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Evening brief: Robinhood crypto revenue falls to $120 million, CFTC sues Utah over prediction markets
Robinhood reported Q3 cryptocurrencies revenue of $120 million, down 55% year over year, while event contracts revenue reached $173 million; the CFTC sued Utah over state enforcement against federally registered prediction markets; and bitcoin was at $80,711.14 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the US session, per CoinGecko.
Robinhood Markets reported third-quarter cryptocurrencies revenue of $120 million, down 55% from a year earlier, while event contracts revenue reached $173 million, up over 6x, according to the company's Exhibit 99.1 filed with an 8-K accepted at 4:06 p.m. ET. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the United States also sued Utah to stop the state from applying gambling law to CFTC-registered prediction markets. [4][5][6]
Bitcoin closed the U.S. session at $80,711.14 on CoinGecko's 4:00 p.m. ET 5-minute print, recovering from overnight levels near $79,400. Crypto short liquidations led longs over the past 24 hours. [1][3]
U.S. session close
Bitcoin, ether and solana each ended the U.S. session higher on a rolling 24-hour basis. CoinGecko USD prices: Tuesday 4:00 p.m. ET close (5-minute points) and rolling 24-hour change to a post-close snapshot at 4:17 p.m. ET. Powered by CoinGecko API. [1]
| Asset | Tue 4:00 p.m. ET (5-min) | Rolling 24h (to ~4:17 p.m.) |
|---|---|---|
| BTC | $80,711.14 | +1.05% |
| ETH | $2,345.35 | +1.35% |
| SOL | $101.05 | +0.78% |
Total crypto market value was $2.70 trillion at 4:17 p.m. ET, up 1.09% over 24 hours; bitcoin's share was 60.02%. On CoinMarketCap's top-10 list at the same access, XRP was $1.3227 (+2.32% rolling 24h) and Zcash $1,297.88 (+6.15%), the largest non-stable 24-hour gain in that set. [2]
Movers
Largest rolling 24-hour moves among CoinGecko's top-50 coins by market cap (major stablecoins excluded), to about 4:17 p.m. ET. These are rolling 24-hour changes, not 4 p.m.–to–4 p.m. No catalyst is sourced for the movers. Powered by CoinGecko API. [1]
| Coin | Price (~4:17 p.m. ET) | Rolling 24h |
|---|---|---|
| Bitway (BTW) | $1.62 | +39.69% |
| MemeCore (M) | $1.08 | +12.74% |
| Zcash (ZEC) | $1,297.96 | +6.05% |
| Bitcoin Cash (BCH) | $289.72 | +4.02% |
| Hyperliquid (HYPE) | $81.11 | +3.94% |
| Rain (RAIN) | $0.00719 | −6.40% |
| Aave (AAVE) | $132.26 | −1.98% |
Liquidations
Crypto short liquidations totaled $63.6M and long liquidations $39.6M over the past 24 hours to 4:17 p.m. ET. Liquidations are leveraged positions exchanges forcibly close when margin runs out; figures are USD value across exchanges CoinMarketCap tracks, crypto contracts only. Data: CoinMarketCap. [3]
Top five coins by 24-hour liquidations, past 24 hours to 4:17 p.m. ET:
| # | Coin | 24h total | Longs | Shorts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethereum (ETH) (+1.4%) | $32.2M | $7.0M | $25.2M |
| 2 | Bitcoin (BTC) (+1.1%) | $17.2M | $7.4M | $9.8M |
| 3 | Quack AI (Q) (−49.9%) | $9.7M | $4.1M | $5.6M |
| 4 | Zcash (ZEC) (+6.2%) | $6.2M | $0.5M | $5.6M |
| 5 | Solana (SOL) (+0.9%) | $3.6M | $2.1M | $1.5M |
Non-crypto perpetual futures liquidations
Non-crypto short liquidations totaled $9.6M and long liquidations $8.5M over the same 24 hours (metals, stocks, ETFs, energy; floor = non-crypto entries in CoinMarketCap's top-250 list). Data: CoinMarketCap. [3]
| # | Contract | 24h total | Longs | Shorts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direxion Daily Semiconductor ETF (SOXL) (+9.2%) | $3.7M | $1.1M | $2.6M |
| 2 | Silver (XAG) (+1.1%) | $2.4M | $2.3M | $0.1M |
| 3 | SanDisk Corporation (SNDK) (+2.7%) | $2.2M | $0.7M | $1.4M |
| 4 | Gold (XAU) (+1.2%) | $1.2M | $0.3M | $0.9M |
| 5 | Robinhood Markets (HOOD) (−1.3%) | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.0M |
What printed
01 · Robinhood Q3: cryptocurrencies revenue $120 million (−55% YoY); event contracts $173 million (up over 6x); crypto notional volume $50 billion (−38%). Robinhood Markets filed an 8-K (Item 2.02) accepted at 4:06 p.m. ET with Exhibit 99.1 results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2026. Transaction-based revenues rose 19% year over year to $867 million, "primarily driven by event contracts revenue of $173 million, up over 6x, options revenue of $399 million, up 31%, and equities revenue of $121 million, up 41%, partially offset by cryptocurrencies revenue of $120 million, down 55%." Crypto notional trading volumes fell 38% year over year to $50 billion ($21 billion Robinhood App; $29 billion Bitstamp). Total net revenues were a record $1.42 billion, up 12%. Figures are the company's Ex. 99.1 only. [4]
02 · The CFTC and the United States sue Utah over prediction-market enforcement. The Commission said Oct. 27 it sued in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah to stop Utah from using state gambling law against CFTC-registered event-contract markets. The complaint (Case 2:26-cv-01055, filed Oct. 26) follows Utah Attorney General Derek Brown's Oct. 20 state suit against Kalshi and Susquehanna entities. Release 9315-26 says the Commission has also opened proceedings against nine other states; complaint paragraph 65 names Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin, making Utah the tenth on that complaint-and-PR count. A complaint is a filing, not a ruling. [5][6]
03 · Predict.fun reports about 400,000 USDT in unauthorized transfers. Predict.fun said in an official @predictdotfun post at about 10:33 a.m. ET that a small number of users saw unauthorized transfers totaling approximately 400,000 USDT. The company's preliminary investigation "suggests" its third-party-hosted API documentation site "may have been compromised"; it took the docs site offline and said it will fully reimburse affected users for losses as a direct result of the incident, with a post-mortem to follow. Those figures and the cause framing are the company's. [7]
04 · Payward intends to be the first CFTC-regulated HIP-3 deployer for US perps on Hyperliquid rails, subject to approval.* Hyperliquid said Payward, Kraken's parent, announced that intention, with Bitnomial as the prospective DCM/DCO deployer and NinjaTrader Clearing as the prospective FCM if approved. HIP-3* remains optional, additive functionality with preliminary testnet specifications. This is an intention announcement, not live US trading. [8]
05 · CoinShares maps four ways stablecoins reach equity portfolios; supply $305.83 billion. A CoinShares research note dated Oct. 23 puts total stablecoin supply at $305.83 billion as of Sept. 27, 2026, with Tether and Circle at 84.7%, and frames banks, T-bill demand, settlement distribution and tokenised-equity collateral as pathways into listed-equity exposure. The page is company research, not a regulator finding. [9]
06 · As of Oct. 27, Robinhood's pages describe Robinhood Earn for USDG via Morpho. Support and product pages say eligible users can buy USDG on Robinhood Crypto and lend it onchain through a self-custody wallet via Morpho's protocol; the product page states an estimated 7% APY as a company figure; New York and Texas are restricted. The pages describe the product; they are not treated here as a dated go-live announcement. Not a deposit product; lent crypto is not FDIC- or SIPC-protected per the disclosures. [10][11]
Open items still in play
- Federal Open Market Committee statement Wednesday. The FOMC meets Oct. 27–28; the policy statement and Chair press conference are scheduled Wednesday afternoon ET. [12]
- Ripple National Trust Bank remains company-relay until OCC posts. Ripple and Business Wire reported Oct. 26 that the OCC granted final approval for Ripple National Trust Bank; an OCC.gov final news release or decision letter was not located on evening watches. [13]
- Payward's HIP-3 US perps path is still subject to regulatory approval.* Hyperliquid's post frames Bitnomial and NinjaTrader Clearing roles with "subject to regulatory approval" / "if approved"; no go-live date or approval order is in that record. [8]
Sources (13)
- Prices: Powered by CoinGecko API (https://www.coingecko.com/en/api). CoinGecko public API, USD 5-minute points for BTC, ETH and SOL at 4:00 p.m. ET Tuesday Oct. 27, and /simple/price plus /coins/markets rolling 24-hour snapshot accessed ~4:17 p.m. ET. Percentage changes are CoinGecko's rolling 24h to the snapshot (majors) or Le Coin table arithmetic where noted. Pack: briefs/work/2026-10-27-evening-close-pack.md (sha256 ce15d999e2ed365af5b46c24d887f9c7f21883ae40998b9d87eb769699e0e56e). Accessed Oct. 27, 2026, ~4:17 p.m. ET.
- CoinMarketCap, https://coinmarketcap.com (listings/latest top-10 quotes and global-metrics/quotes/latest; last_updated ~4:16–4:17 p.m. ET), accessed Oct. 27, 2026, 4:17 p.m. ET. CSVs: drop/2026-10-27-evening-brief/top10-quotes.csv , total-mcap.csv .
- CoinMarketCap liquidations, past 24 hours to 4:17 p.m. ET Oct. 27, 2026; data/liquidations/latest-evening.md (sha256 4c3163ededd27fdee99b813c63fa1b1376fe9ff6ea764f9d12663dd2fbcefca0).
- Robinhood Markets, Inc., Form 8-K (Item 2.02), EDGAR accepted Oct. 27, 2026, 4:06:05 p.m. ET; Exhibit 99.1, "Robinhood Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results," https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1783879/000178387926000164/q32026robinhoodexhibit991.htm ; index https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1783879/000178387926000164/0001783879-26-000164-index.htm ; cryptocurrencies revenue $120 million (−55% YoY); event contracts revenue $173 million (up over 6x); crypto notional volume $50 billion (−38%); accessed Oct. 27, 2026, ~4:20 p.m. ET (local Ex. 99.1 copy under drop/2026-10-27-robinhood-q3-crypto-revenue/).
- CFTC, Release Number 9315-26, Oct. 27, 2026, https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9315-26 , accessed Oct. 27, 2026, ~4:18 p.m. ET.
- United States and CFTC v. State of Utah and Derek Brown, Case 2:26-cv-01055 (D. Utah), complaint filed Oct. 26, 2026, https://www.cftc.gov/media/14796/OGC_UtahComplaint102626/download , accessed Oct. 27, 2026, ~4:18 p.m. ET.
- Predict.fun (@predictdotfun), X statement, Oct. 27, 2026, ~10:33 a.m. ET, https://x.com/predictdotfun/status/2115089547528950108 , accessed Oct. 27, 2026, ~4:18 p.m. ET.
- Hyperliquid (@HyperliquidX) on X, note_tweet status 2114772826435866711, Oct. 26, 2026, 1:35 p.m. ET, https://x.com/HyperliquidX/status/2114772826435866711 , accessed Oct. 27, 2026, 1:29 p.m. ET.
- CoinShares, "The four ways stablecoins reach an equity portfolio," Oct. 23, 2026, https://coinshares.com/insights/research-data/the-four-ways-stablecoins-reach-an-equity-portfolio/ , accessed Oct. 27, 2026, 1:29 p.m. ET.
- Robinhood Support, "Robinhood Earn," https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/robinhood-earn/ , accessed Oct. 27, 2026, 1:30 p.m. ET.
- Robinhood product page, Robinhood Earn, https://robinhood.com/us/en/crypto/earn/ , accessed Oct. 27, 2026, 1:30 p.m. ET.
- Federal Reserve, FOMC calendars, https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm , accessed Oct. 27, 2026, ~4:18 p.m. ET.
- Ripple press release, Oct. 26, 2026, https://ripple.com/ripple-press/ripple-receives-final-occ-approval-to-establish-national-trust-bank/ ; OCC.gov final not located on evening watches through pack access ~4:17 p.m. ET.
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