Robinhood kommer att köpa FTX-grundarens andel i företaget

• Robinhood Markets siktar på att köpa sina aktier som de sålde till grundaren av den konkursmässiga kryptobörsen FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried.
• Det amerikanska finansföretagets styrelse har också gett sitt godkännande för köp av aktierna.
• Över 50 miljoner HOOD-aktier köptes först av Sam Bankman-Fried och medgrundare av FTX, Gary Wang, i början av 2022.
• Företaget bevittnade en ökning med 5% i dess totala nettointäkter, som kom in på cirka $380 miljoner.

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Robinhood Markets, ett av de mest framstående krypto- och aktiehandelsföretagen baserade i Menlo Park, Kalifornien, siktar på att köpa sina aktier som det sålde till grundaren och tidigare VD:n för den konkursmässiga kryptobörsen FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, även känd som SBF i kryptoutrymmet. Dessa HOOD-aktier har varit en avgörande fråga som många enheter har kämpat om. Intressant nog har styrelsen för det amerikanska finansföretaget också gett sitt godkännande för köpet av aktierna. 

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.

I sitt fjärde kvartal Rapportera, bekräftade Robinhood att det hade fått styrelsens godkännande att köpa den andel som 

“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. 

Å andra sidan bekräftade resultatrapporten också att Robinhood bevittnade en ökning med 5% i dess totala nettointäkter, som kom in på cirka $380 miljoner. Transaktionsbaserade intäkter minskade dock 11% sekventiellt till $186 miljoner under fjärde kvartalet 2022, medan räntenetto ökade 30% sekventiellt till $167 miljoner.

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