Robinhood has added crypto trading to its UK app, using the infrastructure it gained through its $200 million acquisition of Bitstamp last year. The expansion turns Robinhood’s UK platform into a broader financial hub spanning stocks, ISAs, options, futures and digital assets. The launch follows Robinhood UK Ltd’s registration on July 31, 2026 with the Financial Conduct Authority (UK financial regulator) as a cryptoasset firm, confirming it met the FCA’s anti-money laundering standards required to offer crypto services to British customers. Robinhood had signaled the move earlier, saying during a July 1, 2026 keynote that crypto would come to the UK "soon." The strategy gives the company an early foothold before the UK’s broader crypto regulatory framework is expected to take effect in 2027. Rather than building a new system from scratch, Robinhood is relying on Bitstamp’s established trading, custody (safekeeping of customer assets) and execution infrastructure, while initially keeping Bitstamp’s brand and interface in place as part of a phased integration.