American commission-free dealer, Robinhood Markets Inc (Nasdaq: HOOD), revealed in a Monday submitting that it acquired an investigative subpoena from the US securities regulator over inquiries round cryptocurrency listings.
The subpoena was issued final December, and its main function was to know the operations of Robinhood’s crypto arm. Other than crypto itemizing particulars, the subpoena additionally sought details about the custody of cryptocurrencies and platform operations.
“We acquired an investigative subpoena from the SEC relating to, amongst different subjects, RHC’s cryptocurrency listings, custody of cryptocurrencies, and platform operations,” the 10-Okay submitting of the dealer acknowledged.
A court docket points an investigative subpoena at a request of one other particular person or a company. The aim of such a subpoena is to extract info and consider the viability of a doable authorized motion towards the celebration in query.
An Aftermath of Crypto Trade Collapses
The subpoena towards Robinhood got here within the aftermath of the FTX collapse. The misdeeds of Sam Bankman-Fried and the publicity of the business to his firms resulted in a collection of bankruptcies. The FTX fiasco got here when the crypto business was nonetheless reeling from the impacts of the collapse of Terra-Luna and Three Arrows Capital earlier final yr.
Robinhood moved into cryptocurrency buying and selling in 2018 when retail demand for digital belongings soared globally. It rose into reputation over different American crypto exchanges for providing meme tokens, together with Bitcoin and different high cryptocurrencies. Quickly, the dealer begins producing a good portion of its transactional income from cryptocurrencies. Nonetheless, this the demand is shrinking.
Within the fourth quarter of 2020, income from cryptocurrency buying and selling took a large hit because it declined to $39 million, a 24 p.c fall from the third quarter attributable to decrease crypto buying and selling volumes. It was the second consecutive quarter exhibiting a decline in crypto income, because the determine additionally dropped 12 p.c in Q3.
Robinhood additionally has ties with Bankman-Fried, who bought 7.6 p.c of the corporate final yr. Robonhood’s board accepted repurchasing all of those shares managed by Bankman-Fried, who’s dealing with felony fees within the US.
In the meantime, the most recent SEC subpoena was not the primary inquiry confronted by Robinhood Crypto LLC. It acquired a subpoena from the California Lawyer Common’s Workplace in April 2021 in search of related info. It additionally confronted scrutiny by the Massachusetts Securities Division in August 2021 for allegedly focusing on inexperienced merchants.
Final August, the New York District of Monetary Providers (NYDFS) slapped a $30 million financial penalty on Robinhood’s crypto division for failure to “make investments the right assets and a focus to develop and preserve a tradition of compliance.”
American commission-free dealer, Robinhood Markets Inc (Nasdaq: HOOD), revealed in a Monday submitting that it acquired an investigative subpoena from the US securities regulator over inquiries round cryptocurrency listings.
The subpoena was issued final December, and its main function was to know the operations of Robinhood’s crypto arm. Other than crypto itemizing particulars, the subpoena additionally sought details about the custody of cryptocurrencies and platform operations.
“We acquired an investigative subpoena from the SEC relating to, amongst different subjects, RHC’s cryptocurrency listings, custody of cryptocurrencies, and platform operations,” the 10-Okay submitting of the dealer acknowledged.
A court docket points an investigative subpoena at a request of one other particular person or a company. The aim of such a subpoena is to extract info and consider the viability of a doable authorized motion towards the celebration in query.
An Aftermath of Crypto Trade Collapses
The subpoena towards Robinhood got here within the aftermath of the FTX collapse. The misdeeds of Sam Bankman-Fried and the publicity of the business to his firms resulted in a collection of bankruptcies. The FTX fiasco got here when the crypto business was nonetheless reeling from the impacts of the collapse of Terra-Luna and Three Arrows Capital earlier final yr.
Robinhood moved into cryptocurrency buying and selling in 2018 when retail demand for digital belongings soared globally. It rose into reputation over different American crypto exchanges for providing meme tokens, together with Bitcoin and different high cryptocurrencies. Quickly, the dealer begins producing a good portion of its transactional income from cryptocurrencies. Nonetheless, this the demand is shrinking.
Within the fourth quarter of 2020, income from cryptocurrency buying and selling took a large hit because it declined to $39 million, a 24 p.c fall from the third quarter attributable to decrease crypto buying and selling volumes. It was the second consecutive quarter exhibiting a decline in crypto income, because the determine additionally dropped 12 p.c in Q3.
Robinhood additionally has ties with Bankman-Fried, who bought 7.6 p.c of the corporate final yr. Robonhood’s board accepted repurchasing all of those shares managed by Bankman-Fried, who’s dealing with felony fees within the US.
In the meantime, the most recent SEC subpoena was not the primary inquiry confronted by Robinhood Crypto LLC. It acquired a subpoena from the California Lawyer Common’s Workplace in April 2021 in search of related info. It additionally confronted scrutiny by the Massachusetts Securities Division in August 2021 for allegedly focusing on inexperienced merchants.
Final August, the New York District of Monetary Providers (NYDFS) slapped a $30 million financial penalty on Robinhood’s crypto division for failure to “make investments the right assets and a focus to develop and preserve a tradition of compliance.”
