"Look, I'm sorry for what happened. I apologize, and I'm not going to say that Robinhood did everything perfect ... Robinhood as an organization will learn from this, and improve, to make sure it doesn't happen again."
Tenev, in response to a question from Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D, NY)
Catch up quick: In the midst of the mania and historic trading volume, Robinhood cut off customers' ability to buy, but not sell, a group of "meme stocks" that included GameStop, AMC and others promoted by Reddit users. The move caused an uproar from customers and lawmakers.
- Tenev later explained that they did so because of the explosion in the amount of cash clearinghouses required Robinhood to post.
What they're saying: "The $3.4 billion that we raised, I think goes a long way to pushing into the firm from future market volatility and other similar Black Swan events," Tenev said.
- Earlier in the hearing, Tenev stood by previous comments that the company did not have liquidity problems, which some have speculated led to the decision to halt stock market trading.
What to watch: Thursday's hearing will be the first of several, with others likely to focus on "recent market volatility involving GameStop and other stocks," according to Rep. Maxine Waters (D, Calif.), who chairs the committee.
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