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Published Dec 20, 2021 04:00AM ET
Robinhood Enables Users to Give the Gift of Crypto this Year
This year’s hot gift-giving trend is to send crypto to family and friends. Last Thursday, popular investment app, Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD), announced that beginning Dec. 22 its customers will be able to select among seven different cryptos and send them as gifts to family and friends — or to mild-mannered cryptocurrency commentators who happen to write for The Ascent (hint).
To use the crypto gift feature, you can send as little as $1 worth of seven digital assets including Dogecoin, Ethereum, and Bitcon. You can also customize an e-gift card with festive, fun images that include the amount of the gift and space for a holiday message. The link to access the funds is then sent directly to the recipient via email or text. According to the website, the service is free of commissions and fees.
Once a gift is sent, the recipient has 14 days to accept their new crypto gift. If they don’t, you won’t be charged. Regardless, the website advises you to make sure your Robinhood account has sufficient funds available before sending your gift and during the 14-day redemption period. Also, pre-plan that it could take three to five days for your initial deposit to settle in the app account.
If you send the gift to a Robinhood customer, they will simply be redirected to the app to claim it, and if they’re not, they’ll be automatically directed to a sign-up page and claim it then. Similar kinds of crypto gift-giving services are already available on Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL), and Block.
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If you give or get crypto gifts this holiday season, be sure to check with a crypto tax expert or accountant to avoid unnecessary interest and penalties around tax time.
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