Robinhood's Most Aggressive Global Push Yet: UK Crypto, EU Perpetual Futures, Canada Entry, AI Trading, and Singapore in 2025–2026

Robinhood Markets has embarked on its most aggressive international expansion push in company history during 2025–2026. The fintech firm announced concrete plans across five major regions: crypto trading for the UK, perpetual futures tied to non-crypto assets in Europe, an official market entry into Canada, AI-powered trading (with crypto capabilities coming), and a regulatory foothold in Singapore. Here is a fact-checked breakdown of each initiative.

Crypto Trading for the UK

Robinhood plans to roll out crypto trading in the UK, strengthening its position as an all-in-one investing platform for British traders . The announcement was made on July 1, 2026, during Robinhood's first UK-based event, "The World Is Flat," held in London . This follows Robinhood's earlier entry into the UK market, which initially offered only US share trading.

Perpetual Futures Expansion in Europe (Beyond Crypto)

Robinhood has expanded its perpetual futures offering in Europe to include products tied to currencies (e.g., the euro-dollar pair), commodities (gold, silver, crude oil), and major exchange-traded funds — not just crypto . Eligible European investors can trade these with leverage up to 10x and benefit from 24/7 trading access . This builds on earlier crypto perpetual futures that were already available in Europe . The move positions Robinhood against established derivatives platforms in the region.

Official Launch in Canada

Robinhood officially entered Canada on June 1, 2026, by closing its C$250 million (approximately $180 million USD) acquisition of WonderFi Technologies . The deal gave Robinhood ownership of two of Canada's oldest regulated crypto platforms — Bitbuy and Coinsquare — along with roughly 300,000 funded accounts . On July 1 (Canada Day), Robinhood announced it is now officially available to Canadian residents . Notably, the Canadian launch is currently focused exclusively on cryptocurrency trading, with no timeline for stock, option, or ETF trading .

AI-Powered Crypto Trading for US Customers

In May 2026, Robinhood launched "Agentic Trading," allowing US customers to connect their own AI agents to research markets, execute trades, and rebalance portfolios . The initial rollout covered stock trading, but Robinhood stated it plans to broaden the feature to include derivatives, cryptocurrency, and prediction markets . On June 16, 2026, Robinhood opened this AI-powered Agentic Trading platform to all US customers . The crypto-specific AI trading capability is confirmed as a planned expansion of the existing agentic platform, not yet a separate product launch .

Capital Markets Services License in Singapore

On April 23, 2026, Robinhood received in-principle approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to offer securities brokerage and exchange-traded derivatives services . Robinhood stated that Singapore will serve as its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters . The IPA is a preliminary regulatory nod — Robinhood must satisfy additional requirements before receiving full capital markets services authorization . This is not yet a finalized license, but it is a major step toward establishing a brokerage presence in one of Asia's key financial centers.

Summary of Verification

All five expansion initiatives are verified by major news sources (Reuters, WSJ, Bloomberg, Forbes, CNBC, Yahoo Finance) and Robinhood's own official announcements. The only caveats: the Singapore approval is in-principle (not yet a final license), and the AI-powered crypto trading for US customers is confirmed as an upcoming expansion of the existing agentic trading platform rather than a separate crypto-only product launch. Robinhood's 2025–2026 expansion represents a strategic pivot from a US-centric retail brokerage toward a global, multi-asset, AI-enhanced financial platform.