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ARK Invest Buys $9.1M Robinhood Shares Amid 23% Stock Decline

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest purchased 99,418 Robinhood shares worth $9.1 million, marking its largest investment in the company in six months.

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest purchased 99,418 Robinhood shares worth $9.1 million, marking its largest investment in the company in six months. This is an original TLT brief based on reporting by CoinCodex, with live market data added, as of Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:30:04 UTC.

Why it matters

The significant investment by ARK Invest comes as Robinhood faces a 23% stock decline and a 55% drop in crypto revenue, indicating potential confidence in the company's long-term prospects despite near-term challenges.

Key takeaways
  • ARK Invest bought 99,418 Robinhood shares worth $9.1 million.
  • Robinhood's stock fell 23% amid a 55% drop in crypto revenue.
  • Robinhood reported $1.42 billion in Q3 revenue, up 12% year-over-year.
  • Robinhood's TVL is $589.71M, down 8.7% in the last week.
The story so far · 2 briefs
  1. Ark Invest Adjusts Portfolio: Buys Circle Shares, Sells Bitcoin ETF Holdings
  2. ARK Invest Buys $9.1M Robinhood Shares Amid 23% Stock Decline — this brief

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest has made its largest purchase of Robinhood shares in six months, acquiring 99,418 shares worth approximately $9.1 million. This investment comes as Robinhood's stock has experienced a significant decline, falling by 23%.

The purchase coincides with Robinhood's recent financial report, which revealed a 55% drop in crypto revenue. Despite this, the company reported total net revenue of about $1.42 billion for the third quarter of 2023, marking a 12% increase from the same period the previous year, as reported by NewsBTC and AMBCrypto.

Robinhood's stock has been under pressure, with AMBCrypto noting that it fell below $85 during Friday's session. This decline extends an October retreat, despite the company achieving record quarterly revenue.

The investment by ARK Invest is notable given the current market conditions. The total crypto market cap stands at $2.67 trillion, with the overall market experiencing a broad downturn. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, is down 4.76% in the last 24 hours, and the Fear & Greed Index is at 30, indicating a state of fear among investors.

Robinhood's Total Value Locked (TVL) is currently $589.71 million, according to DeFiLlama, marking an 8.7% decrease over the past week. This data point provides additional context to the challenges Robinhood is facing in the crypto space.

The market when this published · October 29, 2026
Total market cap$2.67T
Bitcoin 24h-4.76%
Ethereum 24h-4.85%
BTC dominance58.3%
Fear & Greed30 · Fear
Cross-source data check

1 key figure independently matched across 3 outlets reporting this story.

55%2× corroboratedCoinCodex, NewsBTC

TLT extracts the figures each outlet reports and flags the ones that agree. Numbers cited by only one outlet are attributed in the brief, not shown as corroborated.

On-chain & primary-source check

Figures and sectors in this story, checked live against on-chain aggregators · October 30, 2026.

Robinhood TVL$587.17M-8.8% 7dDeFiLlama ↗
Bitcoin DeFi TVL$5.96BDeFiLlama ↗

TLT reads these figures directly from on-chain aggregators (DeFiLlama, mempool.space) at build time — independent of what any outlet reported. Sector totals aggregate every protocol DeFiLlama tracks in that category. Values are live and will change.

ARK Invest Buys $9.1M Robinhood Shares Amid 23% Stock Declin — questions & answers

What was the size of ARK Invest's Robinhood purchase?

ARK Invest bought 99,418 Robinhood shares worth $9.1 million.

How much did Robinhood's crypto revenue drop?

Robinhood's crypto revenue fell by 55%.

What was Robinhood's Q3 revenue?

Robinhood reported $1.42 billion in Q3 revenue, up 12% year-over-year.

Which outlets reported this story?

This is an original TLT brief that synthesises reporting from CoinCodex. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.

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Market data verified against CoinGecko & Binance · October 30, 2026 ⛓ Timestamped at Bitcoin block #973,849 sha256:595b1efc763d8e03
Based on reporting by CoinCodex — this is an original TLT summary with live market data, not the original article.CoinCodex · Oct 29 15:25 ↗

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