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Politically exposed persons

A Politically Exposed Person (PEP) is someone who currently holds or previously held a high-profile public role, such as a government official, political leader, or senior executive in a state-run organization (Politically Exposed Positions). PEPs, their family members and their close associates must disclose that they are a PEP when creating an account with Robinhood Crypto and may be required to provide additional information prior to establishing a Robinhood Crypto account.

Politically Exposed Positions are determined by the country you live in. The Politically Exposed Positions for your country can be found on this list.

Family members

A family member of a PEP typically refers to individuals who are closely related to the PEP, usually by blood or marriage. This includes:

  • Spouse, partner, or cohabitant: Individuals legally married to or have established a registered partnership with the PEP.
  • Children: Biological or adopted children of the PEP, including adult children.
  • Parents: The PEP's mother and father.
  • Siblings: Brothers and sisters of the PEP.
  • Spouses, partners, or cohabitants of children: Individuals legally married to or in a long-term partnership with the PEP.

Close associates

A close associate of a PEP is:

  • A natural person who is a participant in the same legal entity or organisation without legal personality or maintains other business relationships with a person holding or having held the politically exposed position.
  • A natural person who is the sole beneficiary of a legal entity or an organisation without legal entity status established or operating de facto for the purpose of obtaining financial or other personal benefit for a person holding or having held a politically exposed position.
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Crypto markets are highly volatile, and trading or holding crypto can lead to loss of your assets. Crypto is not legal tender, and is not backed by any government or covered by any government compensation scheme.

Cryptocurrency services are offered for eligible EU customers through an account with Robinhood Europe, UAB (company number 306377915), with its registered address at Mėsinių 5, LT-01133 Vilnius, Lithuania (“RHEC”). RHEC is registered according to the regulatory requirements of the Republic of Lithuania as a virtual currency exchange and virtual currency depository wallet operator. RHEC is supervised by the Lithuanian Financial Crime Investigation Service under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania. RHEC is registered under the applicable Polish law as a virtual assets service provider (VASP) in the Register of Virtual Currency Activities maintained by the Director of the Tax Administration Chamber.

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