Overview
- Robinhood U.K. Ltd was added to the Financial Conduct Authority’s cryptoasset register on July 31, 2026, which shows the firm has met the FCA’s Money Laundering Regulations checks.
- The existing registration covers only financial‑crime controls and does not itself permit product launches or guarantee approval under the incoming Financial Services and Markets Act regime.
- The FCA will open a new FSMA authorization window at the end of September 2026 and close it at the end of February 2027, and firms will need separate authorization before the full rules take effect in October 2027.
- Robinhood has not launched UK crypto trading or set a public launch date, and earlier reports that it planned to start around July 1 were not confirmed by the company.
- Robinhood’s acquisitions of Bitstamp, WonderFi and Ziglu plus growth on Robinhood Chain (reported TVL around $733 million) give the company infrastructure and liquidity to build a UK product, but custody arrangements, supported tokens, wallet transferability and fees remain unclear and will matter to customers.