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Among the violations were delays in investigating and reporting suspicious transactions between January 2020 and March 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Additional breaches included failing to implement sufficient protections against identity theft from April 2019 to July 2022. A cybersecurity weakness, which persisted from June to November 2021, also led to unauthorized access to users' data.<\/p>\n<p>The firms were further accused of not maintaining proper records of electronic communications, a key regulatory requirement.<\/p>\n<p>Robinhood Securities faced additional scrutiny for issues related to fractional share trading, stock lending practices, and failures in regulatory reporting. To address these problems, the firm agreed to certify that it has implemented measures to prevent similar violations.<\/p>\n<p>Both entities admitted to the SEC's findings and agreed to be reprimanded. They also committed to conducting an internal review to strengthen electronic communications compliance.<\/p>\n<h2>Robinhood crypto<\/h2>\n<p>Although the recent SEC order does not implicate Robinhood's crypto operations, the firm faces regulatory challenges. Last year, the firm disclosed\u00a0<span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/sec-issues-wells-notice-against-robinhood-crypto-community-calls-it-scare-tactics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">receiving<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/sec-issues-wells-notice-against-robinhood-crypto-community-calls-it-scare-tactics\/\">\u00a0a Wells notice<\/a> from the financial regulator, signaling potential enforcement action.<\/p>\n<p>Robinhood's 2024 report reveals substantial activity in its crypto segment. As of November 2024, the platform recorded $119 billion in crypto trading volume and <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/robinhood-crypto-marks-milestone-year-with-38-billion-in-assets-and-european-expansion\/\">managed $38 billion in digital assets under custody. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The company also revealed that it expanded its crypto offerings in the US, adding tokens like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/solana\/\">Solana<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/cardano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cardano<\/a>, which pushed the total number of available digital assets in the region to 20.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robinhood has agreed to pay $45 million in civil penalties to settle charges of securities law violations. According to a Jan. 13 statement, this settlement follows an investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into the activities of its subsidiaries, Robinhood Securities LLC and Robinhood Financial LLC. 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