The brokerage giant is letting third-party AI agents execute crypto trades around the clock, complete with user-defined safety guardrails
Robinhood has expanded its Agentic Trading feature to include crypto for eligible US customers, allowing AI agents to buy and sell digital assets on users’ behalf 24/7. With roughly 27.5 million users on the platform, this isn’t a niche experiment.
How Agentic Trading actually works #
Robinhood’s system runs through dedicated “Agentic Accounts” that are funded separately from a user’s main brokerage account. Users connect third-party AI agents to these isolated accounts. The agents can analyze portfolio positions, place orders, and monitor market conditions in real time, operating within user-specified guardrails.
The feature also includes a real-time activity feed so users can watch what their AI agents are doing at any given moment.
Robinhood initially launched Agentic Trading on May 27, 2026, but only for equities. The crypto expansion came weeks later on July 10, 2026.
The competitive landscape is heating up fast #
Coinbase has since introduced similar AI agent capabilities for trading, signaling that automated AI-driven trading is quickly becoming table stakes for major crypto platforms.
The platform has also indicated plans to eventually support a wider range of asset classes through Agentic Trading, including options and futures.
What this means for investors and the broader market #
AI agent trading democratizes strategies that were previously the domain of professional and institutional investors. Algorithmic trading, portfolio rebalancing, and real-time market monitoring used to require either expensive software or a team of analysts.
For Robinhood as a business, more automated trading likely means higher volume. The 24/7 nature of crypto markets means these agents could be generating trades around the clock, which is a compelling case for a company that has been working to diversify its revenue streams beyond payment for order flow. Disclosure: This article was edited by Editorial Team. For more information on how we create and review content, see our