Robinhood to Add Crypto.com Prediction Markets and Take Minority Stake in Exchange

In its September 8, 2026 announcement, Robinhood said it would begin routing selected football event contracts to OG.com that day. The announcement sets out a launch plan; it does not independently confirm that customers have completed trades through the new arrangement. For related coverage, see Robinhood Wallet, Fomo Enable Card Memecoin Buys Amid Chase Questions.

Robinhood Plans to Add Crypto.com Prediction Markets

The Robinhood Crypto.com prediction markets arrangement starts with football. Crypto.com describes a multi-year infrastructure and clearing partnership with OG.com, linking the platform to the machinery that processes and settles event-contract trades. For related coverage, see Fed Experiment Shows Bitcoin Rallies Draw New Crypto Buyers.

There is already substantial activity to serve. Robinhood reports 13.6 billion event contracts traded in Q2 2026—a count of contracts, not dollars changing hands.

The company also reports more than 5 billion World Cup contracts. Its cumulative tally reached over 45 billion contracts since launch, including more than 30 billion in 2026 through August.

OG.com joins an existing roster. Robinhood says it will continue routing contracts to Kalshi, ForecastEX and Rothera, giving the new partner a place alongside established venues.

JB Mackenzie, Robinhood’s VP and GM of Futures and Prediction Markets, framed that approach around resilience:

“Routing event contracts to multiple venues helps create a stronger, more diverse and resilient marketplace,”

— JB Mackenzie, Robinhood announcement

Robinhood Also Plans a Minority Stake in the Exchange

The ownership component raises the stakes for the relationship. Robinhood says it will hold equity in Crypto.com and OG.com following OG.com’s spin-off as an independent trading platform.

A single source, CoinGape, reported that the stakes would be minority holdings. The issuer announcements do not disclose ownership percentages, cash consideration or the conditions under which Robinhood would earn the interests.

The pricing reference is Citadel Securities’ recent investment into Crypto.com Group at a $20 billion valuation. That figure values the group; it is not Robinhood’s purchase price.

Crypto.com separately states a $5 billion standalone valuation for OG.com within the investment and spin-off context. Neither valuation establishes what Robinhood will ultimately own.

The crucial qualification sits in Robinhood’s forward-looking disclosure: the company describes equity interests it may earn under the partnership. The release does not establish a completed cash acquisition.

Kris Marszalek, founder and CEO of Crypto.com and OG.com, signaled broader ambitions without specifying the next move:

“This is the beginning of a strategic partnership between both companies,”

— Kris Marszalek, Robinhood announcement

What the Announcement Means for Robinhood Users

Football is the announced starting point; election contracts have a separate path. Robinhood says midterm election contracts were routed to Kalshi and Rothera, with expansion to Crypto.com and OG.com only a possibility in the coming weeks.

Crypto.com identifies North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. as a CFTC-registered exchange and clearing organization. Robinhood identifies Robinhood Derivatives, LLC as a CFTC-registered futures commission merchant and NFA member.

Those issuer-described registrations do not establish a fresh regulatory approval or universal access to sports contracts. The CFTC’s jurisdiction fight with states over prediction markets is a separate issue from the announced routing partnership.

Alongside Robinhood’s UK crypto trading integration with Bitstamp and blockchain launch, the OG.com arrangement extends its trading expansion into another infrastructure relationship. Here, the prospective equity interests would also give Robinhood an ownership connection to businesses serving its event-contract customers.

With Kalshi, ForecastEX and Rothera staying in the routing mix, the next question is sharper than whether Robinhood adds another venue: how much of that business will flow to a partner it expects to partly own?