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A bill that promises regulatory clarity for digital assets has moved a step closer to a vote in the U.S. House.

The House Committee on Rules said Friday (May 10) that it will consider the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century (FIT21) Act (H.R. 4763), which means the bill could go to a floor vote later in May, the House Financial Services Committee said in a Friday press release.

“With the floor vote announced today, Congress will take a historic step to provide a clear regulatory framework for digital asset markets,” Patrick McHenry, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said in the release. “This legislation will cement American leadership of the global financial system for decades to come and bolster our role as an international hub for innovation.”

Introduced on July 20, FIT21 established federal requirements over digital assets, providing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) with new jurisdiction over digital commodities and clarifying the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) jurisdiction over digital assets offered as part of an investment contract, according to the release.

The bill also establishes a process for permitting the secondary market trading of digital commodities that were initially offered as part of an investment contract and imposes requirements on entities required to be registered with the CFTC or the SEC, per the release.

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Congressman French Hill, one of the legislators who introduced the bill, said in the Friday press release: “After working tirelessly across the aisle and across the nation over the past year to craft a clear, pragmatic regulatory framework for digital assets, I am proud that this landmark legislation is coming to the House floor.”

The cryptocurrency industry has long been asking Washington for more regulatory clarity, and this bill could put the sector on the road to that goal, PYMNTS reported in July when the bill was introduced.

FIT21 would delineate when a cryptocurrency is a commodity or security and assign oversight appropriately between the CFTC and the SEC.

“As the collapse of FTX demonstrated, we need strong consumer protections and a functional regulatory framework to ensure the rapidly growing digital asset ecosystem is safe for investors and consumers while securing America as a leader in blockchain innovation,” Hill said in the Friday press release.


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Robinhood’s Q3 trading revenue jumps 129% YoY, ‘primarily driven by cryptocurrency revenue’

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Robinhood’s Q3 trading revenue jumps 129% YoY, ‘primarily driven by cryptocurrency revenue’

Shares of Robinhood’s stock, ticker HOOD, were up over 4.15% at market close on Wednesday after the U.S.-based brokerage posted third-quarter gains. The firm saw transaction-based revenues jump 129% year-over-year to $730 million, “primarily driven by cryptocurrencies revenue,” according to the earnings report. 

Crypto revenue was up over 300% in Q3 to $268 million. Options revenues, Robinhood’s largest revenue source, were up about 50% to $304 million, while equities trading revenue increased 132% to $86 million. 

“Q3 was another strong quarter of profitable growth, and we continued to diversify our business, adding two more business lines — Prediction Markets and Bitstamp — that are generating approximately $100 million or more in annualized revenues,” Chief Finance Officer Jason Warnick said in a release.

In total, Robinhood’s total revenue came in at $1.27 billion, more than the $1.19 billion expected, while earnings per share came in at $0.61, ahead of estimates around $0.53, according to CNBC projections. 

This is compared to Robinhood’s Q2 gains, which saw crypto trading volume increase 32% year-over-year to $28 billion and transaction-based cryptocurrencies revenue climb 98% to $160 million.

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Meanwhile, the number of funded customers on Robinhood increased by 2.5 million year-over-year to a record 26.8 million in Q3, corresponding with “total platform assets” growing nearly 120% to a record $333 billion.

Of note, Robinhood has been working to increase its footprint in the European market, including through its acquisition of Bitstamp, a deal closed in June that enabled it to roll out crypto perps across the EU, and a partnership with Arbitrum to launch over 400 Stock Tokens mirroring U.S. equities. 

The firm also acquired the Canada-based WonderFi exchange in an all-cash $179 million deal in Q2 2025.

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