融资在即，智能股票交易平台Robinhood估值或突破56亿美元
据《华尔街日报》报道，移动端智能股票交易平台Robinhood有望在近日完成新一轮融资。本次融资将由DST Global领投，融资完成后，Robinhood平台估值有望达到56亿美元。
去年4月，DST Global就曾领衔对Robinhood进行了总额1.1亿美元的投资。这次融资后，Robinhood平台估值达到了约13亿美元。
E*Trade等传统股票零售商通常会收取对每笔交易收取至少10美元的手续费，而Robinhood则借助免手续费这一优势逐渐吸引了大量用户。
近日，Robinhood还宣布，计划允许美国五个州的用户在其平台上购买和出售以太币与比特币。
据了解，Coinbase通常会对这类交易收取大约4%的手续费，而Robinhood的免/低收费模式或许会为其赢得更多的市场份额，其用户规模可能也不止目前的300万。
Fee-free stocktrading app RobinHood is eyeing an incredible $5.6 billion valuation on the back of a forthcoming fund raising round, according to the Wall Street journal. The company, which recently announced plans to let users in five US states buy and sell Ether and Bitcoin on the app, is reportedly close to completing a new round of financing from DST Global.
DST Global led a $110 million round in the five-year old US firm in April last year, valuing the company at $1.3 billion.
With traditional retail brokerages such as E*Trade charging fees of anything up to $10 a trade, Robinhood has attracted strong interest for its apps since launching in 2015.
The move into cryptocurrencies is expected to further grow its three million-strong user base by undercutting the likes of Coinbase, which charges subscribers up to four per cent on transactions.
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