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Robinhood Markets, Inc.

Retail brokerage and crypto platform whose Stock Tokens, issued as tokenised debt securities by Robinhood Assets (Jersey) Limited, give economic exposure to a reference security without legal ownership and, since 1 July 2026, can be moved into lending pools on its own layer 2.

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Jurisdiction United States

Stories filed 5

The profile

Nasdaq-listed retail brokerage and crypto platform reporting 27.7 million funded customers and $377bn of platform assets as at 31 May 2026, with US securities trading offered through Robinhood Financial, a FINRA member. Its Stock Tokens are tokenised debt securities issued by Robinhood Assets (Jersey) Limited that give economic exposure to a reference security without conferring legal ownership or shareholder rights, are available in more than 120 countries, and since the mainnet launch of Robinhood Chain on 1 July 2026 can be moved into lending pools on the firm's own Arbitrum-based layer 2. It completed the $200m purchase of Bitstamp on 3 June 2025, acquiring more than 50 licences and registrations and an institutional client base outside the United States, which is how it reaches markets where the token structure is permitted.

Products and services

Stock Tokens: Tokenised debt securities issued by Robinhood Assets (Jersey) Limited tracking listed equities, traded around the clock and carrying no legal ownership of the underlying share.
Robinhood Chain: Arbitrum-based layer-2 network whose mainnet opened on 1 July 2026, with Uniswap among day-one integrations and Stock Tokens usable in its lending pools.
Bitstamp: Crypto exchange bought for $200m in a deal completed June 2025, bringing over 50 licences and registrations and retail and institutional trading outside the US.

Coverage

Developments in which Robinhood Markets, Inc. is a named party, newest first.

Tokenized capital markets

Kraken sells the share and its token side by side, under two laws

Kraken opened US stock trading across the European Economic Area this morning and says the traditional share and its tokenized version now sit side by side in one regulated account.

today Kraken 1 report

Prediction markets

Novig sues Wisconsin, the state where the CFTC has already lost

The newest federally designated prediction market filed its fifth suit against a state attorney general in eleven days, and this one is in the state where a federal judge refused the CFTC the same relief on 28 July and said the exchanges were the…

today CourtListener 3 reports

Other asset classes United States

Prediction markets

Baltimore sues Kalshi and Polymarket, and three of Kalshi's brokers

The city filed two complaints in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City on 13 August under an ordinance of its own, and the Kalshi case also names Robinhood, Webull and Coinbase, because each takes a fee on every event contract sold through its…

today City of Baltimore 2 reports

Other asset classes United States

Trading venues

Robinhood opens UK crypto trading with no fee but the FX spread

More than 50 cryptoassets went into the main Robinhood app for British customers on 10 August, traded through Bitstamp UK Ltd, with no trading, custody or account fee and a 0.10 per cent charge on the currency conversion that rises to 0.30 per cent…

today Robinhood 2 reports

Other asset classes United Kingdom

Tokenized capital markets

Robinhood launches its own Ethereum layer-2 network with 24/7 tokenized stock trading

Robinhood began operating Robinhood Chain on mainnet on 1 July 2026, alongside round-the-clock tokenized stock trading, perpetual futures and onchain lending. The tokens give price exposure rather than direct share ownership.

1 Jul 2026 Robinhood Newsroom 4 reports

Equities Other asset classes United States European Union

On the record

14 Aug 2026

Novig sues Wisconsin officials over sports event contract enforcement

Ludlow Exchange, trading as Novig, filed a 45 page complaint in the Western District of Wisconsin on 14 August 2026 seeking a declaration that the Commodity Exchange Act preempts the state's gambling statutes. It is its fifth suit against a state officer since 4 August, and it follows a federal court in the same state refusing the CFTC the same relief on 28 July.

Regulatory United States Other asset classes US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin: Complaint, Ludlow Exchange, LLC v. Kaul, 14 August 2026 ↗

13 Aug 2026

Baltimore sues Kalshi and Polymarket and names three brokers with Kalshi

The city filed two complaints in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City on 13 August 2026 under its Consumer Protection Ordinance. The Kalshi case also names Robinhood, Webull and Coinbase, pleading that each takes a fee alongside Kalshi on every event contract bought through its prediction markets hub, and seeks penalties, an injunction, disgorgement and restitution.

Regulatory United States Other asset classes City of Baltimore: consumer protection actions against Kalshi and Polymarket, 13 August 2026 ↗

10 Aug 2026

Robinhood opens crypto trading to UK customers through Bitstamp

Robinhood said on 10 August 2026 that more than 50 cryptoassets were going into its main UK app, traded through Bitstamp UK Ltd, which is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority as a cryptoasset service provider. There is no trading, custody or account fee; a 0.10 per cent fee applies to the currency conversion, rising to 0.30 per cent between Friday and Sunday evenings in New York.

Product launch United Kingdom Other asset classes Robinhood: Robinhood Launches Crypto Trading for UK Investors ↗

30 Jun 2025

Robinhood launches stock tokens for EU and EEA customers

Robinhood began offering more than 200 tokenised US stocks and exchange-traded funds to customers in 30 EU and EEA countries, issued on Arbitrum and traded with no commission or added spread from Robinhood. The company said it was also building its own layer-2 network, based on Arbitrum technology, for tokenised real-world assets.

Product launch European Union Equities Robinhood Newsroom: Robinhood Launches Stock Tokens, Reveals Layer 2 Blockchain ↗

Official

robinhood.com ↗

Sources

Robinhood: Robinhood accelerates global expansion with Robinhood Chain mainnet, Stock Tokens, agentic trading robinhood.com · 25 Jul 2026
Robinhood Markets: Investor relations overview investors.robinhood.com · 25 Jul 2026
CoinDesk: Robinhood completes $200m acquisition of crypto exchange Bitstamp coindesk.com · 25 Jul 2026