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Robinhood (HOOD) buys crypto platform Cove Markets

By Joyanta Acharjee

14:06, 15 December 2021

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Cove Markets connects up to seven cryptocurrency exchanges – Photo: Shutterstock

Robinhood (HOOD) has acquired cryptocurrency platform Cove Markets, as the discount brokerage continued its move into the crypto space.

Cove Markets connects up to seven exchanges, including Coinbase Pro, Kraken, Bitfinex and Bitstamp, allowing users to trade over 50 coin pairs such as bitcoin, ethereum, solana and cardano.

Financial details were not disclosed.

 “We started Cove Markets three years ago to help crypto investors get the most out of their trading experience,” Cove Markets CEO Scott Knudsen said in a blog post. “Now, we are excited to join Robinhood to help build a world-class platform that can improve trading for millions of customers”.

Platform retires Thursday

The Cove Markets platform will be retired on 16 December and all user data will be permanently deleted, Cove Markets said in a message on its website.

Earlier this week, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said Robinhood will use Chainalysis data and tools for its upcoming Robinhood Crypto wallet service, which currently has a waitlist of more than 1.6 million users.

ETH/USD

3,064.85 Price
-3.060% 1D Chg, %
Long position overnight fee -0.0616%
Short position overnight fee 0.0137%
Overnight fee time 22:00 (UTC)
Spread 6.00

XRP/USD

0.79 Price
+14.470% 1D Chg, %
Long position overnight fee -0.0616%
Short position overnight fee 0.0137%
Overnight fee time 22:00 (UTC)
Spread 0.01168

SOL/USD

211.24 Price
-0.640% 1D Chg, %
Long position overnight fee -0.0616%
Short position overnight fee 0.0137%
Overnight fee time 22:00 (UTC)
Spread 2.2652

BTC/USD

87,116.45 Price
-1.880% 1D Chg, %
Long position overnight fee -0.0616%
Short position overnight fee 0.0137%
Overnight fee time 22:00 (UTC)
Spread 106.00

“Blockchain and cryptocurrencies were created to decentralise finance and return power to the people—which align perfectly with our mission to democratise finance for all,” Robinhood said in the blog post.

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Meme stock

Robinhood is known for its role in the WallStreetBets movement, which saw Gamestop (GME) rise in value as social media users on Reddit snapped up the meme stock using trading apps such as Robinhood on their phones.

Earlier this year, Robinhood was fined almost $70m in fines and customer restitution after a US regulator ruled the trading app had caused significant harm to millions of customers.

In pre-market trading, HOOD shed 7 cents at $19.06. The stock is up 81% for the year to date.

Read more: Robinhood amends S1 reflecting SEC review of converted shares

Markets in this article

BTC/USD
Bitcoin / USD
87116.45 USD
-1666.15 -1.880%
ADA/USD
Cardano / USD
0.57832 USD
0.0047 +0.830%
ADA/USD
Cardano / USD
0.57832 USD
0.0047 +0.830%
ADA/USD
Cardano / USD
0.57832 USD
0.0047 +0.830%
ETH/USD
Ethereum / USD
3064.85 USD
-96.48 -3.060%

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The difference between trading assets and CFDs
The main difference between CFD trading and trading assets, such as commodities and stocks, is that you don’t own the underlying asset when you trade on a CFD.
You can still benefit if the market moves in your favour, or make a loss if it moves against you. However, with traditional trading you enter a contract to exchange the legal ownership of the individual shares or the commodities for money, and you own this until you sell it again.
CFDs are leveraged products, which means that you only need to deposit a percentage of the full value of the CFD trade in order to open a position. But with traditional trading, you buy the assets for the full amount. In the UK, there is no stamp duty on CFD trading, but there is when you buy stocks, for example.
CFDs attract overnight costs to hold the trades (unless you use 1-1 leverage), which makes them more suited to short-term trading opportunities. Stocks and commodities are more normally bought and held for longer. You might also pay a broker commission or fees when buying and selling assets direct and you’d need somewhere to store them safely.
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