Vlad Tenev, co-founder and CEO of Robinhood, stated on August 18, 2026 that tokenization was entering a supercycle capable of transforming the entire financial system. The platform, which had approximately 28.4 million customers and 369 billion dollars in assets by the end of June 2026, launched its own blockchain called Robinhood Chain on July 1, which became the fastest EVM chain to reach 100 million transactions. This infrastructure enables continuous 24-hour trading, including on weekends, and on-chain settlement that could reduce the delay between transaction and final settlement. The global market for tokenized stocks reached 2.4 billion dollars on August 19, 2026, with Robinhood representing approximately 32.2 million dollars across 191 assets. Vlad Tenev is advocating for an evolved regulatory framework in the United States to allow Robinhood to offer these assets to American investors, while the SEC is still working on an exemption for tokenized securities.
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