Last night, we got our first glimpse of mainstream attention on tokenized Robinhood (TEQ) stocks, with AMC CEO Adam Aron calling them “despicable, scandalous… and vile.» They are not registered under U.S. securities laws, he says (just like Robinhood…), they do not confer any real ownership or voting rights (what Robinhood already specifies), and they … Read more
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was compromised to promote a fake memecoin, reminding crypto that social engineering always works best when it hijacks trust. Robinhood Communications confirmed the incident in a post on X, saying that Tenev’s account had been compromised and that the company had worked with X to resolve the issue. The … Read more
Jason Oxman, CEO of the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), indicated that his organization’s members may begin to recognize the disruptive potential of Bitcoin, suggesting that this could lead to more partnerships between traditional electronic payment providers and Bitcoin startups. On August 6, ETA, which represents companies like Visa, MasterCard, Amazon and PayPal, welcomed BitPay, the … Read more