By |Edited by
Jun 28, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
- Robinhood has introduced micro futures on bitcoin, solana, and XRP in the US.
- The launch is part of Robinhood’s growing crypto offerings, which have seen significant growth following the company’s recent acquisitions of Bitstamp and WonderFi.
- Its crypto notional volumes reached $11.7 billion in May, a 36% month-over-month and 65% year-over-year increase.
Robinhood (HOOD) has introduced micro futures on bitcoin
, solana
and XRP in the United States., expanding its existing crypto futures offering for its nearly 26 million funded accounts.
Micro contracts need far less collateral than full-size futures, letting traders take directional positions while committing a smaller slice of capital.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
The contracts offer traders more flexibility to bet on a cryptocurrency’s future price direction or hedge current positions given their smaller size.
The launch rounds out a futures suite that began with BTC and ETH in January. It also comes weeks after the firm and finalized a
Robinhood’s shows that crypto notional volumes have exploded upward over time, reaching $11.7 billion in May. The figure marks a 36% rise month-over-month, and a 65% growth year-over-year.
Francisco is a reporter for CoinDesk with a passion for cryptocurrencies and personal finance. Before joining CoinDesk he worked at major financial and crypto publications. He owns bitcoin, ether, solana, and PAXG above CoinDesk’s $1,000 disclosure threshold.
Top Stories
