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Sep 29, 2026

Robinhood launches crypto perpetual futures with up to 10x leverage for US traders

Robinhood announced it will offer perpetual futures contracts for eight cryptocurrencies with up to 10x leverage to US traders, routed through Robinhood Derivatives and Bitstamp. The company also unveiled weekend stock trading and AI trading agents at its HOOD Summit.

Sep 29, 20263 sources

Top claims

▪Robinhood acquired global crypto exchange Bitstamp in June 2025 for approximately $200 million to secure Bitstamp's trading infrastructure and regulatory relationships
▪Robinhood Derivatives operates as a Commodity Futures Trading Commission-registered futures commission merchant and National Futures Association member to offer compliant leveraged products
▪Robinhood previously launched crypto perpetual futures in the European Union in April 2026 before expanding that crypto perpetual futures offering to the U.S. market

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Crypto derivatives1 Crypto exchanges1 Crypto regulation1 Robinhood1 Robinhood US crypto perpetual futures rollout1

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