Robinhood's UK crypto rollout runs 50+ assets through Bitstamp with zero trading and custody fees. The full token list and access timeline remain unpublished.
Robinhood began rolling out cryptocurrency trading to eligible UK customers this week, adding more than 50 digital assets to its main UK investing app. The rollout runs through Bitstamp and includes BTC, ETH, XRP and HYPE, according to a statement shared with The Block on Aug. 10. The statement did not say when the rollout completes or how large the first cohort is.
Access is opening in stages rather than across the whole UK customer base at once. The crypto tab appears for users who meet the eligibility criteria as the rollout reaches them; the statement did not spell out those criteria. Robinhood's UK app has until now been a brokerage product without a crypto line. The launch keeps the feature inside that app; there is no separate crypto product.
Robinhood is charging zero for trading and custody in the initial UK phase, with no account-maintenance fee either. FX fees still apply when settlement moves between currencies. The zero-fee setup lowers the headline cost of small test buys and periodic rebalancing. HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid perpetuals network, is in the first batch.
Bitstamp is carrying custody and execution for the rollout, which lets Robinhood run the launch through an external venue instead of building UK-specific rails. The order book and the wallets sit with the exchange; the app on a customer's phone is the interface. Bitstamp, one of the longest-running exchange brands in Europe, may also help the rollout add breadth quickly. A full asset list and operating details have not been disclosed, and deposits and withdrawals were not covered in the statement.
The launch follows a July 30 newsroom post in which Robinhood said it planned to "launch crypto in the UK soon" as part of a wider expansion. The same roadmap listed Robinhood Chain mainnet and Stock Tokens, the product line behind a tokenized-equity push built around a tokenized QQQ. That market passed $1.48 billion as Bybit listed Meta and Tesla xStocks. Perpetuals are also on the roadmap, and the UK crypto rollout is the first piece of the program to reach customers.
For UK retail, the practical change is that crypto now sits next to existing stock positions, in the same app and under the same login. The rollout widens the surface area for digital assets inside a mainstream investing app; more tokens sit in front of more eligible users. The fee structure targets small test positions. Trading impact depends on how fast access widens and which tokens get placement inside the app.
The UK rollout lands ahead of the other roadmap items, and no dates have been given for Robinhood Chain or the rest. Robinhood and Bitstamp confirmed the fee terms and named BTC, ETH, XRP and HYPE among the initial assets; the full list of 50-plus tokens has not been published.
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