Vlad Tenev Wants to Tokenize SpaceX & OpenAI on Robinhood

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev returns to Bankless for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of tokenization, crypto regulation, and Robinhood’s evolving product suite.

Vlad lays out a bold vision for bringing tokenized assets like SpaceX and OpenAI equity to retail investors, discusses the role of prediction markets as "truth machines," and introduces Robinhood's latest products: Strategies, Cortex, and Banking.

This one’s a big glimpse into where TradFi and DeFi collide.


TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
2:56 New Administration
9:22 Tokenization
13:20 Tokenized SpaceX
15:15 An IPO Alternative
20:42 Prediction Markets
22:43 Kalshi
27:01 Future of Prediction Markets
30:05 Robinhood Banking
32:35 Robinhood Cortex
38:15 Robinhood Strategies
43:12 Cash Delivery
46:17 Crypto Listings
48:44 Why Distinct Apps?
50:39 How Bankless is Robinhood?
54:49 Closing Thoughts


RESOURCES

Vlad Tenev
https://x.com/vladtenev

Robinhood
https://robinhood.com/

Washington Post Op-ed
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/01/28/investing-crypto-tech-robinhood-stock-market/


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