The Block reported that Robinhood added approximately $25 million worth of Bitcoin to its corporate balance sheet, marking a strategic extension of its crypto business from a trading platform toward asset reserves.
The Block reports that Robinhood’s crypto chief said in public remarks that the SEC’s recent innovation exemption framework poses a substantive constraint on bringing stock-tokenization products to the US market, with a clear compliance path still pending.
CoinDesk reported that Robinhood Chain’s seven-day average fees dropped by 82% from their previous peak, while daily transaction volume remained around USD 1.5 billion. The divergence between cost and activity highlights structural shifts in crypto infrastructure.
The US Department of Justice announced on September 15 criminal charges against two Robinhood engineers, alleging that between 2025 and 2026 they used inside information about the company’s upcoming crypto asset listings to take front-running positions on Hyperliquid decentralized perpetual contract exchange, with illegal profits potentially reaching several million dollars. This case represents the first criminal charge by US judicial authorities for insider trading conduct on a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, and will have profound effects on DeFi regulation, on-chain transaction privacy, and US crypto industry compliance architecture.
Robinhood has completed its $180 million acquisition of Canadian crypto platform WonderFi, officially entering the Canadian market. Users of WonderFi’s Bitbuy and Coinsquare platforms will be invited to transition to the Robinhood app.
[Flash] Traditional Banks Accelerate On-Chain Financial Infrastructure Executives at Robinhood and Bitstamp say traditional banks are now ready to build financial infrastructure on blockchains, marking the crypto industry’s shift from “what to do” to “how to do it,” CoinDesk reported. Both companies believe that as regulatory frameworks mature, institutional acceptance of on-chain technology is accelerating. This trend could drive broader mainstream adoption of crypto assets and push deeper integration between traditional finance and DeFi. ...