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by trompetenaccoun 1812 days ago
That proves it then, what could go wrong...

On a more serious note the investing and fintech market is incredibly dynamic and competitive. Robinhood is popular because it has big shark backers who successfully convinced many young people that trades are free, even though the cost is just hidden elsewhere. Which more and more slowly come to realize. The whole brokerage market has the potential to be shaken up badly by decentralized exchanges. I'd not invest in something like this now and it's unclear why they would need the money anyway. They're cashing out.

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Robinhood's model is different from the rest of the trading firms. Since they take ownership and find a liquidity maker post-trade, it would make them particularly adept at handling crypto trades that have very large spreads. Think of them as an additional vampiric layer ontop of retail trades instead of charging for each trade. They'll soon be eating coinbases massive lunch. I'll definitely invest in them, even if they are a shitty company.

The modern era of investment is kinda weird.