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One million people are waiting in line to join Robinhood's crypto trading

The wave of registrations signals that consumer interest in the crypto craze isn't slowing even after Bitcoin tumbled more than 50%

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Kailey Leinz and Julie Verhage | Bloomberg
Eager to trade Bitcoin for free on Robinhood? Take a number and get in line...a very long line.

More than one million people have signed up for “early access” to the brokerage app’s cryptocurrency section in the four days since it said it would offer no-cost trading in digital coins. It could be a long time before they’re able to trade.

Robinhood Financial LLC said last week it plans to let its users buy and sell digital coins without fees starting in February. It’ll roll out the option gradually with the intention of having it available to customers in most

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