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Robinhood Expands Crypto Offerings and Enters Indonesia in 2025
Robinhood has announced significant developments for 2025:
- Expanded its crypto offerings to over 65 digital assets across the EU, achieving one of the broadest regulated crypto suites in the region.
- Introduced futures ETFs and expanded perpetual futures pairs starting with Bitcoin and Ether, followed by XRP, Solana, Dogecoin, and Sui. Eligible customers can access up to 7x leverage.
- Launched Money Market Funds for European users, offering yield on idle balances.
- Plans to develop Robinhood Chain, a Layer-2 blockchain built on Arbitrum, as part of its 2026 roadmap.
Regulatory Context
- The move into European futures markets aligns with the rollout of the EU's DAC8 and MiCA regulation frameworks, emphasizing tax transparency and regulatory compliance for crypto-assets.
- Crypto exchanges will need to report detailed user activities to national tax authorities under these regulations.
Robinhood also confirmed an expansion into Indonesia, aiming to build a global financial ecosystem and continue this into 2026 by integrating trading products and tokenization efforts.
Market Developments
- Top altcoins like XRP and Solana showed minimal movement on Dec. 8.
- Early-stage project Bitcoin Hyper raised over $28.9 million, offering staking rewards and low-cost transactions aimed at expanding Bitcoin's use cases.