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RHOOD+5.29% said Tuesday it is cutting about 10% of its workforce, a move the crypto and stock trading platform framed as a restructuring to flatten management layers and accelerate product velocity.
We must be a lean, hyper-focused team where every single individual is empowered to make a massive impact,” CEO Vlad Tenev told employees in a note, according to an X post. “Our execution is strong today, but our ambitions require us to continuously raise our own bar.”
Tenev said the workforce reduction is being executed proactively, with the company noting that it remains in a position of business strength and intends to continue hiring strategically in priority areas.
According to an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Robinhood estimates it will incur $20 million in cash severance and benefits costs and $8 million in share-based compensation charges, expected to be recognized in Q2 2026.
The restructuring comes amid an earlier contraction in the company's digital asset business segment. In April, Robinhood missed expectations for first-quarter profit as crypto-driven market volatility weighed on trading activity.
The company reported crypto revenue of $134 million and crypto trading volume of $24 billion, down 47% and 48% year-on-year, respectively.
Despite the revenue slump, Robinhood has continued expanding beyond its core trading business, including the completion of its $180 million acquisition of WonderFi, which added more than 300,000 funded customers from Canada and brought its international customer base to over 1 million.
Prediction markets have also become a growing focus. Bernstein recently said Robinhood could see “strong tailwinds” as prediction market volumes reached record levels during the early stages of the FIFA World Cup. The research and brokerage firm projected that Robinhood’s prediction market business will generate $586 million in revenue for 2026, marking a 286% year-over-year increase.
Robinhood shares closed at $98.12 on Monday, up 5.3%, according to The Block's HOOD price page. The stock is currently up 1.1% in pre-market trading on Tuesday.
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True Market Mean and Short-Term Holder cost basis form a critical $78.2K to $79.2K range that could define the next major move
The True Market Mean filters out lost, dormant, and economically inactive coins, leaving only the cost basis of participants who are actually present in the market, making it a more precise gauge of where real selling pressure resides
Just above sits the Short-Term Holder realized price (STHRP) at $79,200, according to checkonchain. This cohort, defined as investors holding coins for fewer than 155 days, tends to be more reactive to price swings. With spot prices below their average entry, these participants remain at a slight loss. Bitcoin tested the STHRP in mid-January around $98,000 and got rejected
A sustained move above this zone could shift both levels into support, strengthening bullish momentum. Conversely, failure to reclaim them may prolong bitcoin’s consolidation phase, with potential downside
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LONDON/MILAN, April 24 (Reuters) - (This April 24 story was refiled to remove an extra word from the advisory)
French automotive group Cosmobilis is in talks to buy the commercial rights to the World ​Rally Championship (WRC), two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Cosmobilis moved ahead ‌after an auction for Munich-based WRC Promoter was held by existing rights holders Red Bull and German investment firm KW25 earlier this year, the people said.
If negotiations and financing are concluded successfully, ​a deal could be announced in the summer, one person said.
The sources, ​who asked not to be named because the matter is confidential, ⁠said there remained a chance of no deal.
A Cosmobilis spokesperson declined to comment. ​WRC, Red Bull and KW25 did not reply to requests for comment
The likely price ​for WRC Promoter is expected to be less than 500 million euros ($585 million), one person said.
Eric Boullier, co-founder and CEO of Cosmobilis' Circle unit, is leading the bid, the people said. Boullier, ​who did not respond to requests for comment, was previously Lotus Formula One -- now ​Renault-owned Alpine -- principal and was racing director of McLaren from 2014 to 2018.
Motorsport's governing body, the ‌International ⁠Automobile Federation (FIA), announced last year a tender process to replace Red Bull and German investment company KW25 as commercial rights holders of the World Rally Championship after Reuters reported preparations for a sale.
The FIA is committed to ensuring ​the WRC continues to grow as one of the world's premier ​motor sport ⁠disciplines, and we are confident the outcome of this process will reflect that ambition.”
The WRC races on four different continents with 14 rounds this year. Its reigning champion ⁠is France's ​Sebastien Ogier. Since 2022, WRC Promoter has also ​organised the European Championship and the Rallycross Championship.
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The boss of a global haulage firm has said the two-year lane closures on part of one of the south coast's busiest roads has cost the firm £2.4m.
National Highways' work to resurface the M27 between junction five at Eastleigh and junction seven at Hedge End first began in 2024. It fully reopened from 06:00 BST, although a temporary 50mph limit is expected to be in place until the end of June.
Speaking ahead of its reopening, Bob Terris, from the Southampton-based haulage firm Meachers Global Logistics, said he was "relieved" the "critical" route would be back up and running.
National Highways praised motorists' "patience" and said the works would create "smoother, quieter and safer" journeys.
Terris estimated the disruption had cost the company, which runs 60 lorries in the Southampton area each day, £2.4m.
We know exactly what it costs for the trucks, we know how much time we're losing - it's not rocket science, it's a lot of money," he said.We know exactly what it costs for the trucks, we know how much time we're losing - it's not rocket science, it's a lot of money," he said.
Terris, who began working at Meachers in 1962 and went on to own the company, welcomed the resurfacing project but bemoaned the economic impact.
It's reduced the productivity of the vehicles, so our costs are higher, and our revenues lower because we don't get paid if they're not moving," he explained.
It's not just the trucks, it's the admin, the telecom, the systems and everything [you have to do] to accommodate all this.
It's an absolutely huge thing, but we're only one company, just multiply this across the whole region and see how much it's costing."
Professional magician Darren Snelgar said the traffic caused by the roadworks had been a problem as he has been travelling to gigs
It's been a bit of a nightmare, with the traffic building up every night around about three, half-past three, so it's been a right pain," he said.
The two-year £83m project to upgrade the motorway, which runs between the New Forest and Portsmouth, first began in March 2024.
It came as part of a National Highways scheme to replace routes built using concrete with asphalt to reduce noise and ensure the road lasted longer.
It has also involved work to improve drainage and strengthen the central reservation.
Richard Scrase, programme delivery manager at National Highways, said they were "grateful" for motorists' "continued patience".
These improvements have created a smoother, quieter and safer journey for drivers, while helping the road last for generations to come," he added.
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Decentralized finance protocol Aave filed an emergency motion on May 4 to vacate a restraining notice that froze approximately $71 million in recovered Ethereum intended for victims of a recent security exploit. The legal action follows a May 1 restraining notice served on Arbitrum DAO, which stalled the distribution of funds recovered after an April 18 exploit.
According to a statement by Aave on social media, the frozen assets belong to users victimized in the breach.
“A thief does not gain lawful ownership of stolen property simply by taking it, and the law is clear on this,” Aave stated. “Those assets were recovered to be returned to users victimized in the April 18, 2026, exploit. Freezing them harms the very people this recovery effort is designed to protect.”
Aave requested an expedited hearing and a temporary vacatur from the court to resume the restitution process. The company is reportedly working with the Arbitrum community and DeFi United to ensure affected users are made whole.
The April 18 exploit resulted in the loss of millions in digital assets, prompting an industrywide recovery effort. While the funds were successfully intercepted, the current legal gridlock threatens to delay the return of capital to thousands of decentralized finance participants.
Following the court’s granting of the freeze order, online sleuth ZachXBT accused U.S. law firm Gerstein Harrow LLP of filing a fraudulent claim. He alleged the law firm uses this tactic each time there is a new Lazarus Group victim after an exploit and crypto assets are frozen.
In its motion, Aave said that if the court does not immediately vacate the restraining notice, it should schedule an expedited briefing and hearing for Aave’s emergency application. Additionally, Aave is asking the court to require the plaintiffs to immediately post a cash bond of at least $300 million as a condition for maintaining the restraining notice.
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The response to the DeFi recovery fund has quickly extended beyond Aave, and in some cases began with direct outreach.
The exploit, which rippled into rsETH markets and created risk across lending positions on Aave, has prompted what is shaping up to be one of the most coordinated industry responses to a DeFi incident.
There’s a shared priority around supporting users and restoring normal market conditions,” an Aave Labs spokesperson told CoinDesk. “Many of these participants are deeply connected to DeFi, whether through infrastructure, capital, or user access, and have a direct interest in ensuring markets function as expected.”
At the core of the effort is Aave itself. A governance proposal outlines a plan for the DAO to allocate up to 250,000 ETH as part of the recovery. Founder Stani Kulechov has separately indicated he would donate 5,000 ETH personally. Other contributors within Aave’s orbit are also stepping in, including Aave’s Emilio Frangella (500 ETH), BGD Labs’ Ernesto Boado (100 ETH), BGD Labs (250 ETH), and KPK’s Marcelo Ruiz de Orlano (100 ETH).
But the response has quickly extended beyond Aave, and in some cases began with direct outreach.The firm, alongside its founder Joseph Lubin, agreed to commit up to 30,000 ETH in financial support to help advance the recovery and protect users. Sharplink played a strategic advisory role in those discussions, the spokesperson said.
Following the April 18 bridge hack that impacted rsETH, Kulechov reached out to Consensys and other ecosystem participants early to help coordinate a response, according to a Consensys spokesperson.
The firm, alongside its founder Joseph Lubin, agreed to commit up to 30,000 ETH in financial support to help advance the recovery and protect users. Sharplink played a strategic advisory role in those discussions, the spokesperson said.
The Ethereum ecosystem has always been at its best when it moves together,” Lubin said in a statement. “DeFi United is exactly that, a broad, coordinated response to protect users and strengthen the infrastructure we’ve all helped build. Consensys is proud to contribute alongside other stewards in the ecosystem.”
The effort has also drawn smaller contributions from across the community.
Lido has put forward a proposal to allocate up to 2,500 stETH, while EtherFi is discussing a 5,000 ETH plan aimed at supporting users and limiting bad debt across DeFi. Mantle has proposed a 30,000 ETH credit facility loan, adding to a growing pool of backstop liquidity. Compound also put forward a proposal to give up to 3000 ETH to the fund.
The list of participants continues to grow. Entities that have not publicly specified the size of their commitments include Ethena, LayerZero, Frax Finance, and Ink Foundation, alongside Tyro.
These are long-standing Aave relationships across the ecosystem,” the Aave Labs spokesperson added. “Teams like Consensys, Sharplink, and others have been in close contact throughout.
Not all contributions are structured the same way. Some participants are offering grants, others deposits, and several are extending credit lines, highlighting different approaches to balancing support with risk management.
In parallel, Aave Labs has put forward a proposal asking Arbitrum governance to approve the release of roughly 30,765.67 ETH immobilized by the network’s Security Council into the coordinated remediation effort, with the goal of “making affected rsETH holders whole” and restoring rsETH’s backing.
Much of the capital remains subject to governance approval, and several proposals are still under discussion. Even so, the breadth of participation underscores how widely the exploit's impact has been felt across DeFi.
The Ethereum ecosystem has always been at its best when it moves together,” Lubin said. “DeFi United is exactly that: a broad, coordinated response to protect users and strengthen the infrastructure we’ve all helped build.”
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Bitcoin's increased popularity will help drive the broader digital asset market to around $28 trillion by the end of the decade, according to the report. It's currently about $2.7 trillion, according to CoinDesk data. It also means the price could surge: Even if all 21 million BTC were in circulation by then, which they wouldn't be, one bitcoin would be valued at more than $730,000.
Wood has long been bullish on bitcoin. In January, Ark Invest forecast a price range of $300,000-$1.5 million by 2030. In February, Wood reiterated its appeal as a hedge against inflation and deflation, driven by technological acceleration.
Bitcoin is maturing as the leader of a new institutional asset class,” the report said, buoyed by adoption across exchange-traded funds (EFTs), corporate treasuries and sovereign entities.
Institutional ownership of, primarily, bitcoin is already rising quickly. U.S. ETFs and public companies held about 12% of the total bitcoin supply at the end of last year, an increase from about 9% a year earlier, the report said.
The move reflects a shift in how bitcoin is perceived. Once seen primarily as a speculative asset, it is increasingly being considered “digital gold,” a macro hedge and a reserve asset alongside traditional stores of value.
It adds that even a modest penetration into institutional holdings, as low as 2.5% of an estimated $200 trillion global portfolio excluding gold, could contribute about $5 trillion to bitcoin’s total valuation.
The report also predicts that bitcoin will capture an estimated 40% of gold’s total market value, which it estimated at just over $24 trillion currently, implying nearly $10 trillion in additional upside from the “digital gold” narrative alone.
Other contributions to bitcoin’s growth would come from emerging demand for a neutral reserve asset, where even just a 0.5% penetration of a lower $68 trillion monetary base could add about $339 billion in value, along with allocations from nation-states and corporate treasuries that could each contribute hundred of billions of dollars more.
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