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Robinhood unveiled as third-largest Bitcoin holder with $3 billion in assets

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  • Robinhood has been revealed as the third-largest Bitcoin holder, with $3 billion in BTC assets, trailing only Binance and Bitfinex.
  • The identification of Robinhood as the owner of a mysterious Bitcoin wallet ends months of speculation within the crypto community.
  • Despite its massive Bitcoin holdings, Robinhood reported a decline in crypto trading volumes, with Q2 revenue dropping 18% to $31 million.

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Robinhood, the widely-used trading and investment platform, has been identified as the third-largest holder of Bitcoin, boasting about $3 billion in BTC assets. The revelation comes from wallet data provided by Arkham Intelligence and places Robinhood behind only Binance and Bitfinex, which hold $6.4 billion and $4.3 billion in Bitcoin, respectively. For months, the crypto … Read more

Robinhood, the widely-used trading and investment platform, has been identified as the third-largest holder of Bitcoin, boasting about $3 billion in BTC assets. The revelation comes from wallet data provided by Arkham Intelligence and places Robinhood behind only Binance and Bitfinex, which hold $6.4 billion and $4.3 billion in Bitcoin, respectively.

For months, the crypto community had been rife with speculation regarding the owner of a mysterious Bitcoin wallet that had been accumulating a significant amount of the digital asset. Theories had ranged from potential ownership by financial behemoth BlackRock to crypto exchange Gemini. 

However, data provided by Arkham Intelligence has now confirmed that Robinhood is the entity behind the wallet. The trading platform strategically transferred approximately 118,300 Bitcoins to this wallet over a span of three months, starting from March 8 until July 14. These assets are managed by Jump Trading, a crypto trading firm.

Robinhood has not made any public comments regarding these holdings as of Monday.

A decline in trading volumes amidst mammoth holdings

According to Robinhood’s most recent earnings report, the platform earned $31 million from crypto trading in the second quarter, which is an 18% decrease from the $38 million earned in the first quarter. This represents just 16% of the platform’s total trading revenue of $193 million, which experienced a 7% decrease in sequential revenue. It has also been revealed that Robinhood holds a large amount of Bitcoin despite the decrease in crypto trading volumes.

Robinhood now trails only behind crypto giants Binance and Bitfinex, which hold $6.4 billion and $4.3 billion in Bitcoin, respectively. The platform’s significant Bitcoin holdings juxtaposed with its declining trading volumes present a complex picture. While Robinhood has amassed a considerable amount of Bitcoin, the decline in trading volumes could indicate a cautious approach by retail investors or perhaps a strategic shift by the platform itself.

There is no doubt that Robinhood’s massive cache may offer a hedge against market volatility but also expose it to the regulatory scrutiny that is increasingly becoming a focal point in the crypto industry. With Robinhood’s Bitcoin holdings now public, how this will impact the platform’s future strategies and its standing in the crypto community remains to be seen.

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