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Robinhood CEO Calls for Durable Rules Beyond SEC Tokenization Exemption
Vlad Tenev backed the SEC's five-year tokenized-stock exemption but said lasting rulemaking or legislation is needed before customers commit serious assets.
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Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev used the company’s October 27 third-quarter earnings call to support the SEC’s tokenized-stock innovation exemption while arguing that temporary relief is not enough for durable adoption. He said uncertainty about the regulatory position after five years could deter customers from committing serious assets, and that additional rulemaking or legislation remains necessary.
Tenev also said Robinhood intends to launch individual private-company stock tokens overseas once regulatory arrangements are in place. In the United States, he described accredited-investor requirements as an additional constraint and gave no launch date.
The SEC issued its conditional exemption on September 17. It permits qualifying tokenized-securities venues to use permissioned automated market makers and liquidity pools, subject to conditions including equivalent shareholder rights and issuer notice. The relief expires five years after publication. Tenev’s remarks are a policy position and product intention, not a confirmed U.S. launch or a forecast of legislative action.
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- Robinhood Investor Relations
- StockAnalysis Earnings Call Transcript
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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- //Tenev called the SEC exemption positive but said durable rulemaking or legislation remains necessary.
- //Robinhood intends to launch individual private-company stock tokens overseas, subject to regulatory arrangements.
- //The SEC exemption is temporary, expires after five years and imposes investor-protection conditions on eligible venues.
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