DFSRegulated
United States Crypto Asset Exchange License (CEX)
Robinhood
Regulated in United States
Crypto Asset Exchange License (CEX)
Global Business
Basic Information
Country/RegionUnited States
Exchange AbbreviationRobinhood
Operating Period5-10 years
Websitehttps://robinhood.com/us/en/
Influence
AAARating
Main Affected Regions
NMLSRegulated
United States Crypto Asset Transfer License (MTL)
LBRegulated
Lithuania Crypto Asset Trading License (STP)
Exchange Overview
Exchange Overview
Robinhood means Robinhood Markets and its in-application and web experiences with its family of wholly owned subsidiaries which includes Robinhood Financial, Robinhood Securities, and Robinhood Crypto.
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Traders will soon be able to bet on whether Coinbase, Robinhood and Marathon will hit their targets
While traders spent this week watching bitcoin $BTC$82,501.32 gyrate above $80,000 amid key U.S. inflation data, a decision from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission got far less attention. The (SEC) approved the listing of binary options tied to key performance indicators (KPIs) of 23 U.S. publicly traded companies. The metrics include trading volume at crypto exchange Coinbase Global (COIN), customer count and revenue at Robinhood Markets (HOOD), and bitcoin production at mining firm MARA Holdings (MARA). “For crypto, this creates a new way to trade crypto-linked company performance beyond betting directly on $BTCs price,” Eleanor Terrett, the host of Crypto America, said on X. “The SEC approved this specific securities-options structure, while leaving room for differently structured contracts to fall under CFTC jurisdiction.” A binary option is the simplest options contract, allowing traders to bet on a simple yes-or-no question, such as whether Coinbases trading volume will exceed a set number by a specific date. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins approved a rule change filed by Cboe Global Markets, according to a statement dated Oct. 13. The contracts are cash-settled and European-style, meaning they can only be exercised at expiration. They will settle on figures in companies SEC filings, not numbers in earnings presentations. Cboe
WikiBit Exchange Collapse Risk Rankings #42: Bitstamp by Robinhood — “End-of-Life Care” for the World’s Oldest Exchange: Your Money Is in Luxembourg, but Your App Is at Robinhood
Introduction: An Old-School Exchange That Has Been “Adopted” In our first 41 installments, we investigated a series of exchanges, from HashKey to Bithumb. For Episode 42, were taking a look at one of the most unusual cases yet: Bitstamp by Robinhood. When it comes to industry experience, Bitstamp‘s résumé is arguably second to none in the crypto world: founded in 2011, it is one of the longest-operating cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. It holds a MiCA Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) license issued by Luxembourg’s CSSF, a Major Payment Institution license from Singapores MAS, dual VASP and SIBA registrations in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), more than 50 active licenses and registrations worldwide, 4–5 million users, 95% of assets held in cold storage with 1:1 custody, and annual audits by a Big Four accounting firm. Sounds like “the most compliant established exchange in crypto, bar none,” right？ But theres another side to the story. Bitstamp has a Trustpilot rating of just 1.3/5, with users describing their experiences as “Bad” and complaining about “accounts frozen for a year” and customer support that “simply doesnt exist.” In June 2025, the Grenoble Court of Appeal in France ruled that Bitstamp Europe was civilly liable to a user for operating in
Coinbase and Robinhood Futures Arms Now Hold More Client Money Than the US Retail Forex Pool
The futures brokers of Coinbase and Robinhood held $581.4 million of segregated client money at the end of August. That is more than the $470 million all six US retail forex dealers owed their clients in the same month. Two years earlier the two firms futures commission merchants (FCMs) held $40.3 million, according to FM Intelligence calculations from Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC CFTC The 1974 Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) in the United States created the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Commission protects and regulates market activities against manipulation, fraud, and abuse trade practices and promotes fairness in futures contracts. The CEA also included the Sad-Johnson Agreement, which defined the authority and responsibilities for the monitoring of financial contracts between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commiss The 1974 Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) in the United States created the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Commission protects and regulates market activities against manipulation, fraud, and abuse trade practices and promotes fairness in futures contracts. The CEA also included the Sad-Johnson Agreement, which defined the authority and responsibilities for the monitoring of financial contracts between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commiss Read