You know Robinhood, right? The app that made stock trading feel like ordering a pizza.
Well, now they want to take things up a notch. Robinhood’s plotting a move so bold, it’d make your Nonna clutch her pearls.
Conquest
Robinhood’s cooking up a blockchain platform that’ll let userss in Europe buy and sell US stocks, tokenized, right on the blockchain.
No more waiting for Wall Street to open. No more getting fleeced by middlemen. Just pure, 24/7 action, all thanks to the magic of tokenization.
Robinhood’s eyeing Solana and Arbitrum as the backbone for this operation. Solana, the speed demon.
Arbitrum, the Ethereum sidekick. Both are fighting for a seat at the table, and Robinhood’s still deciding who gets the invite.
No final deals yet, but insiders say talks are hot, like a poker game where everyone’s bluffing and nobody’s folding.
All-in
Now, why’s Robinhood doing this? Simple. They just bagged a brokerage license in Lithuania, giving them a golden ticket to the whole EU.
And they’re not stopping there, they’ve got eyes on Bitstamp, a crypto exchange with the right licenses to open up even more doors. Robinhood’s expanding faster than a wiseguy’s tab at the deli.
The plan? Tokenize US stocks so Europeans can trade them anytime, anywhere.
That means faster settlements, lower costs, and a level of transparency that’d make your accountant weep with joy.
CEO Vlad Tenev’s all-in, saying tokenized securities could help US companies dominate globally.
“It’s tough for people overseas to invest in US companies. We’re about to change that.”
Game changer
Robinhood’s riding high after a killer earnings report, and the EU’s got clearer crypto rules than the US these days.
It’s the perfect storm. The experts say if Robinhood pulls this off, it’s not just good for them. It’s a shot across the bow for every old-school broker still living in the Stone Age.
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