Robinhood offers US crypto perpetual futures with leverage up to 10 times
Image: Crypto.newsRobinhood is offering select US users crypto perpetual futures, with leverage up to 10 times on BTC and ETH. Eight assets are supported initially, including SOL, XRP, DOGE, ADA, LINK and HYPE. Trades cost 0.01% through the end of 2026. The contracts run through Robinhood Derivatives and Bitstamp, which Robinhood bought in June 2025 for approximately $200 million.
Key points
- Robinhood offers US crypto perpetual futures with leverage of up to 10 times on BTC and ETH.
- Eight assets are supported initially: BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, DOGE, ADA, LINK and HYPE.
- Trades cost 0.01% through the end of 2026, routed through Robinhood Derivatives and Bitstamp.
- Robinhood completed the approximately $200 million Bitstamp acquisition in June 2025.
Why it matters
US retail users gain access to leveraged crypto derivatives inside a mainstream brokerage app. Robinhood's own disclosures acknowledge elevated risk, and liquidation can occur quickly when leverage is used.
What's unclear
One report says the US perpetual futures are available from September 29, while the other describes the product as planned for eligible customers.
No full fee schedule was given beyond the 0.01% rate announced through the end of 2026.
Price context · XRP
At publication
$1.50
Now
$1.50
Change since
+0.00%
7 days · dashed line = publication
Sources · 2 publishers
Crypto.news
Tier 2
Robinhood plans 10x crypto perps for U.S. traders
Coverage timeline
- First reported by Crypto Briefing
- Confirmed by Crypto.news
- CryptoVideos brief published
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