Robinhood's Vlad Tenev on Tokenizing Everything, OpenAI's 6 Misalignment Reports, Figure's Robot
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev joins Peter Diamandis to discuss tokenizing assets, AI regulation, and a government program that seeds $1,000 into index funds for every American newborn.
The gist
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Robinhood's blockchain tokenizes 200-plus US stocks and private companies, trading over $1 billion daily and giving 100 million people in 120 countries access to assets they couldn't buy before.
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Tenev argues AI liability should stay with builders, not be waived by government, with formal verification tools used to mathematically prove discrete AI modules are safe.
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The Trump accounts program opened 7 million accounts in its first month, each seeded with $1,000 in low-cost index funds for American newborns.
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Robinhood shipped the Trump accounts app in 2 months, from announcement to live on July 4th, beating larger incumbents on speed and user experience.
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