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Oct 28 (Reuters) – Robinhood’s shares fell 8% in premarket trading on Wednesday after a prolonged chill in ‌crypto markets dragged the trading platform’s third-quarter profit below ‌Wall Street expectations.

Robinhood just announced weekend stock trading, threatening to strip away one of Bitcoin’s most distinctive bragging rights. But does round-the-clock availability actually protect crypto investors, or has that supposed edge always been more marketing than reality?

BTCLIVE BTC price on Sep 30, 2026 at 7am EDT $83,700 or above1.89×53% $83,800 or above2.94×34%

The SEC is opening a limited path for tokenized U.S. stock trading, giving platforms such as Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD), Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) and Securitize (NYSE:SECZ) a clearer regulatory framework for bringing traditional equities onto blockchain rails.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a five-year regulatory framework for the “Innovation Exemption.” The decision legalizes, for the first time, the trading of blockchain-based tokenized stocks in the United States.

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) closed at $104.42 on September 16, down 5.46% in a single session, after federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged two of its engineers with fraud tied to crypto listings. The two allegedly used confidential knowledge of upcoming Robinhood Crypto listings to trade Hyperliquid perpetual futures, and each allegedly cleared just north of $50,000.…

Currencies39221 Market Cap$ 2.69T+1.51% 24h Spot Volume$ 40.58B+2.25% DominanceBTC56.85%-0.31%ETH11.03%+0.66% ETH Gas0.06 Gwei MarketAnalysisTop StoriesCoinbaseRobinhoodPredictionStock Sep 16, 2026 3min read byRupam Roy forThe Coin Republic

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan just charged two former Robinhood engineers over crypto trades, and the fallout is already hitting brokerages that had nothing to do with it.

Two former Robinhood engineers Hefu Chai and Huaisong Xiang charged with commodities and wire fraud. They allegedly used confidential listing information to trade Hyperliquid perpetual futures.

Ahmed Barakat is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation.