Robinhood CEO says OpenAI and SpaceX ‘stock tokens’ are derivatives rather than equity after pushback from Sam Altman’s firm


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Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev clarified that the platform’s OpenAI and SpaceX “stock tokens” are derivatives offering indirect exposure, not actual equity. The statement follows OpenAI’s sharp rejection of the tokens, emphasizing it did not authorize or endorse their issuance.

Publish date

July 3, 2025