• Robinhood holds $232B in platform assets and added 120K new accounts in April 2025.
• Raoul Pal says tokenized assets and crypto rails will underpin future capital markets.
• Blockchain could scale to support a $100 trillion global financial system, blending TradFi with DeFi.

Robinhood’s zero-fee model fundamentally altered how millions approach investing. In a recent podcast with investor Raoul Pal, Robinhood co-founder Vlad Tenev recounted how the platform, drawing inspiration from tech giants like Instagram and Uber, reimagined finance as a mobile-first experience. This approach provided users with a fast and inexpensive way to access assets. This shift helped create the “retail trader” movement that exploded during the COVID-19 era.

Since its crypto launch in 2018, Robinhood has grown into a major entry point for new traders. In 2020, it saw a dramatic surge in crypto revenue. Tenev said demand skyrocketed overnight. Raoul Pal credited the platform’s structure for onboarding millions into markets they had never touched before. This access altered the investing landscape, empowering a generation to participate in both traditional and digital assets.

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• Robinhood holds $232B in platform assets and added 120K new accounts in April 2025.
• Raoul Pal says tokenized assets and crypto rails will underpin future capital markets.
• Blockchain could scale to support a $100 trillion global financial system, blending TradFi with DeFi.

Robinhood’s zero-fee model fundamentally altered how millions approach investing. In a recent podcast with investor Raoul Pal, Robinhood co-founder Vlad Tenev recounted how the platform, drawing inspiration from tech giants like Instagram and Uber, reimagined finance as a mobile-first experience. This approach provided users with a fast and inexpensive way to access assets. This shift helped create the “retail trader” movement that exploded during the COVID-19 era.

Since its crypto launch in 2018, Robinhood has grown into a major entry point for new traders. In 2020, it saw a dramatic surge in crypto revenue. Tenev said demand skyrocketed overnight. Raoul Pal credited the platform’s structure for onboarding millions into markets they had never touched before. This access altered the investing landscape, empowering a generation to participate in both traditional and digital assets.

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