Robinhood begins rolling out US crypto perps at up to 10x leverage as launch date is disputed
Robinhood says crypto perpetual futures with up to 10x leverage are reaching US traders, but outlets disagree on whether the eight-asset product launched on Sept. 29 or arrives in coming months.
Why it matters
Bitcoin Insider described U.S. retail traders as largely locked out of crypto perpetuals with meaningful leverage before this, and Unchained tied the opening to a late-May CFTC move that cleared Kalshi to list a bitcoin perpetual and Coinbase to route U.S. clients to perps on its Bermuda affiliate. Bitcoin Magazine's interview with Robinhood vice president of institutional crypto Nicola White credits the U.S. rollout to a CFTC no-action letter, the Bitstamp exchange, whose acquisition closed in June 2025 for about $200 million, and Robinhood Derivatives. CoinDesk reported Lighter down 17% over 24 hours, in a market report that placed the move after Robinhood's announcement and put bitcoin at $83,164.
Where the sources disagree
Whether US crypto perpetuals have actually launched
Rolling out for US traders as of Sept. 29, 2026, with select users able to trade
Crypto News (CryptoNews.net), Bitcoin Insider
Planned, arriving in the coming months
Crypto.News, Bitcoin Insider, Unchained, BTC-ECHO, Bitcoin.com News
Crypto News reported the rollout starting on Sept. 29 for US traders, while Crypto.News, Unchained, BTC-ECHO and Bitcoin.com News describe a rollout over the coming months, and Bitcoin Insider reports CryptoBriefing and crypto.news taking opposite sides on the same point.
Name of the eighth supported asset
HYPE
Crypto News (CryptoNews.net), Crypto.News, Bitcoin Insider, Unchained
Hyperliquid
BTC-ECHO
Most outlets list the eighth asset as HYPE, while BTC-ECHO lists the same contract as Hyperliquid.
Key facts
Robinhood said on Sept. 29, 2026 at its HOOD Summit in Houston that eligible U.S. customers will get crypto perpetual futures through Robinhood Derivatives, using Bitstamp infrastructure.
Disputed figureReported by Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
Robinhood will charge 0.01% on each perpetual trade through the end of 2026.
0.01 %Disputed figureReported by Crypto.News
Outlets disagree on whether the perpetuals are already tradable for US traders or still scheduled for the coming months.
Disputed figureReported by Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
Robinhood Agents lets customers build an AI agent inside the app with a dedicated account that researches markets and places trades, with manual approval of each trade on by default.
Reported by CoinDesk
Weekend trading in selected U.S. stocks and ETFs is planned for early 2027 and still awaits regulatory approval.
Reported by Crypto.News
What happened
Robinhood said on Sept. 29, 2026 at its HOOD Summit in Houston that eligible U.S. customers will be able to trade crypto perpetual futures through Robinhood Derivatives, using Bitstamp infrastructure, on contracts with no expiration date. The product covers eight assets, BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, DOGE, ADA, LINK and HYPE, with up to 10x on bitcoin and ether, 3x on the other six, and a 0.01% trading fee through the end of 2026. The outlets do not agree on whether it is already live: Crypto News reported the rollout began for US traders on Sept. 29, while Crypto.News, Unchained, BTC-ECHO and Bitcoin.com News put arrival in the coming months, and Bitcoin Insider documented the same split between CryptoBriefing and crypto.news. CEO Vlad Tenev wrote on X that Robinhood is bringing 'America's first true perps', with profit and loss settled every 15 minutes, and Crypto.News reported stop-loss and take-profit orders plus real-time liquidation prices in the app. The same summit introduced Robinhood Agents, in-app AI agents that research markets and place trades from a dedicated account, and a plan for weekend trading in selected U.S. stocks and ETFs from early 2027, pending regulatory approval. Separately, Arcus said on Oct. 1 that Robinhood Wallet now routes Stock Token swaps through its API, giving eligible users in supported jurisdictions access to more than 190 tokens.
How the story developed
- Official statement
Robinhood sets out perps terms at HOOD Summit
Robinhood's Sept. 29 release and a post from CEO Vlad Tenev on X covered eight assets, up to 10x on bitcoin and ether, 3x on the rest, no expiry, a 0.01% fee through year-end and 15-minute profit and loss settlement.
- First report
First report by Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
Robinhood Begins US Crypto Perps Rollout With Up to 10x Leverage
- Update
Crypto News reports a rollout already under way
Crypto News reported that Robinhood began rolling out crypto perpetual futures to US traders on Sept. 29 with eight supported assets and leverage up to 10x, while saying eligible customers get in-app access in the coming months.
- Independent corroboration
Independently corroborated by Crypto.News
Robinhood plans 10x crypto perps for U.S. traders
- Update
Bitcoin Insider flags the launch-timing split
Bitcoin Insider reported that CryptoBriefing and crypto.news agree on the product structure but disagree on whether the contracts are tradable now.
- Update
CoinDesk covers the perps and the AI agents
CoinDesk reported Robinhood has more than 27 million funded accounts, that more than 150,000 customers have opened agentic trading accounts since May, and that those agents call Robinhood's tools almost 30 million times a day.
- Update
Lighter drops after the announcement
CoinDesk reported Lighter down 17% over 24 hours after Robinhood said it would offer US crypto perps through its own derivatives arm, with bitcoin at $83,164, down 0.57% since midnight UTC.
- Official statement
Official statement from Bitcoin.com News
Robinhood Adds AI Trading Agents to Its Mobile App
- Update
Arcus added to Robinhood Wallet stock token routing
Arcus said Robinhood Wallet can now fill Stock Token swaps through its trading API, giving eligible users in supported jurisdictions access to more than 190 tokens alongside other routing providers.
How coverage built up
Independent sources over time, counted the way the consensus panel counts them: a republication of a wire story does not move the line.
- 30 Sept 2026, 04:59 UTC: Crypto News (CryptoNews.net) — 1 independent source, 1 reports
- 30 Sept 2026, 05:41 UTC: Crypto.News — 2 independent sources, 2 reports
- 30 Sept 2026, 05:45 UTC: Bitcoin Insider — 3 independent sources, 3 reports
- 30 Sept 2026, 05:59 UTC: CoinDesk — 4 independent sources, 4 reports
- 30 Sept 2026, 10:17 UTC: BTC-ECHO — 5 independent sources, 7 reports
- 30 Sept 2026, 10:33 UTC: Unchained — 6 independent sources, 8 reports
- 30 Sept 2026, 11:00 UTC: Crypto News Flash — 7 independent sources, 9 reports
- 30 Sept 2026, 11:30 UTC: Bitcoin.com News, official — 8 independent sources, 10 reports
- 30 Sept 2026, 12:00 UTC: NewsBTC — 9 independent sources, 11 reports
- 1 Oct 2026, 00:52 UTC: Bitcoin Magazine — 10 independent sources, 13 reports
Affected entities
Also mentioned: Cardano, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Chainlink, Dogecoin, Hyperliquid, XRP, Coinbase
Original sources
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