Robinhood stock jumps on AI crypto tools, global expansion

Shares of Robinhood Markets rose 8% Wednesday after the company introduced new cryptocurrency products and outlined international expansion plans during a live event in London.

For U.S. customers, Robinhood launched agentic cryptocurrency trading at no additional cost, allowing users to connect personal AI agents to the platform to execute crypto trades automatically. The feature follows a recent rollout of agentic trading for stocks and options.

Robinhood introduced Robinhood Earn for eligible U.S. customers, a lending product that lets users lend the U.S. dollar–pegged stablecoin USDG from a self-custody wallet. Robinhood stated the lending infrastructure is powered by the decentralized lending network Morpho.

The firm launched the main network for Robinhood Chain, a blockchain built to support real-world assets, and began offering tokenized stocks that eligible customers can trade around the clock on that network. Robinhood noted tokenized stock trading is not available to U.S. customers.

In the European Union, Robinhood expanded its perpetual futures offering to include contracts tied to commodities, selected currencies and exchange-traded funds, including gold, silver and the QQQ ETF. Perpetual futures have no expiry date, allowing investors to hold positions for longer than with traditional futures.

International steps announced in London include securing a capital markets services licence in Singapore, bringing the company closer to launching brokerage services there, and expanding its cryptocurrency business in Canada following the acquisition of WonderFi. Canadian customers will receive zero crypto trading fees through Sept. 30. Robinhood also confirmed plans to begin offering cryptocurrency services in the U.K.

Johann Kerbrat, general manager of crypto and international at Robinhood, called the U.K. rollout important because only brokerage products had been available there so far.

Analyst reports identified Robinhood as the top-performing finance stock in the second quarter of 2026 and showed consensus earnings estimates rising to $1.81 per share for 2026 and $2.45 for 2027. Market data tracking analyst recommendations indicated 16 of 19 analysts rate the stock a Buy and three rate it a Hold.

The London announcements included new trading tools, lending services and planned market entries aimed at broadening Robinhood’s cryptocurrency and international offerings.