Robinhood CEO: Stock Tokens Will Be DeFi's Most Important Primitive

On August 7, 2026, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev @vladtenev said on Future Investing that Robinhood Chain is the fastest-growing chain in history, reaching 100 million transactions faster than any other chain. He said stock tokens are among the most important underlying assets on the chain. Tenev noted that it took Robinhood years to reach $10 billion in trading volume, while the chain achieved the same in just weeks.

He believes the chain's rapid growth is driven by a positive feedback loop between liquidity and trading volume, with major wallets integrating quickly and developer activity ranking among the top. He said this is a long-term game, and that continued TVL growth is what he is watching most closely.