Robinhood’s $200 million Bitstamp deal takes it beyond retail trading
Robinhood has officially closed its $200 million acquisition of Bitstamp, bringing one of the world’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchanges into its fold and signaling a strategic shift beyond retail trading and into the world of institutions.
The all-cash deal, first announced last year, gives Robinhood an immediate international footprint — including more than 50 active crypto licenses across Europe, the UK and Asia — as well as an established institutional client base, something the retail trading app has long lacked.
For Robinhood, the deal marks a move into deeper waters: institutional crypto flows, lending and staking infrastructure, and white-label “crypto-as-a-service” products built for hedge funds, fintechs and registered…
