Robinhood is cutting roughly 10% of its full-time employees in a corporate restructuring CEO Vlad Tenev has framed as a push for a high performance culture, with $28 million in charges expected in Q2 2026.

The retail brokerage's first Canadian footprint comes via a year-late buyout of the operator of Bitbuy and Coinsquare, adding roughly 300,000 funded crypto customers in a single transaction.

The Arbitrum-based network is designed to support tokenized real-world assets and other on-chain financial services.

The market capitalization of tokenized stocks is approaching $1 billion, from just $32 million at the beginning of the year.

Robinhood listed Hyperliquid's native token shortly after Hyperliquid Strategies filed to raise $1 billion for its HYPE treasury.

The creator-focused platform rallied sharply after a surprise listing on one of the top retail trading brokerage apps.

The financial services company looks to take on Polymarket in the sports betting arena ahead of the NFL and NCAA football seasons.

Coinbase’s ambition to become the “everything exchange” is part of a growing super app trend among U.S. fintech and crypto firms.

In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, we sit down with Vlad Tenev, Co-founder and CEO of Robinhood, to explore how Robinhood is bringing tokenized U.S. stocks to the EU, launching an Ethereum L2 with Arbitrum tech, and shaping the future of finance. From tokenized private shares to the long-term vision of blockchain adoption, Vlad shares insights on regulation, innovation, and the battle between Robinhood and Coinbase. Is crypto the backbone of global finance? Tune in to find out!

New products, the recent Robinhood partnership, and a growing role in asset tokenization are helping to drive growth on the L2.