New York (CNN Business) It's been a brutal year for Robinhood. The stock has plummeted 40% this year and Robinhood recently announced a big round of layoffs. Shares of Robinhood surged more than 25% Friday after an investment firm run by 30-year-old crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it has bought a 7.6% stake in the company. Bankman-Fried, who runs the startup FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange based in the Bahamas, said in the filing that he bought Robinhood shares because he believes they "represent an attractive investment." He added that his stake is meant to be a passive investment and that he does "not currently have any intention of taking any action toward changing or influencing the control of" Robinhood.

Source: CNN May 13, 2022 18:06 UTC