Robinhood Removes Cardano, Polygon, and Solana from the platform

Robinhood, a popular trading app, has announced that it will stop supporting three cryptocurrencies – Cardano (ADA), Polygon (MATIC), and Solana (SOL) – as of June 27th, 2023. This decision comes as a result of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) listing these tokens as unregistered securities in its recent lawsuits against Coinbase and Binance.

In an official update, Robinhood stated that they regularly review the cryptocurrencies available on their platform, and based on their recent assessment, they have decided to discontinue support for ADA, MATIC, and SOL. Users are required to withdraw or sell these assets for fiat currency or other eligible assets on Robinhood before the stated deadline.

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Once the deadline has passed, all remaining assets will be sold at market prices and the proceeds from these sales will be returned to users

According to CoinGecko, the prices of ADA, MATIC, and SOL have moved differently in the last 24 hours: ADA fell 2.7%, MATIC dropped 0.4%, and SOL rose 1.1%.

However, the move comes shortly after the SEC filed lawsuits against both Binance and Coinbase, accusing them of various violations, including securities law violations. The lawsuits allege that ADA, MATIC, and SOL are unregistered securities.

Dan Gallagher, Robinhood’s head of regulatory compliance, testified before the House Agriculture Committee and mentioned that the company is actively reviewing its cryptocurrency offerings. It appears that the decision to remove support for these three tokens is consistent with Robinhood’s commitment to compliance and regulatory standards.

In the past, Robinhood had added support for Solana and Polygon in April 2022, with Cardano’s listing following in September of that year

Despite the removal of ADA, MATIC, and SOL, Robinhood will continue to support a number of other cryptocurrencies from its original list of 18, which includes popular options like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), as well as meme coins like Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB). In addition, Layer 1 tokens such as Avalanche (AVAX) and Tezos (XTZ), as well as DeFi tokens such as Aave (AAVE), Compound (COMP), and Uniswap (UNI) will continue to be available for trading on the platform.

In summary, Robinhood’s decision to remove support for Cardano, Polygon, and Solana is a result of their classification as unregistered securities by the SEC in recent court cases. The move reflects the company’s commitment to regulatory compliance and ongoing review of cryptocurrency offerings. Users have until June 27th, 2023, to withdraw or sell these assets. After that, any remaining tokens will be sold at market prices and the proceeds returned to users.

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