Gemini sets new world record with Bitcoin lightshow featuring 1,000 drones
Gemini has set a new Guinness world record for the largest aerial display of a currency symbol using 1,000 drones forming the Bitcoin symbol.
On March 13 at 8:10 PM CT, the crypto exchange hosted a Bitcoin (BTC) -drone show at South by Southwest or SXSW in Austin, Texas to commemorate the introduction of a strategic Bitcoin reserve after President Trump signed the executive order for its creation.
The drone show lasted for 20 minutes and featured a string of curated 1,000 drones forming the iconic Bitcoin symbol that lit up the night sky. The drones were produced by a Fort Worth Texas-based company called Sky Elements, which already has 12 Guinness World Records under their belt.
On March 14, the Gemini official account posted a picture of the Bitcoin-themed drone show, along with a picture of the firm’s newly acquired Guinness World Record certificate, with the caption “Proof of Record.”
“The largest aerial display of a currency symbol formed by multirotor/drones was achieved by Gemini (USA) in Austin, Texas, USA on 13 March 2025,” wrote the Guinness World Record organization on the certificate.
The Bitcoin symbol was not the only thing shown during the light show. The drones also created visuals such as spaceships blasting off, an astronaut placing the American flag on Mars, and a giant woolly mammoth.
The woolly mammoth, drawn by renowned multimedia artist Matt Griffin, signifies Gemini’s previous venture when co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss participated in a $15 million funding round for Colossal Biosciences, a de-extinction startup that aims to genetically engineer living animals that resemble extinct species, like the woolly mammoth.
The drones also displayed the message: “Go where the dollars won’t,” which is the title of Gemini’s out-of-home campaign that was launched last November. The phrase was meant to ignite confidence in BTC, following the strategic Bitcoin reserve news.
After the first White House Crypto Summit on March 7, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a national strategic Bitcoin reserve and a U.S. digital asset stockpile. The reserve would be compiled using BTC held by the U.S. federal government, estimated to be around 200,000 BTC.
