Robinhood Markets Inc. has finalized the acquisition deal of the well-known crypto exchange Bitstamp; the deal amount is $200 million. With this, Robinhood will obtain around 50 licenses and registrations, backed by a well-established user base worldwide.
The move to acquire a crypto exchange by Robinhood has been largely praised by the market experts, terming it a master move to expand its crypto services.
Robinhood expects $65 million in Bitstamp-related costs in the remaining 2025, yet the acquired exchange has already integrated with Robinhood Legend and Smart Exchange, hinting at fast-track synergy.
Johann Kerbrat, the General Manager of Robinhood Crypto, said, “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.”
He added, “ Through this strategic combination, we are better positioned to expand our footprint outside of the US and welcome institutional customers to Robinhood.”
A quick update on Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) stock
According to Google Finance, Robinhood stock grew around 2.77% on June 02, 2025, trading session and closed at $67.98, yet in a week, its price is up by 4.75%.
Source: Google Finance
In the 52-week time frame, HOOD stock traded lowest at $13.98 and its highest trading price is $68.20; however, seeing the press time trading price, experts argue that it might reach $70.00 in the coming sessions.
Robinhood has shown strong growth, and its market capitalization has reached $59.99 billion, which was $34.49 billion in 2024 and $11.01 billion in 2023.
The revenue of the company in Q1, 2025 was $933 million, net income was $336 million, with a net margin of 36.01%, however, the revenue in Q4, 2024 was $1.01 billion, net income was $916 million, and net margin was 90.34%.
Major acquisition in the Crypto sector in 2025
Since the beginning of 2025 till writing, the crypto market has undergone many deals, with the most recent Stripe acquiring Bridge Network for $1.1 billion, becoming one of the most significant deals in the crypto market.
On March 20, 2025, a popular crypto exchange, Kraken, made a record by buying NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion, helping it expand its presence over the globe.
Moonpay reportedly acquired a Solana-based crypto payment processor, Helio, for a sum of $175 million. The move to acquire came with the growing adoption of crypto worldwide.
The blockchain analysis provider, Chainalysis, has recently acquired Hexagate and Alterya; the deal was probably worth more than $150 million.
Also, Coinbase, the top-notch exchange, has acquired Deribit, a crypto derivatives platform, for the sum of $2.9 billion. The exchange aims to expand its services in the derivative category.
According to an announcement on April 03, 2025, Investment Firm Republic intends to acquire Inc. Digital a crypto trader for the sum of $60 million.
