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Robinhood to challenge SEC’s notice over crypto operations
Robinhood's digital assets division becomes the SEC's latest legal opponent.
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Robinhood
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Regulation
Robinhood says it’s cooperating with SEC following subpoena over cryptocurrency services
Robinhood says it's cooperating with an SEC investigation into the company's trading and handling of cryptocurrencies.
Lachlan Keller
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Regulation
Robinhood aims to buy-back its shares seized by Department of Justice in FTX failure
Robinhood Markets Inc., the U.S.-based financial services company, aims to purchase the 55 million of its shares that FTX-linked Emergent Fidelity Technologies bought in May 2022, according to its earnings report released Wednesday.
Timmy Shen
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U.S. authorities to seize US$460 mln of Robinhood shares in FTX fraud case
U.S. prosecutors are moving to seize the US$460 million worth of Robinhood Markets Inc., shares linked to Sam Bankman-Fried, the former chief executive officer of Bahamas-based bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX.com
Lachlan Keller
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Crypto Trading and Strategies
Sam Bankman-Fried used Alameda Research money to buy Robinhood shares
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried took funds from his trading firm, Alameda Research, to buy stock of trading app Robinhood, court documents revealed Tuesday.
Dylan Butts
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Regulation
FTX asks court to keep US$450 mln Robinhood shares frozen
Failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading Ltd. has asked a bankruptcy court to keep US$450 million worth of Robinhood shares frozen, as three parties battle for the true ownership of the assets.
Timmy Shen
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Regulation
Robinhood’s crypto arm fined US$30 mln for compliance failures
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) slapped a US$30 million fine on the crypto arm of trading app Robinhood on Tuesday for allegedly violating the bank secrecy act, anti-money laundering, and cybersecurity regulations. See related article: Sam Bankman-Fried buys 7.6% of Robinhood; stock jumps Fast facts The financial regulator also asked the firm […]
Monika Ghosh
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Bitcoin News
Sam Bankman-Fried buys 7.6% of Robinhood; stock jumps
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has bought a 7.6% stake in Robinhood for US$648 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. See related article: Terra shuts down indefinitely after coming back online; LUNA, UST still on life support Fast facts Bankman-Fried bought the stake through a firm called […]
Pradipta Mukherjee
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Crypto Trading and Strategies
Robinhood to acquire UK crypto app Ziglu in Europe expansion
Robinhood announced Tuesday it will purchase London-based crypto firm Ziglu as part of the trading platform’s global expansion. See related article: SHIB price pumps on Robinhood listing with SOL, MATIC, COMP Fast facts U.K.-based users of Robinhood can access 11 cryptocurrencies with Ziglu, earn yield, pay with debit cards, and send crypto across borders. Robinhood […]
Danny Park
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Altcoins
SHIB price pumps on Robinhood listing with SOL, MATIC, COMP
Robinhood added four new cryptocurrencies to its platform on Tuesday, including Shiba Inu token (SHIB), a listing the memecoin community has pleaded for since its inception. See related article: What is the real value of joke coins like Dogecoin and SHIB? Fast facts SHIB gained 30% following the news and has slightly retraced its pump […]
Lachlan Keller
