{"id":25948,"date":"2025-05-09T08:01:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=25948"},"modified":"2025-05-09T08:01:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:01:44","slug":"robinhood-ceo-says-us-crypto-is-rising-from-the-ashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=25948","title":{"rendered":"Robinhood CEO Says US Crypto Is Rising From The Ashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The CEO of Robinhood, Vladimir Tenev, has disclosed that the United States is finally providing crypto some room to breathe.<\/p>\n<p>It has been years since there has been tight regulation and unclear rules. Things are finally looking better for crypto firms. In a sit-down interview with Crypto in America, Tenev stated it was a \u201crebirth\u201d and said the tide has shifted in the direction of US firms that had slipped behind other nations.<\/p>\n<p>He attributes this reversal to shifting political sentiment and the way regulators are now approaching crypto-related issues.<\/p>\n<h2>Trading Activity Increases As Rules Relax<\/h2>\n<p>Crypto-related revenue doubled in 2024 to the previous year, according to Robinhood. That\u2019s up 100%. Tenev says this isn\u2019t unexpected. Trading activity has increased, and he attributes that increase to a less combative approach by US regulators.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Crypto<\/a> companies, including Robinhood, endured a protracted period of uncertainty as the government targeted digital assets. However, Tenev thinks that pressure is alleviating.<\/p>\n<p>The new administration has decelerated enforcement activities and is providing crypto companies more room to evolve without fear of precipitous legal confrontation.<\/p>\n<h2>SEC Drops Case Against Robinhood<\/h2>\n<p>One unambiguous indication of this shift emerged in February 2025. The US Securities and Exchange Commission notified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/us-sec-closes-investigation-into-robinhood-with-no-action-2025-02-24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Robinhood<\/a> that it would not seek enforcement action after conducting a long investigation.<\/p>\n<p>That investigation began after the SEC sent a Wells Notice in May 2024, which indicated potential violations related to Robinhood\u2019s cryptocurrency services.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u2014YEAR 2 DAY 292\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Robinhood CEO states that crypto in America has been intentionally suppressed by the previous administration and now it\u2019s in the \u201crebirth\u201d phase.<\/p>\n<p>The next part is institutional \u201ccatch up\u201d \u2026 and then \u201csurpassing\u201d all other markets. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.1.0\/72x72\/23f0.png\" alt=\"\u23f0\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.1.0\/72x72\/1f4b5.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcb5\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w5ztfLSZCQ\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/w5ztfLSZCQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chad Steingraber (@ChadSteingraber) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadSteingraber\/status\/1920092696934281423?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Robinhood pushed back by claiming that it had always tried to comply with the rules and had sought guidance from the SEC. The legal team of the company claimed that their numerous attempts to reach out to the agency were ignored. Ultimately, the SEC closed the case without imposing any penalties.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto Companies Call For Clear Laws<\/p>\n<p>Despite the recent change, Tenev asserts that the crypto sector requires clear legislation. He is of the opinion that although the tone from Washington is now better, the absence of concrete legislation continues to bring uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/x\/eRnDYq8F\/\" width=\"2048\" height=\"959\"><\/p>\n<p>In his view, most companies already know the space well, but official legal certainty would be a long way to making more firms and investors confident.<\/p>\n<p>According to Tenev, a more welcoming environment is persuading some reluctant businesses to return to the market. But without formal guidelines, there\u2019s always the possibility that regulators might change direction again.<\/p>\n<p>Trump Expresses Support For US Digital Currency Growth<\/p>\n<p>United States President Donald Trump has also established his stance. He said crypto is important for America\u2019s economy and threatened that the nation might lag behind China if action isn\u2019t taken soon.<\/p>\n<p>Trump addressed Bitcoin\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/bitcoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">solid performance<\/a> throughout recent global financial challenges and remarked that it had performed better than American stocks at some times.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image from Gemini Imagen, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CEO of Robinhood, Vladimir Tenev, has disclosed that the United States is finally providing crypto some room to breathe. It has been years since there has been tight regulation and unclear rules. Things are finally looking better for crypto firms. In a sit-down interview with Crypto in America, Tenev stated it was a \u201crebirth\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-25948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25948\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}