Robinhood Users Can Buy Crypto Directly From Personal Wallet
Trading platform Robinhood introduced Robinhood Connect that allows users to buy crypto directly from their wallet and withdraw it to self-custody. You do not need to go to the Robinhood app, if you have a Robinhood account, you can fund your wallet quickly and buy crypto directly.
It makes it easy to on-ramp fiat to crypto. Now it is going to compete against Coinbase Pay and MoonPay. It is important to have a connection with traditional fiance to crypto. Due to the recent incident of bank collapse, it seems there is an attempt to disconnect crypto from traditional finance.
Now Robinhood users can have a DeFi experience and more options to do different things in crypto. It is always welcome if people can easily participate in DeFi and get fiat into crypto. Looks like Robinhood is working to increase accessibility to cryptocurrency.
People will use cryptocurrency and the adoption of crypto will keep increasing day by day. If any platform does not consider this, and help users to do that, that will be irrelevant in the future. There will be other trading platforms that will give the same service and increase their user base.
The collapse of the crypto exchange FTX benefits Robinhood in some ways. According to the representative of Robinhood, stock, and crypto trading platform Robinhood believes that crypto is going to be the next operating system for finance.
The quicker any business realizes this and comes up with crypto-related services to make its position stronger, that business will reap the benefits. More people will use crypto-related services. Existing businesses have more experience and capacity to have a bigger impact.
I do think regulatory clarity can inspire people to come up with new business ideas around crypto. If the authority is more interested to send wells notices and charge fines instead of providing regulatory clarity, it will drive crypto companies outside.
No company likes to go through a tough time and hassle while taking risks to operating the business in crypto. They will find locations where they do not have to go through a hassle to run their crypto business. Let's see how everything turns around.
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