Robinhood

Ether

Robinhood Suffers Crypto Trading ‘Issues’ as Ether, Dogecoin Soar

Robinhood is experiencing platform issues as retail traders rush to place orders amid a rally in Dogecoin (DOGE). This isn't the first time.

Markets  ·  4 May 2021
Robinhood

Robinhood Names First Chief Operating Officer for Crypto Division

Christine Brown will head compliance and operations for the trading app's crypto wing.

Business  ·  22 April 2021
Dogecoin

Robinhood Resolves Issues With Crypto Trading Amid Dogecoin Rally

The company’s Twitter post cited “unprecedented demand” leading to traders being unable to complete orders.

Markets  ·  16 April 2021
Trading

Robinhood Says 9.5M Customers Traded Crypto in Q1, Up From 1.7M in Q4

The company also said its crypto team has more than tripled in number this year, with more to come.

News  ·  8 April 2021
Paxos

Paxos Trumpets Same-Day Shares Settlement Using Blockchain

Instinet and Credit Suisse helped hit the “T+0” settlement cycle for U.S. equities.

Business  ·  6 April 2021
Robinhood

Robinhood Files Confidentially for IPO: Report

The millennial-friendly investments platform will seek a listing on Nasdaq, according to Bloomberg.

News  ·  24 March 2021
Coinbase

Robinhood Growing Its Crypto Team ‘Hugely’ This Year Says CEO

Tenev had been answering a question from a customer who wished to see the platform "take a bite out of Coinbase."

News  ·  19 March 2021
CoinFlash

Robinhood Hires Ex-Google Exec as Its First Chief Product Officer

Google veteran Aparna Chennapragada will oversee all product, design and research.

Business  ·  18 March 2021
Newsletters

State of Crypto: How SEC Chair Gary Gensler Could Differ From Predecessor Jay Clayton

Gary Gensler will testify before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee today for a confirmation hearing on his nomination to lead the SEC.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 March 2021
Regulation

3 US Regulators Probing Robinhood’s Actions Amid GameStop Trading Craze

FINRA, the SEC and the New York Attorney General’s Office are all making enquiries with the trading app provider.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 February 2021
Robinhood

Robinhood Average Monthly Crypto Signups Jump to 3M Amid GameStop Saga

The platform says it has experienced a 1400% increase in the average monthly user signups this year compared to the previous year.

News  ·  26 February 2021
Exchanges

Does Crypto Fix the ‘Robinhood’ Problem? Not So Fast

The GameStop saga highlighted the "middleman" issues with services like Robinhood. But the data shows crypto exchanges have their own problems.

Markets  ·  24 February 2021
Newsletters

State of Crypto: The US Government Keeps Mentioning Terrorism

Congress is holding a hearing on financing for domestic terrorism this week. What role will bitcoin play?

Policy & regulation  ·  23 February 2021
Dogecoin

Robinhood to Allow Deposits, Withdrawals for Cryptos Including Dogecoin

Currently, users of the popular trading app can only buy and sell cryptocurrencies within their Robinhood accounts.

News  ·  18 February 2021
China

US Lawmakers Looking Into China’s Role in GameStop Pump: Report

Some Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee want to look into Reddit’s ties to Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent and Robinhood rival Moomoo.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 February 2021