bankless nation. Today on the show I have Johan Kerbrat from Robin Hood. He's the general manager of Robin Hood and they are announcing something pretty cool, the Robin Hood chain test net.Uh I think we'll probably get the mainet live sometime this year. Uh but today we're getting the details of Robin Hood test net and everything that comes with it. Uh and so I was able to ask Johan a bunch of questions about what the role of the Robin Hood test net is in the Robin Hood ecosystem.My my idea for this is this ...

Core Insights - Bitget, the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has announced the listing of 98 new US stocks and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), enhancing access to traditional markets and promoting a multi-asset trading environment [2][4] Group 1: New Listings and Asset Types - The new assets include short-duration Treasury strategies like SGOV, major US companies across various sectors such as technology, energy, and healthcare, as well as international growth names like Bilibili (BILI), Pinduoduo (PDD), and Grab (GRAB) [3] - Commodity-linked instruments such as Gold (GLD), Crude Oil (USO), Copper Miners (COPX), and Rare Earth Metals (REMX) are introduced, providing exposure to resources that influence global supply chains [3] - Index trackers like VTI and leveraged or inverse ETFs such as TQQQ and SQQQ are available, offering flexible tools for directional trading and risk positioning [3] Group 2: Unified Trading Environment - The rollout reflects a growing interest in unified trading environments where digital assets and traditional instruments coexist, allowing users to access market structures typically associated with mainstream brokerages [4] - The platform is designed for faster execution, simplified capital movement, and broader strategic design, catering to the needs of modern financial investors [4][5] Group 3: Platform Features and Offerings - Bitget offers over 200 stock tokens, enabling users to trade leading global companies like Apple, Tesla, Nvidia, and Alphabet using USDT settlement, thus providing equity-style exposure without the need for traditional brokerage accounts [6] - The platform also features over two million on-chain tokens across various ecosystems, enhancing its holistic approach to wealth management and growth [6][10] Group 4: Strategic Vision and Future Plans - The expansion aligns with Bitget's vision of a platform where digital assets and traditional instruments operate on a unified system, with tokenized stock tokens bridging access to real-world equities [7] - The company aims to increase flexibility across a multitude of global assets in the coming year, reducing the gap between wealth management and accessibility to financial services [5]

Expansion & Market Reach - Robinhood expands to the EU, reaching a total of 31 countries [1] Product Offerings - Introduction of perpetual futures with 3x leverage and TP/SL (Take Profit/Stop Loss) on chart [1] - Plans to introduce micro and long-dated futures soon [1] - Offering stock tokens with dividends, zero commission, and 0.1% FX fees for US to EU transactions [1]

Expansion and Tokenization - Robinhood is live in 31 countries across the EU, expanding its reach [1] - Robinhood's stock tokens aim to provide EU customers exposure to U S equities [1] - The company believes crypto and traditional finance will fully merge, with technology underpinning tradable assets [2] - Robinhood is developing its own blockchain, the Robin Hood chain, optimized for real-world assets [3][4] Staking and Utility - Staking is live in the European Union and now available in the U S, allowing users to earn yields on Ethereum and Solana [6][7] - The company aims to move beyond Bitcoin and meme coins, focusing on tokenization of real-world assets with utility [10] - Crypto technology will become the infrastructure layer for financial services, including payments and investments [11][12] Regulatory Landscape - The company believes the SEC has the authority to make tokenization of securities happen [15] - Current accreditation standards shut out over 80% of the population from private company investments, requiring reform [15]

New Product Initiatives - Robinhood unveiled new stock and ETF tokens, crypto products, and the ability to own stock tokens and private companies like OpenAI and SpaceX [1] - Robinhood demonstrated the capability to put real-world assets on a blockchain, making them tradable like Bitcoin and Ethereum [4] - Robinhood gave away OpenAI and SpaceX private companies stock tokens to customers [5] Market Impact and Future Vision - Robinhood's shares are up 105% [1] - The company believes crypto is a fundamental technology that will underpin the entire financial services industry in a few years [3] - The company aims to make it easier to invest in American companies from outside the world [5] - The company intends to bring markets into 24/7 and fully on-chain, leveraging crypto technology on traditional assets [6] - The company suggests moving beyond Bitcoin and memecoins into real-world assets with fundamental utility [6]