Robinhood sees continued slowdown in crypto trading (-33%) in July 2026
Retail Forex News/Robinhood NewsGerald SegalAugust 12, 2026US neobroker Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ:HOOD) has released its July 2026 operating data, which primarily show that crypto trading activity among. . .
Retail Forex News/Robinhood NewsGerald SegalAugust 12, 2026US neobroker Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ:HOOD) has released its July 2026 operating data, which primarily show that crypto trading activity among Robinhood clients has continued to slow considerably. Slowing cryptoAfter crypto trading revenues fell to $100 million in Q2 2026 from $134 million in Q1, Robinhood reported that crypto notional trading volumes were $10. 9 billion in the month of July 2026, down 33% from June 2026, and down 62% year-over-year. Prediction markets also slowRobinhood’s high-flying new asset class of Prediction Markets – which ledRobinhood to record Revenues in Q2 2026– also experienced a bit of a hiccup, with Event Contracts traded of 6. 1 billion in July 2026 down 5% from June 2026, although they were up 20x year-over-year. Overall Robinhood July 2026 dataFunded Customersat the end of July were 28. 5 million (up approximately 80 thousand from the end of June 2026, up approximately 1. 77 million year-over-year). Funded Customers do not include Trump Accounts. Total Platform Assetsat the end of July were $355 billion (down 4% from the end of June 2026, up 19% year-over-year). Starting in July 2026, Total Platform Assets include Trump Account assets custodied by Robinhood. Net Deposits were $5. 6 billion in July, or an 18% annualized growth rate relative to June 2026 Total Platform Assets. Starting in July 2026, Net Deposits include Trump Account contributions. Over the last twelve months, Net Deposits were $74. 9 billion, or an annual growth rate of 25% relative to July 2025 Total Platform Assets. Trading Volumes in July:Equity Notional Trading Volumes were $333 billion (down 15% from June 2026, up 59% year-over-year). Average daily volumes (“ADVs”) were $15. 1 billion (down 19% from June 2026, up 56% year-over-year). Options Contracts Traded were 324 million (up 2% from June 2026, up 66% year-over-year). ADVs were 14. 7 million contracts (down 3% from June 2026, up 62% year-over-year). Crypto Notional Trading Volumes were $10. 9 billion (down 33% from June 2026, down 62% year-over-year), including Robinhood App Notional Trading Volumes of $4. 3 billion (down 38% from June 2026, down 74% year-over-year) and Bitstamp Notional Trading Volumes of $6. 6 billion (down 30% from June 2026, down 45% year-over-year). Robinhood App ADVs were $139 million (down 40% from June 2026, down 74% year-over-year), and Bitstamp ADVs were $213 million (down 32% from June 2026, down 45% year-over-year). Event Contracts Traded were 6. 1 billion (down 5% from June 2026, up 20x year-over-year). ADVs were 197 million contracts (down 8% from June 2026, up 20x year-over-year). Interest Earning Assets in July:Margin balances at the end of July were $20. 7 billion (down 4% from the end of June 2026, up 82% year-over-year). Cash and Deposit balances at the end of July were $19. 5 billion (up 4% from the end of June 2026, up 34% year-over-year). Cash Sweep balances at the end of July were $29. 2 billion (down 2% from the end of June 2026, down 13% year-over-year). Total Securities Lending Revenue in July was $40 million (down 2% from June 2026, down 34% year-over-year). This includes Securities Lending, Net revenues of $1 million. Gerald SegalGerald is one of the most experienced writers covering the online trading sector. Prior to starting FNG, Gerald founded Forex industry news website LeapRate. com in 2010, selling it in 2018 to publicly traded Catena Media plc (STO:CTM). An avid skier, cyclist and ice hockey player, Gerald was previously an investment banker for more than a decade at Bear Stearns, Robertson Stephens, and Merrill Lynch. Gerald holds an MBA from Columbia University in New York and a BCOM degree from the University of Toronto.