maybe they didn't have enough cash on hand to cover this kind of activity and it's not actually because they love x hedge fund so much

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-28/robinhood-app-is-said-to-draw-on-credit-lines-from-banks-amid-trading-frenzy?sref=10lNAhZ9

www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at