BREAKING: Gemini has 'big plans' for Asia, names regional CEO, opening India office
As part of its APAC growth plans, Gemini is opening up its India office in Gurgaon, a city just southwest of New Delhi. The office will be Gemini's second largest engineering hub behind the U.S. and will add to its existing offices in the U.S., the U.K., Ireland and Singapore, the company said.
"Gurgaon has many advantages including a very dense talent pool , proximity to policymakers, and the presence of other web3/crypto companies," Tiwana told The Block. India has had a tough stance on crypto since it imposed stiff taxes last year. But the country hasn't declared crypto as legal, and thus, uncertainty remains. Earlier this year,on a paper that will focus on"aspects of the monetary policy and the policy approach to crypto assets."
Tiwana declined to comment on the regulatory situation in India but said the country is rich with tech talent and Gemini expects to hire"hundreds of full-time employees" there over time across functions including engineering, human resources and finance. Tiwana initially joined Gemini over a year ago from Amazon Web Services and has previously held product and engineering leadership roles at both Microsoft and Disney.
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