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Retail Trading Giant Robinhood Repurchases $605,000,000 Worth of Shares the Feds Seized From Sam Bankman-Fried - The Daily Hodl

Robinhood has bought back $605 million worth of shares from the US government that were seized from FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who is currently facing charges of defrauding investors and mishandling customer funds.

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A wallet that accumulated $3 billion worth of Bitcoin in the last three months has revealed its owner to be Robinhood, although there is also evidence pointing to crypto exchange Gemini, raising doubts about Robinhood's ownership.
Investing platform Robinhood holds over $3 billion in bitcoin in a single wallet, making it the third-largest bitcoin holder, behind Binance and Bitfinex.
Robinhood has ended its business relationship with market-maker Jump Trading as the firm faces increased regulatory scrutiny and is reportedly backing away from the US market.
Robinhood's stock soars after repurchasing shares previously owned by Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX who is facing criminal charges.