Robinhood plans to launch crypto perpetual futures for eligible U.S. customers in the coming months, offering contracts tied to Bitcoin, Ether and six other digital assets. The announcement,
Robinhood plans to launch crypto perpetual futures for eligible U.S. customers in the coming months, offering contracts tied to Bitcoin, Ether and six other digital assets. The announcement, made on September 29, also introduced Robinhood Agents, an in-app AI product for market research, strategy development and trade execution.
The planned derivatives rollout would give U.S. customers access to contracts on BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, DOGE, ADA, LINK and HYPE. Bitcoin and Ether perpetuals may offer leverage of up to 10x, while the remaining listed assets would be capped at 3x, according to Robinhood’s announcement.
Perpetual futures differ from conventional futures contracts because they have no expiry date. Robinhood said its proposed U.S. product will be available to eligible customers in the coming months, without setting out a more specific launch date.
The differentiated leverage limits put BTC and ETH at the top of the planned range. Leverage can amplify both gains and losses, making the 10x ceiling on the two largest crypto assets materially higher than the 3x limit Robinhood outlined for SOL, XRP, DOGE, ADA, LINK and HYPE.
The Block independently reported that the perpetual-futures launch is planned for the coming months and described it as part of Robinhood’s broader effort to expand its offerings for active U.S. traders. The planned product adds a derivatives route for customers seeking exposure beyond standard spot trading.
Robinhood said its U.S. perpetual contracts will be offered through Robinhood Derivatives via Bitstamp. The company is advertising a promotional fee of 0.01% per trade through the end of 2026.
No-expiry contracts are planned, with stop-loss and take-profit tools as well as liquidation-price tracking included in the offering.
The company gave only a coming-months timeframe for the U.S. launch and did not provide a precise date in the announcement.
Official Robinhood graphic showing the announced perpetual-futures and earnings-contract products. — Source: Robinhood Newsroom
Robinhood unveiled Robinhood Agents, an in-app feature that lets customers create dedicated agentic accounts, select models from leading AI labs including OpenAI, research markets, develop strategies and place trades, the company said. Robinhood said manual approval for each trade is enabled by default, giving users an initial control point over orders generated through the agentic-account workflow. The Block reported that the agents can research markets, build strategies and trade automatically.
Robinhood said more than 150,000 customers had opened agentic trading accounts since third-party agent connectivity launched in May 2026. It also reported that agents were using Robinhood’s tools nearly 30 million times per day.
The figures are company-reported and do not independently assess trading activity or investment performance, but they indicate that Robinhood had established a sizeable base of agentic-account users before introducing Robinhood Agents.
The company’s AI research and strategy tools, alongside planned crypto perpetual futures, broaden its expansion aimed at active U.S. traders. Robinhood said the perpetual futures are expected to launch in the coming months for eligible U.S. customers.
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