Why Robinhood CEO is mixed on a US sovereign wealth fund

Robinhood (HOOD) has been on one of the more blistering paces of innovation from the fintech space the last twelve months. The overarching goal? Make the platform way more than a place for a 22-year-old to trade GameStop. Think of a one-stop shop for stocks, crypto, retirement, and even credit cards. Brian Sozzi sits down on the Opening Bid podcast with the person leading the charge at Robinhood on these fronts, co-founder and CEO Vlad Tenev. The company has expanded into event contracts with a successful debut for the election — although efforts to wade into the Super Bowl were frowned upon by lawmakers. In January, the platform provider debuted futures and index options trading. The company has since released Robinhood Legend, billed as a sleeker platform that targets more sophisticated traders. Robinhood Legend allows up to eight charts open in a single window, and it could elevate various technical indicators such as Bollinger Bands. This as the Trump administration eyes stablecoin frameworks this year and explores the potential of a bitcoin reserve — both of which could be major tailwinds to Robinhood and competitors such as Coinbase.

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00:00-Vladimir Tenev on Opening Bid

01:40-Building the Robinhood dream

05:00-Reflecting on family

10:04-What's next in crypto for Robinhood?

14:30-SEC ends crypto probe

17:12-The future of 24 hour trading

20:30-HOT TAKE

Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid is hosted by Brian Sozzi, and produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky.

Vladimir Tenev is the CEO and Co-Founder of Robinhood Markets and, since November 2020, has served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Robinhood Markets.

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