Robinhood Is Going All In On Crypto: Here’s What It Means

The Edge Podcast

In this episode, DeFi Dad and Nomatic break down Robinhood’s recent announcement around Robinhood Chain built with Arbitrum and Ethereum, plus their new perps trading, staking support, and stock token trading, and what it all means for the next wave of crypto adoption.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
6:14 - Why the Robinhood crypto app never appealed to me
8:49 - Stock tokens on Ethereum L2 Arbitrum + Robinhood Chain
17:41 - Private company stock tokens
20:56 - Sponsor break
20:38 - Will tokenization standards be an issue for stock tokens?
25:13 - Reflecting on where we are since DeFi Summer
26:59 - Robinhood perpetual futures live for EU customers
31:20 - ETH and SOL staking is live in-app
32:40 - Impact of regulatory change in US
34:47 - Positioning for DeFi and crypto growth to go parabolic
37:14 - Sponsor break
38:35 - Could Robinhood/Coinbase lean into the ETH treasury trend?
42:29 - Closing

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🔗 Guest Links 🔗

► Robinhood announcement: https://newsroom.aboutrobinhood.com/robinhood-launches-stock-tokens-reveals-layer-2-blockchain-and-expands-crypto-suite-in-eu-and-us-with-perpetual-futures-and-staking/
► Robinhood livestream on X: https://x.com/RobinhoodApp/status/1939701274217460047

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All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions. Podcast guests and hosts may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. DeFi Dad and Nomatic both hold ETH and SOL. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.