Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: $HOOD) CEO Vlad Tenev is calling on U.S. regulators to approve tokenized stocks.
In a social media post, Tenev argues that the U.S. is at risk of ceding the next generation of financial-market infrastructure to overseas competitors.
The Robinhood CEO also said that the global financial system is in the early stages of a "tokenization super cycle" that has the potential to reshape traditional finance.
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Webull rallies 7% into Q2 earnings as ******* ysts project 16% revenue growth, while Vlad Tenev drives Robinhood 7% higher lobbying for tokenized stock approval.
Coinbase surges 11% on Bitcoin's rally but remains down 35% YTD, pulling ARKF up just 4% in a bounce rather than a trend reversal.
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Retail brokerage stocks are rallying midday Wednesday as Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) surges and two separate company stories converge on the same crypto catalyst. Webull (NASDAQ:BULL) shares are up 7% to $8.49 ahead of the company's Q2 2026 earnings report after the close, while Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) shares are climbing 7% to $98.45 as CEO Vlad Tenev pushes U.S. regulators to approve tokenized stocks.
Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) shares are up 11% to $163.32, extending a sharp bounce for the largest U.S. crypto exchange. Bitcoin is trading around $68,500, up 6% over the past 24 hours.

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Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: $HOOD) CEO Vlad Tenev is calling on U.S. regulators to approve tokenized stocks.
In a social media post, Tenev argues that the U.S. is at risk of ceding the next generation of financial-market infrastructure to overseas competitors.
The Robinhood CEO also said that the global financial system is in the early stages of a "tokenization super cycle" that has the potential to reshape traditional finance.
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The early betting lines are in for the Ultimate Fighting Championship's next trip to Abu Dhabi.

The promotion announced UFC 333's lineup during the UFC330 broadcast, with AlexanderVolkanovski set to defend his featherweight championshipagainst MovsarEvloev. In the co-headliner, Petr Yan willrun it back with MerabDvalishvili in a trilogy bout for the bantamweightchampionship.

Furthermore, with IslamMakhachev retaining his welterweight ******* le at UFC 330, odds forhis next bout have also dropped.
UFC 333 is set for Oct. 24 in Abu Dhabi and BetOnline Sports has released odds for bothtitle fights on the card. Volkanovski, the reigning 145-poundchamp, opened as a slight favorite at -130 against the unbeatenEvloev (+110).

Meanwhile, Yan is a larger favorite at -170 against Dvalishvili(+150) for their third meeting. Their two bouts so far have beenstark contrasts from one another, with Dvalishvili thoroughlyoutwrestling Yan in their first meeting and the latter putting on amasterclass in their rematch to win the ******* le.

Makhachev defended his welterweight ******* le at UFC 330, earning ahard-fought decision win over Ian Garry.The Dagestani is now targeting CarlosPrates for his next ******* le defense and opened as a -250 favoriteagainst the Brazilian (+210).

However, undefeated 170-pounder MichaelMorales, who was the backup for Makhachev vs. Garry, is also inthe running. The welterweight champion opened as a -210 favoriteagainst Morales (+180).

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Agentic artificial intelligence takes automated trading to a new level. Unlike trading bots that follow preset rules, AI agents can actually act on decisions they make, trading according to market conditions and learning from mistakes. AI agents can react to shifts in the market in real time, ***** yze data, form plans, and execute trades.
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Customers of several brokerages, including Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD), can now connect AI tools such as Anthropic's Claude or OpenAI's ChatGPT to their accounts. Users move funds into their AI agent account and give it instructions for how they want it to trade. Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev wants AI agents to be able to do everything humans can. He aims to give retail investors the same computing power as institutional investors.
Here are some of the ways agentic AI trading could transform not only crypto investing, but all investing -- for good and bad.
Cryptocurrency investing is always a wild ride, but the growth of agentic AI trading could make it even wilder. Having multiple AI agents automatically trading crypto in milliseconds on the back of breaking news or price movements could amplify price swings and quickly reduce liquidity, particularly if many traders have set up similar AI instructions. Many crypto investors have witnessed firsthand how automated liquidations can spiral rapidly into flash crashes.

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Robinhood Markets Inc CEO Vlad Tenev said Tuesday he wanted every American to have exposure to the U.S. stock market, as the company expands access to investing through new products and international markets.
Tenev, in a post on X, said that only 62% of Americans had exposure to U.S. stocks, adding that he wanted that number to reach 100%.
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Robinhood (HOOD) said Tuesday it's letting go of about 290 employees, or about 10% of its workforce, in the coming weeks, according to a company spokesperson.
The move is intended to "maintain a high performance culture, further accelerate product velocity, and remain lean and disciplined," according to a regulatory filing signed by CFO Shiv Verma. Robinhood will incur $20 million in severance and restructuring charges, with $8 million in related share-based compensation payments.
In a memo posted on X, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev maintained that the financial and investing app has "never been stronger" and said that the goal of the reduction is "to maximize our talent density and ensure that our culture is defined by an absolute elite performance bar."
"To achieve the massive scale of our mission, we cannot default to operating as a heavily-layered organization," Tenev said. "We must be a lean, hyper-focused team where every single individual is empowered to make a massive impact," he added
Robinhood stock rose by more than 2% early on Tuesday. Its workforce reduction comes as competitors have also trimmed their headcount in recent months and as the widely popular retail trading platform looks to monetize a number of this year's biggest attention-grabbing events.

As boomers are forced back to work because they can’t afford to retire, Robinhood CEO says Gen Zers are opening retirement accounts at just 19 years old

Soaring inflation, stagnant salaries, and a high cost of living are dragging baby boomers out of retirement and back into the office—but young savers are watching and learning. Gen Zers are already putting cash aside for their eventual retirement, Robinhood cofounder and CEO Vlad Tenev has revealed.
“Retirement seemed really, really far away,” Tenev said recently on the Uncapped with Jack Altman podcast, thinking back to his own financial