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Robinhood Rolls Out Wallet App Worldwide for IOS

Online brokerage firm Robinhood rolled out its crypto wallet app worldwide for IOS users on Wednesday.  The app will support both the Ethereum network and its Layer 2 scaling solution, Polygon – but not Bitcoin.  Robinhood’s Web3 Wallet Per a blog post from Robinhood, the firm’s wallet app has now rolled out to a waitlist of over 1 million users, and has been downloaded in over 130 countries.  For a limited time, users of the app can be rewarded with 1 USDC if they deposit...

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SEC Issued Subpoena to Robinhood Over its Crypto Operations

Robinhood Markets said it received an investigative subpoena from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in December. The agency’s move is part of a major crackdown against the digital asset industry after the dramatic collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire last year. The disgraced crypto mogul was recently hit by fresh criminal charges relating to political donations he made while running FTX. According to its latest 10-K filing, the subpoena is in regard to...

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Robinhood Crypto Trading Volume Shot Up 95% in January

Robinhood’s cryptocurrency trading volume hit $3.7 billion last month, a 95% increase compared to December 2022.  Contrary to the good start of the year, the 2022 bear market took its toll on the firm’s crypto revenue. It also dismissed nearly a third of its total headcount. Starting off on the Right Foot The cryptocurrency market made an impressive comeback during the first month of 2023, with most assets significantly increasing their valuation compared to the end of 2022....

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Robinhood Crypto Revenue Drops By 25% Over Last Quarter

Robinhood recently announced its FY2022 Q4 results, laying out the profits and losses of its popular retail investor-friendly trading platform. The numbers, although overall positive, were a mixed bag – with traditional asset classes outperforming crypto. However, it’s worth noting that this may soon change. After all, Robinhood’s crypto wallet was, until recently, limited to beta testers and will be rolled out to the general public shortly. Higher Revenues, Lower Share...

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SBF’s Holding Company Emergent Technologies Also Files for Bankruptcy

The latest company in relation to the disgraced FTX founder to file for bankruptcy is the holding firm owned by him and Gary Wang – Emergent Fidelity Technologies. It’s headquartered in Antigua and Barbuda and reportedly had just $20 million in cash and no other assets. The filings for Chapter 11 were submitted late on Friday in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. According to Bloomberg, the company, co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang,...

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DOJ Seizes $470 Million in Robinhood Shares From FTX Executives

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and his former right-hand, Gary Wang, are unable to retain ownership of almost half a billion dollars worth of Robinhood shares, according to a court document dated January 6th.The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized the executives’ holdings in response to charges of wide-ranging fraud against Bankman-Fried and FTX, with which the equity investments may be involved.  No More Robinhood Shares The document, filed in a New Jersey bankruptcy court,...

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SBF Took $546M Loan From Alameda to Buy Robinhood Shares

FXT founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) borrowed over $546 million from his trading house, Alameda Research, to purchase a 7.6% stake in Robinhood earlier this year. According to an affidavit filed in the High Court of Justice Antigua and Barbuda on December 12 before the arrest of SBF, the former billionaire teamed up with FTX co-founder Zixiao (Gary) Wang to borrow the funds. They were used to support Emergent Fidelity Technologies, another FTX affiliate, to...

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FTX Battles for Control of $450M Robinhood Shares in US Bankruptcy Court

Sam Bankman-Fried’s bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX is seeking help from a United States Bankruptcy Court to gain control of $450 million worth of Robinhood shares. The portfolio holds 56 million brokerage shares owned by Emergent Fidelity Technologies, a corporate entity incorporated in Antigua and Barbuda. In March, these shares represented a 7.6% stake in Robinhood and were acquired by FTX’s founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). FTX in Court Battle Over...

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Citi Downgrades Robinhood Stock to Neutral, Cites FTX Fallout Concerns

Citi downgraded Robinhood Markets (HOOD) stock to ‘Neutral’ from ‘Buy’ due to potential risks from upcoming market structure proposals by the United States SEC, a cautious equity market outlook, and the impact of bankrupt-platform FTX spilling over the crypto trading revenue and client base. The analyst stated that the timing of that is “uncertain.” It is also important to note that the implosion has removed it from the list of possible Robinhood acquirers. Citi analysts...

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