Robinhood vs Coinbase: Full Comparison — Features, Growth & More!
Published: 2025-08-30
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Published: 2025-08-30
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Robin Hood's custom blockchain aims to become a competitor to Coinbase's Base chain.
"The plan is to eventually open it up to external developers, which could make it a serious rival to Coinbase's base chain."
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Both Robin Hood and Coinbase are aiming to become comprehensive financial super apps, but it's too early to determine a definitive winner.
"While Robin Hood and Coinbase are pushing into each other's territories, aiming to become true financial super apps, it's still too early to say for sure if either will come out on top."
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In 2025, new legislation (Genius Act and Clarity Act) provided legal certainty for stablecoins and digital assets, ending the SEC's 'regulation by enforcement' era for crypto.
"But in 2025, things started looking up. The passage of the Genius Act and the Clarity Act finally bought some real legal certainty for stable coins and digital assets, and the era of the SEC's regulation by enforcement is finally behind us."
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By August 2025, Robin Hood's stock had recovered significantly, surging over 700% from its August 2024 lows and trading above $100 per share with a market cap near $100 billion.
"Fast forward to 2025, and Robin Hood has staged one of Wall Street's biggest comebacks. Its stock has surged more than 700% from its 2024 August lows and is up nearly 200% year-to-date. As of August 2025, Robin Hood is trading above $100 a share with a market cap just shy of $100 billion."
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As of the recording date, Coinbase's stock had risen over 800% from its lows, trading in the low $300s with a market cap under $80 billion, and was added to the S&P 500 in May 2025.
"Shares are now up more than 800% from their lows and as of recording are trading in the low $300 with a market cap just under $80 billion. It's also worth noting that Coinbase got added to the S&P 500 in May 2025, which is no doubt an impressive achievement for a crypto company."
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Robin Hood's Gold subscription service reached 3.5 million subscribers (a 76% YoY increase) and drove ARPU to $151 (up 34% YoY) due to increased user activity.
"Gold now boasts three and a half million subscribers, up 76% year-over-year. Gold users are the most active, trading more, using more products, and driving up average revenue per user to $151, up 34% from last year."
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Following the Bitstamp acquisition, Robin Hood has expanded its international footprint with over 50 licenses, particularly in Europe, the UK, Canada, and Asia.
"And thanks to the recent acquisition of Bitstamp, Robin Hood now holds over 50 international licenses and is expanding its presence in Europe, the UK, Canada, and Asia."
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Robin Hood is developing its own custom blockchain, utilizing Arbitrum's technology, to potentially compete with Coinbase's Base chain.
"But perhaps the most significant move Robin Hood is making right now is the development of the Robin Hood chain. While tokenized equities for European customers are initially being issued on Arbitum, Robin Hood is now building its own custom blockchain, also using Arbitum's technology."
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Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2 solution, Base, has achieved significant adoption with nearly $5 billion in total value locked, over a million monthly active addresses, and billions in monthly transactions.
"Base, Coinbase's Ethereum layer 2, which currently boasts close to $5 billion in total value locked. Over a million monthly active addresses and billions in monthly transactions."
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Coinbase has applied to US regulators for approval to offer tokenized equities, mirroring Robin Hood's move into this area.
"Following in Robin Hood's footsteps, it's now seeking regulatory approval to offer its own tokenized equities with a formal application to US regulators submitted back in June."
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A ban on payment for order flow in the EU, effective late 2026, poses a potential risk to Robin Hood's core business model if the US implements similar regulations.
"The European Union has already passed a ban on payment for orderflow, which will take effect at the end of 2026. If the US ever follows suit, Robin Hood's core business model could face real pressure."
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Robin Hood's tokenized stocks in Europe, particularly for private companies like OpenAI and SpaceX, have caused controversy and are currently gifted rather than publicly traded due to investor protection concerns.
"The launch of tokenized stocks in Europe has already sparked controversy, especially around private company tokens like OpenAI and SpaceX. And because of concerns about investor protection and transparency, Robin Hood is currently only gifting these tokens to users, not opening them up for public trading, at least for now."
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Coinbase experienced a significant cybersecurity breach in May, resulting in over $300 million in costs for customer reimbursements and legal fees.
"Just this May, Coinbase reported a significant cyber security breach costing over $300 million in customer reimbursements and legal fees."
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Robin Hood paid $45 million in 2025 to settle a data breach.
"In 2025, it paid $45 million to settle a data breach."
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In 2021, Robin Hood settled with FINRA for $70 million due to platform outages and customer misinformation.
"And back in 2021, it faced a $70 million settlement with FINRA for outages and misleading customers."
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Robin Hood faces competition from traditional brokers (Fidelity, Charles Schwab) and FinTechs (SoFi, Chime) as they all aim to be the primary retail finance platform.
"Robin Hood is fending off both traditional brokers like Fidelity and Charles Schwab and FinTex like SoFi and Chime. all racing to become the one-stop shop for retail finance."
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Coinbase faces pressure from multiple fronts, including traditional banks (JPMorgan) entering crypto, global exchanges (Binance, OKX), and potentially big tech companies.
"Coinbase, for its part, is feeling pressure from every direction. Banks like JP Morgan are moving into crypto while global giants like Binance and OKX are competing hard for trading volume. Even big tech companies are starting to eye up this space."
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Robin Hood's initial disruption of commission-free trading forced the entire industry to adapt, an impact considered difficult to replicate.
"Robin Hood's disruption forced an entire industry to adapt, which is the kind of impact that isn't easy to replicate."
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Coinbase has established itself as a major player in crypto infrastructure, offering extensive coin support, staking, advanced charting, deep liquidity, and its own Ethereum Layer 2 solution.
"Coinbase, on the other hand, has become the heavyweight of crypto infrastructure. The platform supports a wide array of coins, offers staking, advanced charting, deep liquidity, and its own Ethereum layer 2 chain."
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Robin Hood's stock achieved an impressive comeback, reaching all-time highs in 2025, demonstrating its capacity for pivoting and adaptation.
"But then it made that impressive comeback, hitting all-time highs in 2025. That kind of turnaround is rare and shows Robin Hood's ability to pivot and adapt."
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Coinbase, mirroring Robin Hood's market recovery, also experienced a significant comeback and achieved inclusion in the S&P 500, a milestone Robin Hood has not yet reached.
"Coinbase's journey, though, has been just as bumpy. Strongly correlated to the crypto market, Coinbase has also staged a major comeback and even earned inclusion in the S&P 500, something Robin Hood hasn't yet achieved."
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Coinbase's lower valuation multiples and market cap compared to Robin Hood suggest greater growth potential, particularly if Wall Street's acceptance of crypto continues to increase.
"But from a valuations perspective, Coinbase is trading at lower price to earnings and price to sales ratios than Robin Hood, and its overall market cap is still lower. So, you could argue there's more growth potential left in the tank for Coinbase, especially if Wall Street keeps warming up to crypto."
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Robin Hood has approximately 13 million monthly active users, with a majority under 44, and is experiencing growth in Gold subscriptions and international markets.
"Robin Hood leads in raw user numbers, close to 13 million monthly active users, most of them under 44, and a surge in gold subscriptions and international expansion."
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Despite a smaller user base than Robin Hood, Coinbase manages $245 billion in assets and serves individuals, institutions, and crucially, ETF issuers.
"it manages $245 billion in assets, nearly as much as Robin Hood, despite having a smaller user base, and it serves not just individuals, but institutions and most importantly, ETF issuers."
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Coinbase is actively diversifying into traditional finance through partnerships and new product launches.
"And now with moves into Tradfy partnerships and new product launches, Coinbase is increasingly diversifying into the traditional finance space."
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It is considered more difficult for competitors to challenge Coinbase in the crypto space than to compete with Robin Hood in the traditional finance sector due to existing competition.
"And you could argue that it's much harder for competitors to catch up to Coinbase in crypto than it is to challenge Robin Hood in traditional finance, where there's already plenty of competition."
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Robin Hood's stock price will surge over 700% from August 2024 lows and be up nearly 200% year-to-date by August 2025, trading above $100 with a market cap near $100 billion.
"Fast forward to 2025, and Robin Hood has staged one of Wall Street's biggest comebacks. Its stock has surged more than 700% from its 2024 August lows and is up nearly 200% year-to-date. As of August 2025, Robin Hood is trading above $100 a share with a market cap just shy of $100 billion."
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Coinbase's stock price will be up over 800% from its lows and trading in the low $300 range with a market cap under $80 billion.
"Shares are now up more than 800% from their lows and as of recording are trading in the low $300 with a market cap just under $80 billion."
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Robin Hood will have nearly 13 million monthly active users by 2025.
"Fast forward to 2025 and the platform sees nearly 13 million monthly active users."
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Robin Hood's Gold subscriptions will reach 3.5 million users, representing a 76% year-over-year increase.
"Gold now boasts three and a half million subscribers, up 76% year-over-year."
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Robin Hood will expand its international presence in Europe, the UK, Canada, and Asia, holding over 50 international licenses following the Bitstamp acquisition.
"And thanks to the recent acquisition of Bitstamp, Robin Hood now holds over 50 international licenses and is expanding its presence in Europe, the UK, Canada, and Asia."
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Robin Hood is developing its own blockchain, the Robin Hood chain, with plans to open it to external developers, potentially rivaling Coinbase's base chain.
"The plan is to eventually open it up to external developers, which could make it a serious rival to Coinbase's base chain."
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Coinbase will have over 8.7 million monthly transacting users by Q2 2025.
"as of Q2 2025, it has over 8.7 million monthly transacting users"
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Coinbase will hold over 80% of all Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF assets for US institutions.
"Coinbase leads the way in ETF custody, holding more than 80% of all Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF assets for US institutions."
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Coinbase's Base chain will have close to $5 billion in total value locked, over a million monthly active addresses, and billions in monthly transactions.
"which currently boasts close to $5 billion in total value locked. Over a million monthly active addresses and billions in monthly transactions."
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Coinbase will seek regulatory approval to offer its own tokenized equities, having submitted a formal application to US regulators in June.
"it's now seeking regulatory approval to offer its own tokenized equities with a formal application to US regulators submitted back in June."
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The European Union's ban on payment for order flow will take effect at the end of 2026.
"The European Union has already passed a ban on payment for orderflow, which will take effect at the end of 2026."
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By 2025, the passage of the Genius Act and Clarity Act will bring legal certainty to stable coins and digital assets, ending the era of SEC's regulation by enforcement.
"But in 2025, things started looking up. The passage of the Genius Act and the Clarity Act finally bought some real legal certainty for stable coins and digital assets, and the era of the SEC's regulation by enforcement is finally behind us."
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Coinbase will experience a significant cybersecurity breach in May, costing over $300 million in reimbursements and legal fees.
"Just this May, Coinbase reported a significant cyber security breach costing over $300 million in customer reimbursements and legal fees."
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Robin Hood will pay $45 million in 2025 to settle a data breach.
"In 2025, it paid $45 million to settle a data breach."
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Robin Hood's stock will hit all-time highs in 2025 after a significant comeback.
"But then it made that impressive comeback, hitting all-time highs in 2025."
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Coinbase will be included in the S&P 500.
"and even earned inclusion in the S&P 500, something Robin Hood hasn't yet achieved."
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Coinbase is predicted to have more growth potential, particularly if Wall Street's interest in crypto increases.
"So, you could argue there's more growth potential left in the tank for Coinbase, especially if Wall Street keeps warming up to crypto."
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Robin Hood will lead in user numbers with close to 13 million monthly active users, predominantly under 44, driven by increased gold subscriptions and international expansion.
"Robin Hood leads in raw user numbers, close to 13 million monthly active users, most of them under 44, and a surge in gold subscriptions and international expansion."
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Coinbase will be the primary entry point for most new crypto investors due to its broader selection of digital assets compared to Robin Hood.
"For most new crypto investors, Coinbase is their first stop, offering a much broader selection of digital assets than Robin Hood."
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Coinbase's Base chain will become a prominent Ethereum layer 2, attracting developers, projects, and capital.
"Its base chain is also quickly becoming one of the most prominent layer 2 on Ethereum. attracting developers, projects, and capital."
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