SoFi Accelerates Digital Asset Strategy with Successful Crypto Relaunch

Feb 24, 2026 (20 hr ago)

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SoFi successfully relaunched crypto trading, attracting significant early adoption while simultaneously deepening its financial education focus.

Digital Asset Adoption and Educational Expansion

Relaunched crypto trading, securing over 63,000 users within the first 10 days of availability1
The company is strategically emphasizing blockchain and digital asset offerings within its overall financial platform structure1
Vivian Tu was appointed as chief of financial empowerment to enhance the push toward younger demographics through education1
Management focus should monitor user retention across products and marketing spend tied to the new education role1

Despite reporting over $2.6B in revenue, the company faces profitability hurdles, showing an EBIT margin of -3.3%2
Operating cash flows are significantly negative at approximately -$1.31B, with free cash flow reported at -$1.37B2
Debt management appears effective, evidenced by a total debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32 and leverage of 5.22

Steven J. Freiberg sold a significant portion of his stake in the company following recent leadership decisions2
External pressures impacting the business include rising borrowing costs and increased competition from established peer banks2