Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev on tokenizing stocks, expanding access to private shares, fintech's future
- Sep 15, 2025
- 26:09
- Full Episode
(0:00) Introducing Vlad Tenev (0:51) Jason tells his story of investing in Robinhood (3:17) Tokenizing securities, offering tokenized shares in OpenAI and SpaceX, controversy (7:29) Operating under Trump vs Biden, why offering tokenized securities for private companies could be revolutionary (17:01) Criticisms around expanding access to sophisticated financial products (19:34) Current landscape of financial companies, Robinhood’s future, competing with incumbents (23:28) Harmonic and building mathematical superintelligence
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Brief Summary
Vlad Tennv discusses Robin Hood's stock surge, blockchain innovations, and future financial accessibility for younger generations.
Key points
- Robin Hood's Stock Surge. Robin Hood's stock surged 180% this year, with shares up over 400% in the last year.
- S&P 500 Inclusion. Vlad celebrates Robin Hood's recent addition to the S&P 500, marking a significant milestone.
- Tokenizing Stocks. Vlad discusses the innovative approach of tokenizing stocks on the blockchain.
- The Future of Robin Hood. Robin Hood is uniquely positioned to benefit from the upcoming transfer of wealth.
- Building Mathematical Super Intelligence. A new project aims to create a mathematical reasoning model exceeding human capabilities.
Episode highlights
- S&P 500 InclusionVlad celebrates Robin Hood's recent addition to the S&P 500, marking a significant milestone.“And last week you were added to the S&P 500.”2:48Sep 15, 2025
- Tokenizing StocksVlad discusses the innovative approach of tokenizing stocks on the blockchain.“We wanted to show what Robin Hood would look like if it was built on crypto technology.”4:00Sep 15, 2025
- The Future of Robin HoodRobin Hood is uniquely positioned to benefit from the upcoming transfer of wealth.“Robin Hood's customers put an increasing amount of their dollars into us.”20:34Sep 15, 2025
- Building Mathematical Super IntelligenceA new project aims to create a mathematical reasoning model exceeding human capabilities.“We want to solve the problem of human verification not scaling with LLMs.”25:46Sep 15, 2025





