On January 1st, Robinhood announced that it plans to distribute cryptocurrency rewards to eligible users of the platform's countdown screen at 9:30 am Beijing time on January 1st. Users must have an active Robinhood Crypto account to receive the reward, which will be provided through notifications within a 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. Although the specific nature of the "New Year Surprise" has not been disclosed, the post indicates that it may involve Bitcoin or other digital assets. Users need to have the latest version of the Robinhood application and an established cryptocurrency wallet to participate.