United States Commission-Free Brokerage Robinhood to Launch Crypto Trading Services in Singapore in 2025 2H via Europe Digital-Assets Exchange Bitstamp Acquired in 2024 June for $200 Million
20th February 2025 | Hong Kong
United States commission-free brokerage Robinhood is planning to launch crypto trading services in Singapore in 2025 2H via Europe digital-assets exchange Bitstamp (Acquired in 2024 June for $200 million). In 2025 January, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined commission-free brokerage Robinhood broker-dealers $45 million for multiple failures including failing to investigate & file suspicious transactions, adequately protect customers from identity theft, addressed cybersecurity vulnerability resulting in 3rd-party obtaining & downloading information of millions of individuals, maintained & preserved electronic communications, keeping brokerage data & maintaining customer communications, failed to provide electronic blue sheet data for 5 years, and failed to comply with stock lending & fractional share trading programs designed to address abusive short selling practices. In 2024 September, Robinhood will be paying $3.9 million settlement to United States California state for disallowing clients to withdraw cryptocurrency from 2018 to 2022. In 2024 May, the United States Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a warning of enforcement action to commission-free brokerage Robinhood for listing crypto tokens which are considered by SFC as securities. The United States SEC views crypto tokens as securities and are required to be registered. In 2022, FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried & CTO Gary Wang had borrowed $546 million from Alameda Research via Emergent Fidelity Technologies (EFT) to buy 8% of commission free brokerage Robinhood in May 2022, with Sam Bankman-Fried owning 90% of Emergent Fidelity Technologies and Gary Wang owning 10% of Emergent Fidelity Technologies. The transactions were detailed in an affidavit that surfaced during a dispute in the United Sates bankruptcy court (27/12/22). In August 2022, Robinhood announced 23% job cuts of 780 staffs (2/8/22), with Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev acknowledging over-hiring having forecast the 2020 & 2021 market conditions would had last longer. In 2021, Robinhood IPO on NASDAQ at a market capitalisation of $32 billion ($38) with share price dropping 8% on day 1 (29/7/21: Closing $34.82, $29 billion market cap). The IPO also turned founders Stanford University roommates Vlad Tenev (Age 34, CEO & President) and Baiju Bhatt (Age 36, Chief Creative Officer & Director) into billionaires with $2.1 billion and $2.4 billion each. The IPO underwriters are Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase, with 20% to 35% of shares allocated to Robinhood users, selling 52.4 million of shares and raising $2 billion in IPO proceeds. (IPO ~ Initial Public Offering)
“ United States Commission-Free Brokerage Robinhood to Launch Crypto Trading Services in Singapore in 2025 2H via Europe Digital-Assets Exchange Bitstamp Acquired in 2024 June for $200 Million “
United States Commission-Free Brokerage Robinhood to Launch Crypto Trading Services in Singapore in 2025 2H via Europe Digital-Assets Exchange Bitstamp Acquired in 2024 June for $200 Million
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