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:Currently available only to EU users, these tokens allow fractional ownership and bypass cross-border brokerage hurdles.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":9" /> | :Currently available only to EU users, these tokens allow fractional ownership and bypass cross-border brokerage hurdles.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":9" /> | ||
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:Classified as derivatives under EU rules, not direct securities. Robinhood emphasizes transparency, but faces scrutiny over disclosures involving private companies.<ref name=":10" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fenton |first=Andrew |date=July 16 2025 |title=Will Robinhood’s tokenized stocks REALLY take over the world? |url=https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/tokenized-stocks-take-over-world-robinhood-kraken-pros-cons-crypto/ |website=cointelegraph.com}}</ref> | :Classified as derivatives under EU rules, not direct securities. Robinhood emphasizes transparency, but faces scrutiny over disclosures involving private companies.<ref name=":10" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fenton |first=Andrew |date=July 16, 2025 |title=Will Robinhood’s tokenized stocks REALLY take over the world? |url=https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/tokenized-stocks-take-over-world-robinhood-kraken-pros-cons-crypto/ |website=cointelegraph.com}}</ref> | ||
===Negative impacts=== | ===Negative impacts=== | ||
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=====Systemic Compliance Failures===== | =====Systemic Compliance Failures===== | ||
* | *Paid $29.75 million in 2025 to settle the Finance Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) probes for failing to detect suspicious account activity, leaving customers vulnerable to hacking and fraud.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stempel |first=Jonathan |date=March 7, 2025 |title=Robinhood paying $29.75 million to end US regulator's probes |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/robinhood-paying-2975-million-end-us-regulators-probes-2025-03-07/ |website=Reuters.com}}</ref> | ||
*Fined $45 million in 2025 by the SEC for failing to safeguard customer data, leading to a 2021 breach exposing millions of users’ information.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 13, 2025 |title=Two Robinhood Broker-Dealers to Pay $45 Million in Combined Penalties for Violating More Than 10 Separate Securities Law Provisions |url=https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025-5 |website=SEC.gov}}</ref> | *Fined $45 million in 2025 by the SEC for failing to safeguard customer data, leading to a 2021 breach exposing millions of users’ information.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 13, 2025 |title=Two Robinhood Broker-Dealers to Pay $45 Million in Combined Penalties for Violating More Than 10 Separate Securities Law Provisions |url=https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025-5 |website=SEC.gov}}</ref> | ||