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Markets

Crypto stocks sink as spot volume plunges and bitcoin tumbles below $84,000

Bellwether crypto exchange Coinbase was lower for an 8th straight session on Thursday to its weakest level since May.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Finance

Robinhood is investing in crypto trading platform Talos at $1.5 billion valuation

The $45 million Series B extension also includes participation from new strategic investors Sony Innovation Fund, IMC, QCP and Karatage.

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Policy

SEC clarifies rules for tokenized stocks, tightening scrutiny on synthetic equity

The agency says issuer approval is required for true tokenized ownership, warning that many stock tokens sold to retail investors provide only indirect or synthetic exposure.

SEC headquarters (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Robinhood CEO says tokenized stocks could prevent another GameStop freeze

Vlad Tenev blamed the buying halt on its app in 2021 on bad infrastructure, a problem that he says tokenization would solve.

Robinhood's Vlad Tenev speaks at Token2049 in Singapore (Token2049)

Finance

Robinhood explains building an Ethereum layer-2: 'We wanted the security from Ethereum'

CoinDesk sat down with Robinhood’s head of crypto, Johann Kerbrat, to get an update on its upcoming layer-2 network, its tokenized stocks program, and its staking offerings.

Johann Kerbrat (on left), GM of Robinhood Crypto (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Robinhood leaning into advanced traders as crypto volatility reshapes user behavior

The trading platform is increasingly catering to advanced crypto traders with tools tailored to active, tax-aware users, its head of crypto said.

Johann Kerbrat, GM of Robinhood Crypto (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

Robinhood looks better placed than Coinbase for prediction-market upside, Mizuho says

Robinhood stands to gain more from prediction markets than Coinbase as users plan to deploy fresh capital rather than sell existing crypto, the bank said.

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CoinDesk News

Most Influential: Vlad Tenev

Robinhood has acquired Bitstamp, launched staking services for ether and solana, and added new tokens for US users, including XRP, SOL, and BNB.

Vlad Tenev

Markets

Prediction Markets Are Quietly Turning Into a New Asset Class, Citizens Says

The bank said event markets are still tiny versus stocks but are rapidly expanding beyond sports into macro and policy risk.

Hands rest on the keyboard of a laptop showing trading graphs, data. (Kanchanara / Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Robinhood Stock Slides 8% After Big Decline in November Trading Volumes

Slumps across equity, options and crypto trading in November raised concerns that retail investor momentum may be fading.

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