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Robinhood completes $200M Bitstamp acquisition to expand institutional crypto footprint

By integrating Bitstamp’s platform, Robinhood gains more than 50 active licences spanning Europe, the UK, Asia.

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Overview

  • Robinhood has closed its $200 million all-cash purchase of Bitstamp, marking its official entry into institutional crypto services.
  • The deal adds over 50 active crypto licences across Europe, the UK and Asia to Robinhood’s regulatory network.
  • Bitstamp brings more than 500,000 retail accounts and about 5,000 funded institutional clients, with $95 million in revenue through April.
  • Robinhood expects to record roughly $65 million in Bitstamp-related operating costs over the remaining seven months of 2025.
  • The company will maintain Bitstamp’s existing interfaces while exploring deeper integration to offer institutional flows, lending, staking and crypto-as-a-service.