Robinhood ha deciso di acquistare la partecipazione del fondatore di FTX nella società

• Robinhood Markets mira ad acquistare le sue azioni che ha venduto al fondatore dell'exchange di criptovalute in bancarotta FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried.
• Anche il cda della società americana di servizi finanziari ha dato il via libera all'acquisto delle azioni.
• Oltre 50 milioni di azioni HOOD sono state acquistate per la prima volta da Sam Bankman-Fried e dal co-fondatore di FTX, Gary Wang, all'inizio del 2022.
• La società ha assistito a un aumento di 5% delle sue entrate totali nette, che si sono attestate a circa $380 milioni.

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Robinhood Markets, una delle più importanti società di trading di criptovalute e azioni con sede a Menlo Park, in California, mira ad acquistare le sue azioni che ha venduto al fondatore ed ex CEO del fallito exchange di criptovalute FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, noto anche come SBF in lo spazio crittografico. Queste azioni HOOD sono state una questione cruciale su cui molte entità hanno combattuto. Curiosamente, anche il cda della società americana di servizi finanziari ha dato il proprio benestare all'acquisto delle azioni. 

Over 50 million Robinhood shares were first purchased by Sam Bankman-Fried and co-founder of FTX, Gary Wang, in early 2022 when rumors were circulated in the market that SBF’s exchange will take over the American financial services provider. However, this did not happen, as both companies denied the rumors not much later. Interestingly, the Department of Justice (DoJ) currently has control over the HOOD shares, which are currently worth close to $590 million at the time of writing.

Nel suo quarto trimestre rapporto, Robinhood ha confermato di aver ricevuto l'approvazione del consiglio di amministrazione per l'acquisto della quota che il 

“Looking back over the past year, I’m incredibly proud of the tremendous execution of our team on our 2022 product roadmap. We’re now starting to see meaningful traction on a number of the products we launched, which gives us confidence they can grow into significant business lines over time,” said Vlad Tenev, CEO and Co-Founder of Robinhood Markets. 

Moreover, Tenev, along with his co-founder Baiju Bhatt, also confirmed the cancellation of nearly $500 million in share-based compensation to ensure the company “has as many resources as possible to deliver value to customers and shareholders.” 2022 was a rocky year for Robinhood, as its stock plummeted significantly and the company also failed to maintain the growth rate that it had enjoyed in the bull run. 

It is crucial to note that, as per an earlier report from Bitnation, Bankman-Fried’s holding company, Emergent Fidelity Technologies, filed for bankruptcy. This is the firm that currently holds the 50 million Robinhood shares, which were purchased by SBF using funds from FTX’s sister company, Alameda Research. 

Moreover, the DoJ seized around 55,273,469 shares of Robinhood (HOOD) along with $20 million in cash from Emergent Fidelity Technologies, which were cited as the “only known assets” belonging to the holding company. Prior to the seizure by the DoJ, these shares were held by brokerage firm ED&F Man Capital Markets. These shares have been a point of contention among BlockFi, FTX creditor Yonathan Ben Shimon, and Bankman-Fried himself. 

“We continued to deliver on our product roadmap and kept our costs lean. On the capital management front, our Board authorized us to pursue purchasing most or all of our shares that Emergent Fidelity Technologies bought in May 2022. The proposed share purchase underscores the confidence the Board of Directors and management team have in our business,” Jason Warnick, Chief Financial Officer of Robinhood Markets, stated. 

D'altra parte, il rapporto sugli utili ha anche confermato che Robinhood ha assistito a un aumento di 5% delle sue entrate totali nette, che si sono attestate a circa $380 milioni. Tuttavia, i ricavi basati sulle transazioni sono diminuiti in sequenza di 11% a $186 milioni nel quarto trimestre del 2022, mentre i ricavi da interessi netti sono aumentati in sequenza di 30% a $167 milioni.

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