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Robinhood launches 10x leveraged crypto trading for US users
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Robinhood Markets logo (Wikimedia Commons, public domain)
Key facts
- This launch doesn’t happen without one key transaction: Robinhood’s acquisition of Bitstamp, which closed in June 2025 for approximately $200 million
- Robinhood is sweetening the deal with a temporary trading fee of 0.01% until the end of 2026
- The risk of liquidation is real and rapid, particularly at 10x leverage where a 10% adverse move wipes out your entire position
- The remaining six tokens, Solana, XRP, Dogecoin, Cardano, Chainlink, and HYPE, come with a more conservative 3x leverage cap
Summary
Robinhood Markets logo (Wikimedia Commons, public domain) The retail trading giant rolls out perpetual futures through its Bitstamp infrastructure, offering up to 10x leverage on Bitcoin and Ethereum. Robinhood opened the door to something US retail traders have been largely locked out of: crypto perpetual futures with meaningful leverage. The launch includes eight perpetual contracts across some of the most heavily traded digital assets. The remaining six tokens, Solana, XRP, Dogecoin, Cardano, Chainlink, and HYPE, come with a more conservative 3x leverage cap.