{"id":73835,"date":"2023-02-09T14:04:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T12:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=73835"},"modified":"2025-09-09T16:34:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:34:36","slug":"robinhoods-cryptocurrency-revenue-fell-24-to-39-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/robinhoods-cryptocurrency-revenue-fell-24-to-39-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Robinhood&#8217;s cryptocurrency revenue fell 24% to $39 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the fourth quarter of 2022, the online broker Robinhood&#8217;s revenue from cryptocurrency-related activities fell 24%, to $39 million. The company said so in the <a href=\"https:\/\/investors.robinhood.com\/news\/news-details\/2023\/Robinhood-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2022-Results\/default.aspx\">report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Only in the fourth quarter of 2020 did the firm earn less from cryptocurrency transactions ($12 million). Since then, the figure has fluctuated from $48 million to $233 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-106.webp\" alt=\"image-106\" class=\"wp-image-197604\"\/><figcaption>Trend of Robinhood&#8217;s revenue from stock, options, and cryptocurrencies (marked in dark green). Data:<a href=\"https:\/\/s28.q4cdn.com\/948876185\/files\/doc_financials\/2022\/q4\/Q4-2022-Earnings-Presentation-vDISTRO-FINAL.pdf\"> Robinhood<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Total quarterly revenue from operations fell 11%, to $186 million \u2014 the lowest in the last two years.<\/p>\n<p>Aggregate revenue rose 5%, to $380 million, helped by a 30% increase in net interest income to $167 million.<\/p>\n<p>Net loss was $166 million versus $175 million in the July\u2013September quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The decline in crypto-focused revenue at Robinhood was attributed to a drop in the number of executed orders (down 3% quarter over quarter) and the value of settled trades (down 22%).<\/p>\n<p>The amount of digital assets held in custody declined by 10%, to $8 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The company noted that the crypto-wallet waitlist<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/robinhood-to-open-access-to-crypto-wallet-for-one-million-users\"> had surpassed 1 million users<\/a>. In September 2022<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/robinhood-launches-beta-version-of-a-non-custodial-web3-wallet\">10,000 people<\/a>, the first to sign up<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/robinhood-to-launch-non-custodial-crypto-wallet\">for early access<\/a> to the iOS app, were able to test the beta version.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, monthly active users stood at 11.4 million (down 0.8 million in the quarter), and the total number of funded accounts was 23 million.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/robinhood-shares-begin-trading-on-nasdaq-valuation-around-32-billion\">the company&#8217;s IPO<\/a> in July 2021, co-founder and CEO Vlad Tenev described digital assets<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/robinhood-chief-says-cryptocurrencies-are-the-cornerstone-of-the-companys-future-development\">the foundation of Robinhood&#8217;s future development<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During a conference call with analysts, CFO Jason WarniK<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/earnings\/call-transcripts\/2023\/02\/09\/robinhood-markets-hood-q4-2022-earnings-call-trans\/?source=eptyholnk0000202&#038;utm_source=yahoo-host&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=article\"> \u0432\u044b\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0438\u043b \u043e\u043f\u0442\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0437\u043c<\/a> regarding the development of the crypto-related business, noting January\u2013February trends.<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously with the quarterly results, Robinhood announced plans to buy back 55 million shares held by Emergent Fidelity Technologies. The Sam Bankman-Fried-linked firm<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/ftx-chief-acquires-7-6-stake-in-robinhood\">acquired<\/a> them in May 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Robinhood&#8217;s co-founders are canceling nearly $500 million in option-based compensation to reduce costs.<\/p>\n<p>After the results were released, the online broker&#8217;s shares rose about 7.9%. Pre-market data indicated a potential 5% gap up at the open.<\/p>\n<p>Since the start of the year, Robinhood&#8217;s stock has risen about 28.6%. Over the last year, the company&#8217;s market capitalization has fallen by nearly a quarter.<\/p>\n<p>In January, the U.S. Department of Justice<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/u-s-authorities-seize-robinhood-shares-in-bankman-fried-case\">seized<\/a> 55.2 million Robinhood shares in the<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/us-court-unveils-charges-against-sam-bankman-fried\">case<\/a> involving FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, FTX<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/ftx-seeks-court-protection-for-448-million-robinhood-stake\">asked<\/a> the court to protect these Robinhood securities from creditors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Q4 2022, Robinhood&#8217;s revenue from cryptocurrency-related operations fell 24%, to $39 million. 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