Lawsuits filed against cryptocurrency platforms during President Joe Biden's administration continue to fall away as the administration of President Donald Trump has projected a much more lenient stance on cryptocurrency markets.
Robinhood is just the latest company in the mix, announcing on Monday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into the company and will not pursue an enforcement action.
Robinhood was notified in May that it could face enforcement action because of a failure to register certain crypto assets listed on its trading platform as securities.
“Robinhood Crypto always has and will always respect federal securities laws and never allowed transactions in securities,” Dan Gallagher, chief legal, compliance and corporate affairs officer at Robinhood Markets, said in a statement. "As we explained to the SEC, any case against Robinhood Crypto would have failed. We appreciate the formal closing of this investigation, and we are happy to see a return to the rule of law and commitment to fairness at the SEC.”
The SEC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The news about Robinhood comes just days after Coinbase said that the SEC dismissed a case against them, pending commission approval. The decision was not confirmed by the SEC.
The crypto industry spent heavily to help elect Trump and other crypto-friendly lawmakers and is eager to cement its influence in politics and mainstream financial systems.
The industry has scored some early wins since Trump took office, including the repeal of an accounting rule by the SEC and an executive order by the president directing a working group to study and propose changes to crypto regulations as well as the possible formation of a strategic government reserve of cryptocurrencies within 180 days.
The SEC recently asked a federal court to pause ongoing litigation against Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, because leadership is now rethinking previous enforcement actions.
Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc. rose more than 2% before the market open.
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