{"id":11332,"date":"2026-07-31T20:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=11332"},"modified":"2026-07-31T20:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:34:11","slug":"why-a-20-billion-bitstamp-slump-makes-robinhoods-retail-app-look-far-weaker-than-it-really-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=11332","title":{"rendered":"Why a $20 billion Bitstamp slump makes Robinhood\u2019s retail app look far weaker than it really is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bitstamp accounted for $20 billion, or 77%, of the $26 billion decline in Robinhood&#8217;s reported crypto notional volume from the first to the second quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Volume attributed to Bitstamp fell 48%, from $42 billion in the first quarter to $22 billion in the second quarter. The Robinhood App declined 25%, from $24 billion to $18 billion, accounting for the remaining $6 billion of the sequential drop.<\/p>\n<p>Robinhood\u2019s crypto notional shrank 39%, from $66 billion to $40 billion, and Bitstamp supplied more than three-quarters of the drop. The headline total now folds two different customer mixes into one number, muddying the view of activity inside Robinhood\u2019s retail app.<\/p>\n<p>When Robinhood closed the Bitstamp acquisition in June 2025, it said Bitstamp had more than 500,000 funded retail customers and about 5,000 funded institutional customers, with most of its volume coming from institutions. Bitstamp&#8217;s trajectory is therefore not a direct measure of Robinhood App engagement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed__media\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/robinhood-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Robinhood's $200 million Bitstamp acquisition aims to expand global crypto footprint\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/robinhood-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Robinhood's $200 million Bitstamp acquisition aims to expand global crypto footprint\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed__body\"> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Robinhood&#8217;s $200 million Bitstamp acquisition aims to expand global crypto footprint<\/h3>\n<p>The acquisition will strengthen Robinhood&#8217;s position in the crypto market and help navigate regulatory hurdles in the US and abroad.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Jun 6, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-divider\">\u00b7<\/span> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Liam &#8216;Akiba&#8217; Wright<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>There is a second comparability break inside the App series. Robinhood&#8217;s Q2 disclosure says the metric began including executed crypto trades from WonderFi customers in June.<\/p>\n<p>That adds one month of a new reporting perimeter to Q2, so the App&#8217;s 25% sequential decline is not a perfectly like-for-like measure either.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-6a6d01b26184a\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter\" data-inline-newsletter=\"\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__inner\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__content\"> <span class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__eyebrow\">CryptoSlate Daily Brief<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__title\">Daily signals, zero noise.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__copy\">Market-moving headlines and context delivered every morning in one tight read.<\/p>\n<p> <span><i class=\"fa-regular fa-bolt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> 5-minute digest<\/span> <span><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> 100k+ readers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-shell\">\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__privacy\">Free. No spam. Unsubscribe any time.<\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-xmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span>Whoops, looks like there was a problem. Please try again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span>You\u2019re subscribed. Welcome aboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Notional works like a traffic counter, tracking the dollar value of trades rather than the money Robinhood makes from them. Crypto revenue is reported at the company level, leaving Bitstamp\u2019s and the App\u2019s individual contributions unknown.<\/p>\n<p>The venue split offers a snapshot of where trading was recorded. Customer movement between Bitstamp and the App remains outside that picture.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed__media\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robinhood-chain-cashcat-crypto-volume-revenue-collage-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Robinhood\u2019s crypto revenue plunged 38%, but a sudden explosion in options trading saved its record quarter\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/robinhood-chain-cashcat-crypto-volume-revenue-collage-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Robinhood\u2019s crypto revenue plunged 38%, but a sudden explosion in options trading saved its record quarter\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed__body\"> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Robinhood\u2019s crypto revenue plunged 38%, but a sudden explosion in options trading saved its record quarter<\/h3>\n<p>Robinhood spent years building a blockchain for serious Wall Street assets, but a viral cat coin just hijacked its whole plan.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Jul 31, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-divider\">\u00b7<\/span> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Gino Matos<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>For the companywide results, see CryptoSlate&#8217;s broader earnings coverage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earnings,Exchanges,Featured,Trading,BitstampBitstamp#billion #Bitstamp #slump #Robinhoods #retail #app #weaker1785530051<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitstamp accounted for $20 billion, or 77%, of the $26 billion decline in Robinhood&#8217;s reported crypto notional volume from the first to the second quarter of 2026. Volume attributed to Bitstamp fell 48%, from $42 billion in the first quarter to $22 billion in the second quarter. 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