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Morning Edition · Saturday, July 18, 2026Published at 1:32 AM EDT · New York
Robinhood's Push to Move Millions Onto DeFi Runs Into a Memecoin Reality
The brokerage says its advantage is bringing retail users on-chain, but early activity is dominated by memecoins while its tokenized-stock ambition stays small.
Robinhood is trying to convert its large retail base into on-chain users, and the early results show the gap between the pitch and the behavior. According to CoinDesk, the company's advantage is its ability to bring casual investors on-chai…
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Tokenized Equities Push Onto Public Blockchains
Over 3-6 months, exchanges and banks accelerate moving real equities on-chain — tokenized stocks with on-chain dividends and composable trading — turning the contest over open vs. closed tokenization venues into a concrete product race.
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