Cryptocurrency

Robinhood doubles down on crypto with deal for Bitstamp

Move comes a month after SEC notice of a potential lawsuit over the brokerage’s crypto offerings

Thursday 6 June 2024 at 14:54

Robinhood’s revenue from crypto trading more than tripled in the first quarter.
Robinhood’s revenue from crypto trading more than tripled in the first quarter. Photo: Amir Hamja for The Wall Street Journal

Robinhood is wading deeper into crypto with a $200m deal for Bitstamp, despite the Securities and Exchange Commission’s warning that it plans to sue the brokerage over its digital assets business. 

The deal for the crypto exchange comes a month after Robinhood disclosed that it received a so-called Wells notice that the regulator is preparing to sue the company over alleged violations of securities laws.