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PayPal reportedly looks to take on Robinhood with stock trading
31.8.2021
PayPal has reportedly conducted discussions to acquire a broker-dealer but is unlikely to launch the new investment service this year
Venture Capitalist Bill Gurley Prefers Ethereum to Bitcoin, Takes Personal Position in ETH
31.8.2021
Venture capitalist Bill Gurley has taken a personal position in ether because he “was swayed by the arguments of the ethereum crowd.” He explained that it is “the smarter way to play if you’re going to have crypto exposure.” Bill Gurley Prefers Ethereum to Bitcoin...
Analysts warn of 'acute' Q3 slowdown in Robinhood's DOGE-reliant growth
20.8.2021
Wolfe Research has told investors to consider the "outsized contribution" Dogecoin trading has made to Robinhood's recent growth
62% of Robinhood’s Q2 crypto revenue was from Dogecoin trading
19.8.2021
Around 41% of Robinhood’s quarterly revenues were generated by crypto trading
Robinhood shareholders want crypto wallets and a hat
18.8.2021
Currently, users of popular stock and digital currency trading app Robinhood users can't move their crypto off the platform
Thiel's Valar Ventures leads 3rd raise for Bitpanda, at $4.1B valuation
17.8.2021
Vienna-based Bitpanda's valuation has shot up to $4.1 billion, three times its value during the crypto broker's last private funding round in March
eToro Called the ‘European Robinhood’
6.8.2021
eToro is in the talks to merge with a US SPAC called Fintech Acquisition Corp. The deal has not yet been signed, but this SPAC has seen its share prices go up the last few months as it is the parent company of trading app Robinhood that completed its IPO recently. This boost in Fintech …
Robinhood stock outruns Bitcoin intraday crash, down over 10% in pre-market
5.8.2021
The decline followed Robinhood Market's announcement that it would sell up to 98 million Class A shares over time
Echoing GameStop saga, retail traders fuel Robinhood stock price hike
5.8.2021
After a decidedly lackluster IPO debut last week, Robinhood shares have been wildly volatile in recent days, at one point skyrocketing by as much as 81% on the day
Survey Shows 40% of US Crypto Owners Forget Their Password, 20% Write Passwords on Paper
4.8.2021
According to a recent study on crypto asset storage and passwords, a survey that polled over 1,000 digital currency owners shows 39.7% have forgotten their passwords. The study produced by cryptovantage.com indicates that users unable to recover their passwords lost an average of $2,134. Survey...
Report Suggests Robinhood Owns Largest Dogecoin Address and Third-Largest BTC Wallet
30.7.2021
Last February the crypto community was obsessed with a specific dogecoin address that happens to be the largest dogecoin holder today with over 36 billion DOGE. One armchair sleuth studied a number of onchain transactions and suspected the company Robinhood owned the wallet. Now the individual...
Crypto-friendly app Robinhood loses 8% in public Nasdaq debut
30.7.2021
Unlike traditional IPOs with a six-month lockup period, Robinhood will allow its employees to sell 15% of its shares immediately after the public debut
Robinhood Raises Almost $2 Billion in IPO, Falls Short of Expected $35 Billion Valuation
29.7.2021
Robinhood, the fee-free cryptocurrency, stock, and options exchange, raised almost $2 billion in its initial public offering, reaching a valuation of $32 billion. While the company is more valuable than Nasdaq itself, the IPO failed to give the company an expected valuation of $35 billion....
Tax-Free Bitcoin Mining, Robinhood Debuts on Nasdaq + More News
29.7.2021
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Mining news
Crypto platform Choice and Compass Mining, a marketplace for Bitcoin (BTC) miners, said that their US-based clients can now mine...
Robinhood introduces feature aimed at protecting investors from crypto volatility
27.7.2021
“We’ve been doing a lot of work behind the scenes to provide our crypto customers with the functionality that they’ve been asking for,” said Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev
Robinhood's Crypto Plans, BTC and ETH Investment Flows + More News
26.7.2021
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Vlad Tenev, CEO of the popular trading app Robinhood, said that crypto is vital to the app’s future and that a wallet may be...
Robinhood Aims for $35 Billion Market Valuation in Upcoming IPO
20.7.2021
An amended prospectus filed yesterday by Robinhood indicates the company is aiming to get a valuation of up to $35 billion in its upcoming IPO. The fee-free options, cryptocurrency, and stock trading service is expecting to sell up to 55 million shares and raise more than $2 billion when the...
Robinhood warns a crypto drop is coming amid IPO filing
19.7.2021
According to the trading app, it expects its Q3 2021 revenue to be lower as a result of increased crypto trading in the first quarter, driven in part by Dogecoin
Robinhood COO: We have enabled more women to trade crypto
7.7.2021
Gretchen Howard described crypto investments "stereotyped as a male-dominated space,” but she has seen significant growth for women during her two years at Robinhood
Robinhood's cash cow under SEC scrutiny amid IPO filing
7.7.2021
Robinhood’s main revenue source for the first quarter of 2021 could come under SEC review