Robinhood Markets (HOOD) Robinhood Presents: To Catch A Token summary

Keynote announcements and strategic vision

• Marked the first major event in Europe, highlighting optimism for crypto's future and regulatory clarity in the EU, with the U.S. also moving toward clearer crypto regulations.

• Emphasized a shift from speculative assets to crypto as a backbone for global finance, with a focus on merging crypto and traditional financial services.

• Announced a significant expansion: Robinhood Crypto is now live across the entire EU and EEA, making the app accessible in 31 countries including the UK.

• Outlined a long-term goal to democratize finance globally, with Europe as a key step.

Product launches and feature rollouts

• Launched perpetual futures trading for EU users, with a streamlined, intuitive mobile interface and up to 3x leverage, rolling out later this summer.

• Bitstamp acquisition completed, now powering perpetual futures and supporting broader crypto vision.

• U.S. updates include advanced charting on mobile, smart exchange routing with fee tiers, and the ability to select specific crypto holdings for tax management.

• Introduced AI investing assistant Cortex for Gold customers, and announced crypto redemption for Gold Card cashback.

• Staking for Ethereum and Solana now available in the U.S., with a 2% deposit boost promotion for both EU and U.S. customers until July 7.

Tokenization and blockchain innovation

• Unveiled stock tokens for EU customers, enabling on-chain exposure to hundreds of U.S. stocks and ETFs, with zero commission and low FX fees.

• Detailed a phased rollout: Phase I mints tokens for each share purchased; Phase II introduces Bitstamp for 24/7 trading; Phase III will enable self-custody and DeFi integration.

• Announced the Robinhood Chain, a blockchain optimized for real-world assets, aiming to bring the entire Robinhood ecosystem on-chain.

• Plans to tokenize private company stock, starting with OpenAI and SpaceX, with free tokens distributed to EU app users who onboard by July 7.