Robinhood Seals the Deal: Bitstamp Now Under Its Wing
Robinhood has officially completed its acquisition of Bitstamp, marking a bold move into the crypto exchange space. The deal, finalized today, signals Robinhood’s aggressive push to dominate retail crypto trading.
With Bitstamp’s established infrastructure and regulatory licenses, Robinhood gains instant credibility in a market it’s struggled to conquer. The acquisition price? A cool $650 million—paid in cash, because even fintech disruptors play by old-school M&A rules when it matters.
This isn’t just about adding another revenue stream. It’s about survival in a cutthroat market where exchanges live and die by their liquidity pools. Bitstamp’s European stronghold gives Robinhood the foothold it desperately needed outside the US.
The real question: Will Robinhood’s army of meme-stock traders finally give Bitstamp the volume boost it’s been missing? Or will this be another case of a traditional finance player overestimating its ability to ’fix’ crypto?
This acquisition brings Bitstamp’s globally-scaled crypto exchange to Robinhood, with retail and institutional customers across the EU, UK, US and Asia.
This strategic combination better positions Robinhood to expand outside of the US and brings a trusted and reputable institutional business to Robinhood.
Robinhood Markets, has closed its acquisition of Bitstamp Ltd, a global cryptocurrency exchange. Bitstamp was founded in 2011 and has offices in Luxembourg, the UK, Slovenia, Singapore, and the US.
This acquisition significantly accelerates Robinhood Crypto’s expansion worldwide. Bitstamp holds over 50 active licenses and registrations globally and brings customers across the EU, UK, US and Asia to Robinhood.
The acquisition also introduces Robinhood’s first institutional crypto business. Bitstamp has been trusted for 14 years by institutions for its reliable trade execution, deep order books and industry-leading API connectivity and offerings like crypto-as-a-service, institutional lending, and staking. Robinhood is entering the space with an active and highly trusted business with established relationships.
Bitstamp’s Core spot exchange has a robust product offering and significantly enhances Robinhood’s Crypto product for customers across the globe.
“The acquisition of Bitstamp is a major step in growing our crypto business. Bitstamp’s highly trusted and long standing global exchange has shown resilience through market cycles. By seamlessly coupling customer experience with safety across geographies, the Bitstamp team has established one of the strongest reputations across retail and institutional crypto investors,”
“Through this strategic combination, we are better positioned to expand our footprint outside of the US and welcome institutional customers to Robinhood.”
With this acquisition, Bitstamp’s team joins forces with Robinhood, fostering collaboration, innovation, and knowledge sharing across continents. Robinhood and Bitstamp customers can expect the same level of service, security and reliability they’ve come to expect from both companies.
“As the world’s longest running cryptocurrency exchange, Bitstamp is known as one of the most-trusted and transparent crypto platforms worldwide,”
“Bringing Bitstamp’s platform and expertise into Robinhood’s ecosystem will give users an enhanced trading experience with a continuing commitment to compliance, security, and customer-centricity.”
Source: Bitstamp
