SoFi has been punished hard in 2026, but a fresh Wall Street initiation and back-to-back earnings beats are rewriting the story. Whether the bull case or the rate-hike risk wins out depends on factors that make this call genuinely close.

Bitcoin's breakout sent fintech stocks flying Friday, but the gains spread unevenly across SoFi, Robinhood, and Affirm in a way that reveals exactly which names actually have skin in the crypto game.

Crypto stocks are rising Friday as bitcoin is headed for its best weekly performance in more than two years. Shares of Coinbase Global, the largest crypto exchange in the U.S., were up 10% Friday morning. Strategy, the bitcoin accumulation firm led by Michael Saylor, gained 8%.

Stocks traded in the green at the open on Friday but were still pacing for weekly losses.

Bitcoin's sharp breakout is sending shockwaves through retail brokerage stocks, but Robinhood and Webull are catching the move in very different ways, and the gap between them reveals something important about how each company is actually built.

The Cheesecake and Dropbox have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day

Moderna shares rise to close out a week of wild swings, while crypto stocks extend their recent rally.

The bitcoin trade is back on. Crypto hoarder Strategy Inc.'s shares were up 10% Friday in premarket trading. Shares in Robinhood and Coinbase, which benefit from crypto trading, were up more than 5%. U.

It’s been a stellar week for cryptos—and it’s about more than just President Donald Trump calling for Congress to pass the Clarity Act.

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) shares rose nearly 4. 9% in pre-market trading on Friday as renewed optimism over US cryptocurrency regulation fuelled buying across digital asset-related stocks.

Cryptocurrency-linked shares continued their advance on Friday as Bitcoin (COIN:BTCUSD) climbed to its highest levels since late May, supported by renewed optimism over US digital asset regulation and improving appetite for risk. The latest gains followed President Donald Trump’s call for lawmakers to establish clearer rules for the cryptocurrency industry, adding regulatory momentum to a market already benefiting from Bitcoin’s sharp recovery.

Investing.com -- Crypto-linked stocks rallied Friday as Bitcoin extended its climb to levels not seen since late May, after President Trump called on lawmakers to pass clear regulatory rules for digital assets.

According to CNBC, Tom Lee, Co-founder and Head of Research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, said that Robinhood stock is one to avoid in 2026.

Today, Aug. 20, 2026, disappointing consumer results and rising oil prices snapped Wednesday's relief rally, renewing inflation concerns across major indexes.

On Aug. 20, 2026, the digital brokerage posted $198.8 million in revenue with trading-related income up 66% year over year, fueling investor optimism.

Meme coin season added $3 billion in a day. Volume and fee data reveal whether Solana, BNB or Robinhood Chain leads.

Tom Lee of Fundstrat recently recommended that investors avoid Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) in 2026. The call came up for debate on CNBC’s Investment Committee, where panelists pushed back almost immediately. Analysts also noted the irony in Lee’s position. Why Lee’s Position on HOOD is ‘Counterintuitive’? Lee is often seen as a major proponent of crypto, […]

Trump says CFTC Chair Mike Selig is working on a compliant U.S. path for Hyperliquid after months of regulatory engagement.

The Trump administration is aggressively pushing forward with executive actions to bolster the cryptocurrency industry as comprehensive regulatory legislation stalls in the Senate.

Coinbase's premium valuation and weak crypto backdrop offset global expansion, tokenized assets and new trading tools, keeping the near-term outlook cautious.

The premium rests on a three-year growth average, while the most recent reported quarter went the other way.

Robinhood co-founder and CEO Vlad Tenev says clearer, more permanent crypto rules would give investors confidence that regulations won't shift with changing administrations. Speaking with Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in Washington, DC, Tenev says that prediction markets will survive regardless of whether the Supreme Court sides with states seeking to regulate them, though he notes that the industry may have to adapt to the legal outcome.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) surged past $70,000 after Trump met with cryptocurrency leaders at the White House and called on Congress to pass the CLARITY Act. Yahoo Finance Fed Correspondent Jennifer Schonberger reports on who was among the two dozen attendees at the meeting and whether there is real progress on the stalled digital asset legislation.

Robinhood Markets Inc. CEO Vlad Tenev on Tuesday described tokenization as an unstoppable force that will overhaul the financial system, urging America to take the lead in the sector. Tenev Pushes for Stock Tokens Tenev wrote in an X article...

Webull (NASDAQ:BULL) stock is up 13% to $9.76 in early Thursday trading after the online broker posted its strongest quarter as a public company. Meanwhile, Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) stock practically unchanged at $95.34. For the broader sector context, the iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF (NYSEARCA:IAI) shares are flat/unchanged at around $190. That flat ... Webull Rockets 13% on Record Quarter as Day-Trader Rule Change Fuels Volume; Robinhood Holds Steady

The moves higher come after President Donald Trump made the case for Congress to pass the Clarity Act.

Bitcoin broke a months-long range reaching over $71,800

The Hyperliquid token jumped 26% after Trump said regulators were working to bring the decentralized exchange to the U.S.

Bitcoin Rally Sends Circle Stock Higher as Crypto Shares Surge Across the Board

The world’s largest digital asset hit its highest level since June after the president hosted a pro-crypto rally at the White House.

Bitcoin rose more than 5% after the White House meeting, which also drew calls for regulation of decentralized exchange Hyperliquid

Moderna tumbles as investors take some profit following Wednesday’s surge, while crypto stocks rally.

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Bitcoin prices surged above $69,000 for the first time since early June after President Donald Trump met with top crypto executives in the White House.

The White House meeting put crypto regulation, prediction markets and Hyperliquid’s U.S. future in the spotlight.

Webull (NASDAQ:BULL) reported record second-quarter results for 2026, with revenue rising 51% year over year to $198.8 million as higher trading activity and customer asset growth lifted both transaction- and interest-related income. Group President and U.S. CEO Anthony Denier said the elimination

Hyperliquid’s HYPE token (CRYPTO: $HYPE) jumped 17% Wednesday after President Donald Trump said Commodity Fut...

Tom Lee named Robinhood a stock to avoid despite record Q2 growth. His own Investment Committee pushed back, citing Robinhood Chain's growth.

Stocks of leading crypto companies, Strategy, Coinbase, Circle, and Robinhood, rally.

Trump met Leaders of tech and crypto firms, including Coinbase and Ripple, on Wednesday. It’s the next move for the executives after an industry-friendly bill stalled.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev walked into the White House and the CFTC with a bold claim: tokenization is not a niche experiment but the next architecture of global finance. What he wants from regulators could determine whether that future gets built in the U.S. or somewhere else entirely.

SCHW stock touches a new 52-week high on record asset inflows, surging margins and strong earnings momentum, despite rising expenses.

Bitcoin is surging, tokenized stocks are breaking records, and two retail brokerages are racing to claim the next era of American finance before regulators decide who gets left behind.

The Senate sets date for Clarity Act vote. SEC proposes new rules for crypto offerings. White House, Trump to host crypto summit.

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: $HOOD) CEO Vlad Tenev is calling on U.S. regulators to approve tokenized stocks. <...

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev urges US policymakers to modernize rules so that stock tokens can be traded at home.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev believes that equity on-chain tokenization is the best path to modernizing the American financial system.

Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY) reported record fourth-quarter bookings, backlog and revenue for fiscal 2026, as the defense technology company cited broad demand across its portfolio and raised its long-term organic-growth target. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bill Ballhaus said fourth-quarte

Coinbase Global is betting on prediction markets to diversify trading, boost retention and advance its push to become an 'everything exchange'.

SOFI bets on SoFi Coach to deepen member engagement, drive cross-buying and unlock new opportunities across its financial ecosystem.