The company agreed to acquire Deribit, a push into the highly profitable crypto derivatives market and a move meant to bolster its global growth.
Robinhood Markets, Inc. reported in Q1 2025; that a crypto boost to revenue was missing as I predicted in March. I think there are new growth stories on the table for this one. I'm expecting the company to continue monetizing its customer base as it carves itself a permanent position as a trading platform. New product rollouts, including Robinhood Strategies, Cortex AI, and Robinhood Banking, diversify offerings and position Robinhood as a comprehensive financial services platform.
Coinbase: Fear Of A Crypto Bear Market Overblown; Strong Buy
As part of VettaFi's 2025 Exchange conference, a wide variety of panels were held to cover the most pressing financial topics. The state of play for the crypto industry was one such topic.
In the flight to safe haven assets as U.S. tariffs took hold, digital assets proved a notable beneficiary. For investors turning to opportunities in crypto as U.S. outlooks deteriorate, CoinShares offers two different ETF approaches to the bitcoin ecosystem.
Bitcoin is having yet another moment, rebounding significantly from early April and market crash lows. Investors worried about missing out on potential future gains with the risk appetite for volatility would do well to consider the CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund (BRRR).
Bitcoin (BTC) was last seen trading back above $90,000, after U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track its price reported the biggest daily inflows since January, totaling $381.4 million.
During VettaFi's Exchange conference in March, market experts from around the globe gathered to discuss the latest strategies and portfolio approaches. One such expert was Samir Kerbage, CIO of Hashdex.
Cryptocurrency prices, including bitcoin's, have been turbulent this year — a scenario that's weighed on shares of miners. Some relief could be in sight because the largest digital currency gained nearly 6% for the week ending Monday, April 14.
When markets move, we can learn a lot from the outperformers. But we can also learn a lot from the underperformers — and maybe even find opportunities.
Crypto-centric stocks like IBKR, NVDA and HOOD are poised to benefit once the Bitcoin rally resumes.
Coinbase Global is more appealing at yearly lows with a potential double bottom around $160, despite an expectation for weak Q2'25 targets. The crypto platform will likely reset revenue targets after a period of inflated crypto valuations while now focusing on a more stable subscription revenue. Coinbase remains highly profitable with a $9.3 billion cash balance.