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April 3, 2022 @ 2:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) had some positive news last week. First, in a blog post, Robinhood shared its ambition to offer 24/7 stock trading – just like crypto markets operate today. Robinhood stated: “As an important step towards 24/7 equities investing, we’re launching new extended hours that… Read More

February 24, 2022 @ 2:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) recently teamed up with Amplify Latinx via an investment that celebrates their fifth anniversary and supports their ongoing work to uplift the Latinx community. The Massachusetts-headquartered nonprofit Amplify Latinx aims to support Latinx communities by enhancing their economic power. This is done by… Read More

January 27, 2022 @ 4:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD), a leading digital asset exchange and broker platform, has reported Q4 earnings results which have disappointed the markets. According to the company, the net loss for the quarter was $423 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, compared with net income of $13 million,… Read More

January 23, 2022 @ 4:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last May 2021, it was announced that Acorns, a digital wealth management platform, would become a publicly traded firm in a SPAC deal valued at $2.2 billion. Last week, it was announced the SPAC merger had been axed. Pioneer Merger Corp (NASDAQ: PACX), the SPAC… Read More

January 12, 2022 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has embraced the work from home (WFH) movement by making it permanent as the ongoing COVID health challenge and  new technology combine to create the perfect storm to make centralized offices superfluous. In a blog post, Robinhood said it would remain “primarily remote”… Read More

January 10, 2022 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) says they are pleased to announce Steve Quirk is joining Robinhood Markets as its Chief Brokerage Officer. Robinhood writes in a blog post that Steve Quirk will be responsible for overseeing their broker-dealers, Robinhood Financial and Robinhood Securities, “effective January… Read More

December 30, 2021 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In September of this year, the team at Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) had announced that crypto wallets were coming to the platform—enabling clients to not only trade, but send and receive virtual currency via the Robinhood app. Robinhood wrote in a blog post that they’d long heard… Read More

December 14, 2021 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) is boosting its crypto tool kit in advance of launching its bespoke digital wallet. According to a blog post, Robinhood has acquired Cove Markets – a cross-exchange trading platform that is designed to help investors manage their crypto accounts. Robinhood says the two… Read More

December 13, 2021 @ 7:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has enlisted the assistance of top digital asset compliance firm Chainalysis in advance of wide release of its digital wallet. According to a statement by Chainalysis, Robinhood will be using its Know Your Transaction (KYT) and Reactor software for compliance management. Robinhood already… Read More

November 23, 2021 @ 5:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) revealed that data had been stolen from its trading platform. More specifically, a hacker obtained a list of emails for 5 million individuals, full names for around 2 million people, and personal information, including dates of birth, zip codes, and… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 4:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has revealed a security breach in its platform that apparently took place on November 3, 2021. An attempt at extortion took place following the theft of the information. According to a blog post, an “unauthorized third party obtained access to a limited amount… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 11:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Amongst all of the criticism emanating from certain policymakers regarding payment for order flow and gamification, Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) continues to iterate and add new features for its growing legion of investors. Today, as has been widely rumored, Robinhood will soon offer crypto wallets to provide… Read More

September 8, 2021 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Investor Advisory Committee is scheduled to hold a meeting tomorrow (September 9th). The topics of discussion include two panels: “Reimagining Investor Protection in a Digital World: the Behavioral Design of Online Trading Platforms;” A discussion regarding competition and regulatory… Read More

August 30, 2021 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD), a Fintech that became a public company last month, has distributed a note indicating that underwriters have exercised a portion of the share over-allotment. The customary practice allows underwriters to purchase more shares at the IPO price. Robinhood states that our of the… Read More

August 11, 2021 @ 7:35 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

Retail investing and trading service app Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) said it would acquire Say Technologies for $140 million in an all-cash deal. Founded in 2017 by Alex Lebow, Jeff Cruttenden, Julio Fredes,  Noah Kerner, and Zachary Hascoe, Say Technologies is a technology platform that empowers shareholders… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 4:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

It has been a volatile week in trading for shares in Robinhood (NASDAQ”HOOD). Following a tepid initial public offering, last week that saw shares drop below its IPO price of $38, shares in Robinhood rocketed higher – at one point trading above $80 a share. Today,… Read More

August 2, 2021 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood’s initial public offering (IPO) hit the Nasdaq last week with a bit of a thud. Shares were priced at $38 but have traded several dollars lower. As part of the public offering, Robinhood enabled a good chunk of its shares available to its customers…. Read More

July 29, 2021 @ 5:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

In one of the most anticipated Fintech initial public offerings (IPOs) of the year, Robinhood debuted on the Nasdaq today under the ticker “HOOD” in an offering priced at $38 a share. The share price came in at the low-end of the anticipated range. During… Read More

July 19, 2021 @ 2:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood’s initial public offering (IPO) is nearing as it fine-tunes its registration statement for the Securities and Exchange Commission. As was reported earlier today, more details on the IPO were shared in an updated S-1 posted today. Robinhood is expected to float its shares on… Read More

July 19, 2021 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood, a fast-growing digital trading platform for both traditional securities as well as crypto, has filed an updated S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in advance of its forthcoming initial public offering (IPO). According to the document, Robinhood aims to raise up to… Read More