Robinhood shares up 8% after launching betting markets hub

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Robinhood has launched a betting markets hub as the online brokerage — best known for stock trading — expands its presence in emergent asset classes, including cryptocurrencies and event contracts, according to a March 17 announcement. Robinhood’s stock, HOOD, rose roughly 8% on the Nasdaq after the announcement, according to data from Google Finance.

Source: Google FinanceThe online brokerage is tapping Kalshi, the US’ first CFTC-regulated prediction platform, to operate the event contract platform, it said. Kalshi is already registered to list dozens of event contracts, covering outcomes ranging from election results to Rotten Tomatoes movie ratings.

Beyond stock tradingRobinhood has been expanding its footprint in emerging asset classes, including cryptocurrencies and derivatives. On March 13, the company listed memecoins like Pengu (PENGU), Pnut (PNUT) and Popcat (POPCAT) in a bid to expand its presence in crypto. Back in January, it rolled out futures contracts tied to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC).

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Author / Journalist: Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell

Category: Crypto

Markets: United StatesSingapore

Topics: Event Markets Crypto Brokerage Contracts Prediction Kalshi Election Robinhood Platform Betting

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Published On: 2025-03-17 @ 18:40:00 (19 hours ago)

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