Robinhood becomes technology provider for Trump-backed investment accounts
Robinhood has been selected by the US Department of the Treasury to provide technology for a new investment program called 'Trump Accounts.' This initiative aims to give children born between 2025 and 2028 a $1,000 head start in the stock market, with additional contributions allowed from family and friends. The program will focus solely on traditional investments, excluding cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
- ▪Robinhood will serve as the brokerage and initial trustee for the Trump Accounts program.
- ▪Children born between 2025 and 2028 will receive a $1,000 seed contribution from the US Treasury.
- ▪The program allows family members to contribute up to $5,000 per year, but only for traditional investments.
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Robinhood becomes technology provider for Trump-backed investment accounts The retail brokerage will power a new government program giving children born between 2025 and 2028 a $1,000 Treasury-funded head start in the stock market. Share Add us on Google by Editorial Team May. 30, 2026 window.sevioads = window.sevioads || []; var sevioads_preferences = []; sevioads_preferences[0] = {}; sevioads_preferences[0].zone = "01f21ccf-2092-46b1-9ac7-8c44cc782e0f"; sevioads_preferences[0].adType = "native"; sevioads_preferences[0].inventoryId = "c5700508-581b-472c-8fdd-a931cdbfc8e1"; sevioads_preferences[0].accountId = "1e47efc1-ec2d-4fca-a8b9-354e249e5095"; sevioads.push(sevioads_preferences); Robinhood just landed its most unusual client yet: the US government.
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