Robinhood crypto trading api is not commission/fee free

 Even though in most places you can find by googling it says Robinhood crypto trading is commission free, however each trade includes a 0.63% routing fee, which effectively make Robinhood a much worse platform than just buying from any other cypto exchanges.




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