On January 1st, Robinhood posted on X that it plans to distribute crypto rewards to eligible users who visit the countdown screen of the platform at 9:30 Beijing time on January 1st. Users must have an active Robinhood Crypto account to claim the rewards, which will be available via notification within one week after the countdown ends. Unclaimed rewards will expire after 30 days. The platform requires recipients to keep the reward value in their Robinhood account for at least one year. While the specific nature of the "New Year's surprise" remains undisclosed, the post indicates that it may involve bitcoin or other digital assets. Users need to have the latest version of the Robinhood app and an established crypto wallet to participate.