Vlad Tenev Wants to Tokenize SpaceX & OpenAI on Robinhood episode artwork

EPISODE · Mar 31, 2025 · 57 MIN

Vlad Tenev Wants to Tokenize SpaceX & OpenAI on Robinhood

from Bankless

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.------📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium------BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:🪙FRAX | SELF SUFFICIENT DeFihttps://bankless.cc/Frax🦄UNISWAP | SWAP ON UNICHAINhttps://bankless.cc/unichain⚖️ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORKhttps://bankless.cc/Mantle🌐CELO | BUILD TOGETHER AND PROSPERhttps://bankless.cc/Celo🏦INFINEX | THE CRYPTO-EVERYTHING APPhttps://bankless.cc/Infinex -----✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨https://zora.co/coin/base:0xa77995768d39c157180262d352f86f39ac1b3fbd?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E------TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro5:54 New Administration12:19 Tokenization16:18 Tokenized SpaceX18:12 An IPO Alternative23:39 Prediction Markets25:40 Kalshi29:58 Future of Prediction Markets35:58 Robinhood Banking38:27 Robinhood Cortex44:08 Robinhood Strategies49:04 Cash Delivery52:10 Crypto Listings54:37 Why Distinct Apps?56:32 How Bankless is Robinhood?1:00:42 Closing Thoughts------RESOURCESVlad Tenevhttps://x.com/vladtenev Robinhoodhttps://robinhood.com/Washington Post Op-edhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/01/28/investing-crypto-tech-robinhood-stock-market/ ------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Mar 31, 2025

Embed this episode

NOW PLAYING

Vlad Tenev Wants to Tokenize SpaceX & OpenAI on Robinhood

0:00 57:12

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Bankless?

This episode is 57 minutes long.

When was this Bankless episode published?

This episode was published on March 31, 2025.

Can I download this Bankless episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!