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The Block posted on the X platform that Cathie Wood's Ark Invest purchased more shares of Coinbase, Circle, Bullish, and Robinhood during the stock market decline on Thursday.

According to The Block, Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, purchased $18.4 million in Coinbase stock on Wednesday while selling nearly $29 million in Robinhood stock. Coinbase closed down 2.57% at $164.92 that day, while Robinhood closed up 8.78% at $105.2. Robinhood remains the fourth largest holding in ARKK, accounting for 4.87%; Coinbase is the eighth largest holding, accounting for 3.71%.

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour stated in an interview with Front Office Sports that he does not view Polymarket as a primary competitor, but is more concerned about the threats posed by CME Group, Robinhood, and sports betting operators. According to data from Bank of America analysts, Kalshi holds about 91% of the regulated prediction market share in the U.S., with approximately $1 billion of the $1.6 billion in open contracts in the industry, and has listed about 97% of active markets.In the past 30 days, Kalshi's trading volume was approximately $9.8 billion, close to Polymarket's $9.9 billion. CME launched FanDuel Predicts in partnership with FanDuel last December; Robinhood began shifting some contracts to its Rothera platform in collaboration with Susquehanna after building a prediction market based on the Kalshi exchange in 2025.Mansour called for Polymarket to be included in a regulatory framework, stating that insider trading cases on its offshore platform harm the entire industry. The CFTC released a 267-page rule proposal on June 10, intending to allow most sports contracts but prohibiting in-game betting and college pre-game sports, with a 45-day public comment period.

According to BBX data, the Federal Reserve's hawkish shift yesterday triggered a general decline in cryptocurrency concept stocks, but corporate buybacks and stock differentiation occurred simultaneously. The core dynamics are as follows:MARA Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: $MARA) has purchased 1,000 BTC from the cryptocurrency liquidity platform FalconX (privately held), with a transaction value of approximately $66.7 million (equivalent to an average price of about $66,700 per coin); this purchase occurred during the same time window as the release of the Federal Reserve's hawkish dot plot and Bitcoin's downward pressure on that day. This marks the company's first clearly recorded counter-cyclical buyback action since the large-scale sale of 20,880 BTC in Q1 (resulting in a Q1 net loss of $1.3 billion). As of the last disclosure (March 31), the company's BTC holdings were 35,303 coins; following this additional purchase, the total holdings are expected to rise to approximately 36,303 coins (pending confirmation from the company's official SEC filing). This transaction has not yet been disclosed in a formal press release or 8-K filing from the company, with data sourced from on-chain monitoring, awaiting official confirmation.Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: $HOOD) surged against the trend yesterday, reaching $110.73 during the day and closing at $105.20 (some real-time quotes showed an intraday increase of up to 12%), with a trading volume of 69.77 million shares, about 2.3 times the three-month average. The company announced that it would cut 10% of its full-time employees (resulting in approximately $28 million in restructuring costs, including about $20 million in severance and benefits costs and about $8 million in stock-based compensation costs). CEO Vlad Tenev emphasized that this move "stems from a position of strength rather than financial pressure"; concurrently, it was disclosed that the average daily trading volume in June reached historic highs across stocks, options, and prediction markets, with platform assets reaching $377 billion in May (up 48% year-on-year), and 27.7 million funded customers, with net inflows of $5.6 billion in May. Multiple institutions, including Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Needham, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Argus, raised their target prices to a range of $95 to $110 on the same day; Reuters also reported that the SEC is preparing to allow cryptocurrency companies to trade tokenized stocks and other products, which is also viewed as a positive by the market.

According to a report by Reuters, the trading platform Robinhood announced on Tuesday that it will cut about 10% of its full-time employees, aiming to further enhance the company's operational efficiency through a flatter management structure.Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev stated that the current business conditions of the company are very strong, but it is necessary to avoid excessive institutional hierarchy and maintain a lean and highly focused team. It is reported that this round of layoffs is expected to incur about $20 million in employee severance and benefits restructuring costs, as well as about $8 million in stock compensation expenses in the second quarter of this year.Data shows that from June to now, the average daily trading volume on the Robinhood platform for stocks, options, and prediction markets has been at record levels.

According to the information released by the SEC, Robinhood (HOOD) director Malka Meyer purchased 250,000 shares of the company's stock at an average price of $80.74 per share on June 5, with a total value of approximately $20.1842 million. After the transaction, her direct holdings increased to 8,004,656 shares.

According to BBX data, the largest IPO in history officially opened yesterday, with retail allocation unprecedentedly conducted in an equitable manner. The core dynamics are as follows:SpaceX, Inc. (NASDAQ: $SPCX) officially began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market today, with an offering price of $135 per share (pricing confirmed on June 11), issuing 555,555,555 shares of Class A common stock, raising approximately $75 billion, with a total market capitalization of about $1.77 trillion, breaking the record for the largest IPO in history previously held by Saudi Aramco at $29.4 billion in 2019; underwriters have an additional 30-day over-allotment option to purchase 8.33 million shares, with IPO settlement expected to be completed on June 15. Investor demand exceeded the IPO size by 3.3 to 4 times, with total subscription intentions exceeding $200 billion; 30% of the shares are reserved for retail investors (far higher than the traditional IPO allocation of 5 to 10%), with participating brokers including Charles Schwab, Fidelity (minimum account $2,000), Robinhood, SoFi, and E*TRADE. Key financial data (from the S-1 prospectus): full-year revenue for 2025 is projected at $18.7 billion (with Starlink contributing about 61%, over 9 million users), net loss of $4.9 billion (mainly due to AI capital expenditures of $12.7 billion); Q1 2026 revenue is $4.69 billion, net loss of $4.27 billion (mainly due to xAI merger integration expenses); average analyst target price is $165.Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: $HOOD) is explicitly listed as one of the retail allocation brokers in the SpaceX S-1 prospectus, using a random lottery method to allocate SPCX shares (no minimum account balance requirement, but due to 3 to 4 times oversubscription, the actual allocation probability is very low); differentiated positioning compared to Fidelity (asset threshold stratification) and Schwab (account qualification requirements) ------ Robinhood is the only mainstream broker that unconditionally opens the subscription entry to all accounts, aligning with its "democratization of IPOs" positioning; the 30% retail reservation ratio by SpaceX is viewed by analysts as an important signal in Robinhood's narrative of transforming from "trading platform to capital market entry."

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev announced that the company's brokerage and clearing division, Robinhood Securities, has been approved to act as an IPO underwriter. It is currently unclear which regulatory agency completed this approval, but the relevant regulation of the IPO process typically involves FINRA and the SEC.This initiative is a further upgrade based on Robinhood's existing IPO Access business. Through IPO Access, Robinhood users can participate in the subscription of stocks from companies that are about to go public. Underwriters play a more central role, not only assisting private companies in completing the listing process but also acting as intermediaries between issuers and investors.

According to the information released by the SEC, several executives of Robinhood (HOOD) conducted multiple transactions on June 3.General Counsel Daniel Martin Jr Gallagher sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock at an average price of $83.68 per share, totaling approximately $836,800, reducing his holdings to 481,396 shares.Chief Brokerage Officer Steven M. Quirk sold 10,837 shares of the company's stock at an average price of $85.91 per share, totaling approximately $931,000, reducing his holdings to 81,989 shares.Director Meyer Malka purchased 181,000 shares of the company's stock at an average price of $83.45 per share, totaling approximately $15,103,900, increasing his holdings to 7,754,656 shares.

According to official news, online brokerage Robinhood announced that it will hold an online launch event at the Old Royal Naval College in London at 19:00 UK time on July 1, 2026 (2:00 AM Beijing time on July 2).Robinhood stated that this event will kick off the "Borderless Market Journey" and showcase its latest vision for the future of financial markets. At that time, Robinhood's Chairman and CEO Vlad Tenev will personally launch several new products.The company claims that these products are designed to promote further integration of crypto assets with traditional finance and reshape the global financial services landscape. Robinhood stated that the launch event will focus on the development direction of the new era in the crypto industry and new opportunities for cross-border connectivity in financial markets.

According to The Block, Robinhood Markets has completed its $180 million acquisition of Canadian digital asset services company WonderFi. WonderFi operates two regulated Canadian crypto platforms, Bitbuy and Coinsquare, and its users will be invited to migrate to the Robinhood app. Robinhood stated that through this acquisition, it has surpassed 1 million funded customers outside the United States, with 300,000 coming from WonderFi.The acquisition was first announced in May 2025, originally planned to be completed in the second half of 2025, but was delayed until now due to technology deployment and regulatory approvals. Last year, Robinhood established its institutional business by acquiring Bitstamp. HOOD's stock price fell 3.8% to $90.73 on Monday, down 21.3% year-to-date.

Robinhood's stock price rose by 11.29% due to the official launch of the U.S. government-supported "Trump Accounts" children's investment account application.According to the announcement, eligible U.S. children under the age of 18 can open tax-advantaged investment accounts. Children born between 2025 and 2028 with a valid Social Security number will receive an initial funding of $1,000 provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and family members and employers can contribute an additional total of up to $5,000 each year.Robinhood Securities will serve as the initial trustee for the program, responsible for managing account assets. Account funds will be automatically invested in low-cost index funds, and users can view investment performance and account growth through the App. The program is expected to officially launch on July 4, 2026.

According to official news, WonderFi announced on Monday that the Canadian investment regulatory organization has approved Robinhood's acquisition of the digital asset products and services company WonderFi. Robinhood has stated that this transaction will help deepen its ability to offer programmable financial products. Robinhood's accessible, low-cost, and secure platform will continue WonderFi's mission of making it easier for millions of Canadians to engage in crypto trading.WonderFi's technology and products, including Bitbuy and Coinsquare, are highly compatible with Robinhood Crypto, covering crypto trading, staking, and custody. The transaction was originally scheduled to be completed in the second half of last year, but both parties later extended the closing date to June 1 of this year to give Robinhood more time to deploy its proprietary technology in Canada and obtain regulatory approval. As reported by PYMNTS last year, this transaction closely follows Robinhood's acquisition of the crypto exchange Bitstamp in 2025 and is interconnected with that acquisition.

ARK Invest, led by Cathie Wood, submitted its Q1 2026 13F report, which shows a significant increase in holdings of Circle, Robinhood, Bitmine, and Bullish, while reducing its position in Coinbase.Specifically, ARK Invest significantly increased its holdings in Circle (CRCL) by approximately 368,000 shares, raising its total to about 4.5 million shares, with a market value of approximately $430 million, accounting for 3.34%; it also increased its holdings in Robinhood (HOOD) by about 1.19 million shares, with a market value of approximately $416 million; Bullish (BLSH) and Bitmine (BMNR) saw increases of about 1.74 million shares and 240,000 shares, respectively. Additionally, ARK Invest reduced its position in Coinbase (COIN), currently holding about 2.37 million shares, with a market value of approximately $414 million, accounting for 3.22%.

According to a report by the analysis firm Kaiko on Monday, the open interest, funding rates, and on-chain trading patterns in the perpetual contract market indicate that some traders may have positioned themselves ahead of the announcement of the Robinhood cryptocurrency listing. The report highlights the most obvious case of wallet address 0xa1E, which opened a long position in Lighter (LIT) on Hyperliquid at 11:05 AM on January 15, about an hour before Robinhood announced the listing of the token, and this wallet subsequently closed the position after the announcement.The same address also opened a short position in HOOD a few hours before Robinhood reported lower-than-expected first-quarter revenue on April 28. Several tokens, including ZEC, SNX, and NEAR, experienced abnormal spikes in open interest and funding rates, as well as price drift, before their listing announcements. Researcher Fraussen told Cointelegraph that traders who understand microstructure may have noticed public signals such as rising funding rates and increased trading volume and positioned themselves accordingly, but this type of positioning is statistically consistent and has repeatedly occurred across multiple events, reflecting privileged access to Robinhood's listing pipeline or a highly reliable front-running method based on public signals.

According to CoinDesk, Johan Kerbrat, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Crypto at Robinhood, stated at the Consensus Miami conference that overseas investors' demand for U.S. stocks (especially those related to AI) is growing, but access channels remain limited in many regions.Kerbrat pointed out that features such as tokenization, 24/7 trading, and instant settlement will enable investors to build global portfolios rather than being limited to a single-country strategy. Robinhood has launched tokenized stock products in Europe and plans to expand access to asset classes traditionally limited to accredited investors, such as private equity. Kerbrat emphasized that the goal is to provide investors with the option to participate in investments before new assets go public.