Episode Details

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 for Retail Investors

34:48 Robinhood's Product Philosophy: How New Features Get Built

39:46 Tokenized Stocks and the Future of Global Investing

46:43 Competing with Crypto Exchanges and Wall Street

48:58 The Future of Robinhood: Becoming a Super App

50:40 What Johann Is Watching: Prediction Markets

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