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<p>Robinhood is moving into Indonesia through the planned acquisition of a licensed brokerage and a registered crypto trading platform, marking one of its most significant international expansions to date.</p>
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   <li>Robinhood plans to buy an Indonesian brokerage and crypto trading firm.</li>
   <li>The move expands its presence into a high-growth retail trading market.</li>
   <li>The acquisitions follow rising activity across tokenized assets and new product lines.</li>
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<p>In a Dec. 7 announcement, Robinhood Markets said it has agreed to acquire PT Buana Capital Sekuritas, an Indonesian brokerage, and PT Pedagang Aset Kripto, a regulated digital asset trader.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://robinhood.com/us/en/newsroom/Robinhood-is-Coming-to-Indonesia/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">move</a> gives Robinhood an immediate presence in one of Southeast Asia’s most active retail investment markets, home to more than 19 million capital market investors and 17 million crypto users.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="robinhood-to-gain-dual-regulatory-advantage">Robinhood to gain dual regulatory advantage</h2>
<p>Patrick Chan, Robinhood’s Head of Asia, said Indonesia’s rapid growth in trading activity makes it a natural fit for the company’s mission. Pieter Tanuri, the majority owner of both acquired entities, will remain involved as a strategic advisor.</p>
<p>After the acquisition closes, Robinhood plans to maintain Buana Capital’s existing brokerage services while preparing to offer Indonesians access to U.S. equities, cryptocurrencies, and other products through Robinhood’s global platform.</p>
<p>You might also like: <a href="https://crypto.news/robinhood-says-no-immediate-plans-to-launch-a-cryptocurrency-treasury/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Robinhood says no immediate plans to launch a cryptocurrency treasury </a></p>
<p>Both transactions, which are expected to close in the first half of 2026, require approval from Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Indonesia is a top <a href="https://crypto.news/haqq-co-founder-says-indonesia-could-be-the-largest-crypto-hub-in-asia/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">target</a> for digital finance firms because of its young, mobile-first populace. Robinhood will gain a dual regulatory foothold by entering the market with both a brokerage license and a crypto trading license, which may enable it to expand swiftly across digital assets and stocks.</p>
<p>Robinhood shares rose about 1.2% in after-hours trading following the Indonesia announcement, with community reactions on X calling it a notable milestone for global crypto access and one of the company’s most ambitious regional expansions.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="move-aligns-with-robinhood-s-global-expansion-and-crypto-strategy">Move aligns with Robinhood’s global expansion and crypto strategy</h2>
<p>The deal follows a period of accelerated product growth for Robinhood. The company’s custom layer-2 network, built on Arbitrum (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/arbitrum/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ARB</a>), now supports over 900 tokenized U.S. stocks, exchange-traded funds, and commodities, letting users trade them around the clock.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The firm is also expanding into prediction markets through a partnership with Kalshi that added NFL and college football event contracts. The collaboration lifted Robinhood shares earlier in the month but drew regulatory attention, including a cease-and-desist <a href="https://crypto.news/connecticut-hits-kalshi-robinhood-crypto-com-over-sports-event-contracts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">order</a> from Connecticut on Dec. 4 for unlicensed sports betting.</p>
<p>Event contracts continue to be a major engagement driver, with Robinhood reporting more than one million users trading contracts in Q3.</p>
<p>Read more: <a href="https://crypto.news/robinhood-tokenization-will-eat-the-financial-system/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Robinhood: Tokenization will ‘eat’ the financial system </a></p>

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