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by reducesuffering 1962 days ago
Robinhood hardly, if at all, monetizes interest on non-invested balances anymore. Their cash-management feature sweeps any uninvested funds into FDIC insuranced accounts with partner banks, earning typical Savings accounts interest rates: 2% before Covid, and currently 0.30%.

Venmo, PayPal, and CashApp are the ones monetizing interest on their clients' funds, essentially acting as a checking account paying 0% interest.