Robinhood Weighs Scrapping Its Confetti Animation After Scrutiny

Robinhood Markets is weighing whether to scrap its iconic confetti animation after concerns that the popular trading app is making investing too much like a game, according to people familiar with the matter.

The animation has come to symbolize the Silicon Valley firm, but is also a lighting rod for criticism from watchdogs fretting over how investing apps such as Robinhood drive compulsive behavior.