypto investors’ access to cryptocurrency exchanges, passed one of its major competitors, Coinbase, in terms of Appstore rankings, shortly after the former partnered with Ripple Labs and MasterCard to launch a credit card.
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- The Gemini app rose to 11th place in the US financial app rankings, overtaking Coinbase with 26.
- Crypto Exchange launched its XRP branded credit card on Monday.
- Coinbase beats Gemini in terms of trading volume.
At the time of writing, data from the Market Intelligence Platform Sensor Tower shows that the Gemini app was the 11th most popular app in the finance category in the US. Coinbase, meanwhile, sat at 26.
It ranked 158 on August 12th just two weeks ago, with the Coinbase app 24 years old.
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Gemini surpassed Coinbase shortly after the launch of the XRP Rewards credit card.
Credit cards offer up to 4% XRP cardholders on gas purchases with a $200 XRP bonus to spend $3,000 in the first 90 days.
Although this was not Gemini’s first credit card product, the decision to include an XRP branded version appears to be a deliberate and strategic decision to bring Ripple’s vocal and loyal user base into court.
In the case of Ripple, this card is also a way to expand adoption of Stablecoin RLUSD, which was released later last year. The new card allows users to interact with RLUSD without any conversion fees, providing a frictionless bridge between traditional Fiat actions and the crypto economy.
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Coinbase beats Gemini in terms of trading volume
Gemini may outperform Coinbase in terms of App Store rankings, but it is behind Coinbase in terms of trading volume.
Coinbase held a 24-hour trading volume of a whopping $4.544 billion, while Gemini was far behind, trading just $382.49 million over the same period.
Nevertheless, Gemini has continued to expand its global footprint for the last few months, acquiring the highly coveted MICA license on August 22nd. This has made the exchange a fully regulated platform capable of serving in several additional jurisdictions in the European economy, as well as all 27 European Union member states.
Gemini has also submitted to the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol Gemi.
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