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Robinhood’s Fine Print on Free Bitcoin Trades Is a Big Buzzkill

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Robinhood Financial LLC’s fine print is a real buzzkill.

The broker, which already offers free stock trades, announced Thursday that some customers will get to place commission-free trades of Bitcoin and Ether starting in February. Its website promises 24/7 cryptocurrency trading with the headline “DON’T SLEEP.”