Johann Kerbrat, SVP and GM of Crypto at Robinhood, shares the company's vision for democratizing finance by prioritizing customer access and education.

In this episode of Gen C, Johann Kerbrat, SVP and GM of Crypto at Robinhood, discusses how the platform approaches the digital asset space, prioritizing access and education over institutional control. Robinhood’s investment in stablecoins, tokenization, and Layer 2 technology represents a clear bet on the next generation of decentralized financial infrastructure.

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