Inventory and crypto buying and selling platform Robinhood has entered the Canadian market after closing a $180 million inventory acquisition of native crypto expertise firm WonderFi, gaining the corporate’s licenses and regulatory approvals within the nation.
Robinhood said on Monday that the acquisition marks the platform’s entry into Canada and can see crypto exchanges Bitbuy and Coinsquare come underneath the corporate’s banner.
Bitbuy and Coinsquare are amongst Canada’s largest crypto exchanges. WonderFi disclosed in March that the platforms generated mixed income of $49.8 million in 2025.
Johann Kerbrat, the final supervisor of Robinhood Crypto and Worldwide, stated in an announcement that WonderFi has “in depth expertise working regulated crypto platforms that serve newbie and superior crypto customers alike, making it a perfect accomplice to speed up Robinhood’s mission in Canada.”
Supply: Vlad Tenev
Crypto funds firm Triple A estimated that roughly 4.1% of Canadians personal crypto, whereas the analytics and consulting agency Grand View Analysis estimated that the Canadian crypto market generated round $263 million in income in 2025, pushed by {hardware}. The agency additionally stated Canada is the fastest-growing regional market in North America and tasks complete income will surpass $1 billion by 2033.
Robinhood stated WonderFi’s staff, together with the management workforce, will keep on as a part of the deal. It additionally expects to realize about 300,000 funded clients from WonderFi.
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WonderFi and Robinhood first entered into an settlement final Might at 36 Canadian cents per widespread share ($0.26). WonderFi’s inventory has been drifting between 34 and 36 Canadian cents for the final month, according to Google Finance.
Robinhood entered the US crypto buying and selling market in February 2018. In April, the corporate was tapped to serve as brokerage and initial trustee for Trump Accounts, a brand new tax-advantaged funding account program for youngsters.
The corporate additionally launched an Ethereum layer-2 community on a testnet in February with plans for a mainnet launch later this 12 months. Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev stated the community processed 4 million transactions in its first week of public testnet exercise.
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