Robinhood CFO Shiv Verma sold $411,000 of HOOD shares under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan as the stock trades 33% lower year-to-date. Wall Street’s average price target remains $121.71.
Robinhood is reportedly preparing a $1 billion IPO for a closed-end fund that would let everyday investors access private-market assets. The move aims to widen alternative-asset exposure for retail clients but raises questions about liquidity, fees, and valuation transparency.
Ark Invest made its 10th straight bullish buy on Feb. 13, deploying $18 million into crypto-related equities, including $12 million in Robinhood and $4 million in Bitmine Immersion Technologies. The move signals continued institutional conviction in crypto-exposed stocks.
ARK Invest bought $37 million of Robinhood and $19 million of Shopify after post-earnings selloffs, and sold $22 million of Airbnb on Feb. 11, 2026. The trades reflect active rebalancing by Cathie Wood’s team.
ARK Invest increased positions in Robinhood, Circle, BitMine, Bullish and other crypto-related firms across its innovation and fintech ETFs this week, buying into a market dip. The moves underline ARK’s continued conviction in crypto infrastructure and fintech names despite ongoing volatility.
Robinhood led a financing that values trading infrastructure provider Talos at $1.5 billion and includes a $45 million Series B extension with new strategic investors.
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says tokenized stocks could have prevented the infrastructure failures that led to the 2021 GameStop trading halt. He argues tokenization can reduce settlement friction and single points of failure, but implementation and oversight remain open questions.
Coinbase’s pushback against the CLARITY Act coincided with a Senate delay on the bill and a sharp sell-off in crypto-related equities, with Circle, Robinhood and Coinbase each sliding over 6%. The episode highlights renewed market sensitivity to regulatory outcomes.
Robinhood surged 220% in 2024, far outperforming the S&P 500, with Coinbase also posting strong gains. Both stocks show little sign of losing momentum, highlighting renewed retail interest in trading and crypto.
Coinbase and Robinhood are participating in a new public-private 'Tech Force' aiming to recruit about 1,000 engineers to build AI infrastructure across federal agencies. The move signals stronger ties between crypto-focused fintechs and U.S. government technology initiatives.