Robinhood Has 27 Million Accounts. Now It Wants to Bring Them Onchain | Johann Kerbrat
About this episode
Johann Kerbrat discusses Robinhood's plans to bring 27 million accounts onchain and the implications of memecoins and regulation in the crypto space.
Johann Kerbrat is Senior Vice President and General Manager of Robinhood Crypto, where he has led the company's crypto business since 2021. In this episode, Eleanor, Jacquelyn, and Gerald sit down with Johann to discuss Robinhood Chain's explosive start, why memecoins are helping bootstrap liquidity, and how Robinhood plans to bring 27 million accounts onchain. Johann also reflects on building through the SEC's regulation-by-enforcement era, explains why instant settlement could have changed the GameStop saga, and discusses tokenization, stablecoin yield, and prediction markets as some of crypto's biggest opportunities. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 What Crypto in America Means to Johann 02:56 Robinhood's Crypto Journey and the Regulatory Shift 06:00 The Clarity Act, Global Expansion and Why Europe Came First 09:06 Tokenization, the SEC and the Future of U.S. Markets 11:50 Why Robinhood Is Betting on Perpetual Futures 15:08 Robinhood Chain Launch: Early Metrics and User Adoption 18:01 How Robinhood Chooses DeFi Partners 20:49 Robinhood Chain Strategy: Meme Coins vs. Real World Assets 27:54 Real World Assets, Tokenization and Consumer Adoption 30:08 Financial Education and Building Products…
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