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FULL INTERVIEW: Vladimir Novakovski on Lighter x Robinhood Chain, Token vs. Equity, and Lessons from Quant Days Timestamps 00:00 Intro 04:23 Options On Pre-IPO Stocks 06:49 Robinhood And Telegram Partnerships 09:58 Regulatory Parameters Per Instance 12:39 A Global Liquidity Layer 16:18 The Token Is The Equity 19:00 Buyback Mechanics... show more

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Pepe Coin 🐸2 months ago

@vnovakovski @Lighter_xyz Lighter 🕯️

Bitduke2 months ago

@vnovakovski @Lighter_xyz another good, insightful interview

Kudo2 months ago

@Lighter_xyz @vnovakovski WE WANT BTC OPTIONS ON LIGHTER PLEEEEEEASE

Nox Nero2 months ago

@vnovakovski @Lighter_xyz btc spot soon.!

The Rollup2 months ago

Full episode on YouTube:

João Capital2 months ago

@vnovakovski @Lighter_xyz O Robinhood Chain é a peça que falta pra liquidação on-chain não ser só discurso. Sem uma L2 com liquidez real, os derivativos não rodam.

Andy2 months ago

@vnovakovski @Lighter_xyz gLIT 🤔

The Vlads2 months ago

@vnovakovski @Lighter_xyz Token vs equity, a global liquidity layer, and Robinhood Chain in the same interview — the Lighter side of the two-Vlads story keeps producing primary sources. Filing this under: the plot provides its own citations.

Mila Gage2 months ago

@vnovakovski @Lighter_xyz I don't understand half these words but I suspect the answer is "the same people who already have equity." What's the actual use case for someone making $1,800/month from zines?

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Based Show: Internet Capital Markets & the Future of Tokenization Sahib X Mercy (aka ‘ICM Guy’) [Founder ICM.RUN ] 00:00 – Intro 00:22 – Rise of Internet Capital Markets 00:59 – What Is ICM & Why It Matters 02:07 – Tokenization Explained Simply 03:39 – Web2 Founders Entering Tokenization 04:55 – Legal Clarity & SEC Shifts 06:03 – Tokenization No Longer a Security 07:06 – Building Community Around ICM 08:21 – Tokenizing the Incubator 09:16 – ICM Run’s Market Impact 10:41 – Selecting Mentors & Advisors 12:09 – Science + Luck in Token Launches 15:22 – Post-TGE Support & Founder Focus 16:03 – Why ICM Builds on Solana 17:11 – Revenue-Driven Protocols & Pump Fund 18:00 – Solana’s Dominance & Ecosystem Growth 21:24 – Community, Memes & Culture in Web3 23:30 – Distribution & Relationships in Token Launches 27:12 – Patience & Forgiveness for Innovators 29:08 – Culture, Branding & Token Success 32:06 – Tokenizing Real Businesses 37:27 – Bringing Private Assets On-Chain 39:29 – The Green Zone: Institutions Entering Web3 41:11 – Prediction Markets & Regulatory Bets 42:38 – ICM Coin Aggregators & Discovery Tools 42:56 – Closing Remarks

Sahib

16,511 views • 11 months ago

My dear friend, Vlad Tenev, changed the landscape of investing forever! The rise of the retail investor is largely due to Robinhood's success... and in this new Journey Man, we discuss it all... Enjoy! 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - Introducing Vlad Tenev of Robinhood 01:27 - Why Take on Wall Street? 01:54 - Robinhood’s Zero-Fee Origin Story 02:53 - Inspiration from Instagram and Uber 04:24 - Reimagining Trading for Mobile 05:05 - The Challenge of Disrupting Finance 05:42 - Why Everything Is Hard 06:34 - Early Wrong Assumptions 07:42 - Raising Capital with a Small Vision 08:48 - Funding Robinhood on AngelList 09:50 - Early Investors Changed Their Lives 10:38 - The Crypto Explosion Begins 11:07 - Considering a Bitcoin Exchange First 12:17 - Bitcoin’s Early Skepticism and Growth 13:08 - Robinhood Launches Crypto in 2018 14:03 - 2020: Crypto Revenue Surges Overnight 15:04 - The Challenge of Crypto Cyclicality 16:11 - Staffing a Volatile Business 17:10 - Building Robinhood’s Lean Crypto Team 18:46 - Robinhood’s First Crypto Event Coming 19:38 - Where TradFi Meets DeFi 20:34 - Tokenizing Everything 21:09 - Robinhood’s Vision for Crypto + Finance 21:47 - Thoughts on Crypto Options Demand 23:04 - Why Crypto Options Haven’t Taken Off 24:09 - Millennials and the Speculative Economy 25:22 - Democratizing Trading for Everyone 26:08 - Why Buy-and-Hold Doesn’t Work for All 27:15 - Trading vs Investing: A Matter of Wealth 28:01 - Trading as a Skill Anyone Can Build 29:13 - Robinhood’s Role in Onboarding Millions 30:06 - The Fed's Role and Retail Insight 31:03 - The Rise of the Retail Macro Trader 32:17 - Helping Users Succeed with Robinhood Strategies 33:35 - Power of Community and the Hive Mind 34:55 - Will AI Disrupt Community Too? 36:14 - Technological Waves and Investor Opportunity 37:10 - Human Purpose in an AI World 37:52 - Tokenizing Human Connection 38:28 - Creators, Platforms, and Future-Proofing 39:26 - Vlad’s Long-Term View of the Future 40:05 - Financial Services at the Heart of Disruption 41:14 - If AI Replaces Jobs, What Happens to Investing? 42:25 - Entering the Economic Singularity 43:31 - What Happens When AIs Win the Markets? 44:16 - AI's Role in Capital and Markets 45:07 - Will AI Eliminate Human Emotion from Markets? 46:06 - HFT: The Original AI Traders 47:20 - AI and Long-Term Probabilistic Forecasting 48:48 - GPUs, Gaming, and the Origins of AI 50:01 - Nvidia, CUDA, and Wall Street Arms Races 51:04 - Flash Boys and Microwave Trading 51:54 - Will AI Costs Go to Zero? 52:52 - Lower Cost, Higher Usage 53:41 - Robinhood’s UX Won’t Be Just a Chatbox 55:16 - Cortex: AI-Powered Features at Robinhood 56:54 - Tokenization and the Future of Asset Management 57:44 - Crowdsourced, Tokenized Hedge Funds 58:48 - Portability of Tokenized Assets 59:39 - Blockchain as the New Rails of Finance 01:00:09 - The Trump Token and Capital Formation 01:01:00 - Capital Access Unlocks Innovation 01:01:49 - Why Crypto Needs Regulatory Clarity 01:03:17 - From Meme Coins to Real Assets 01:04:17 - Crypto's Path to $100 Trillion? 01:05:15 - The Financial System Will Run on Blockchains 01:06:00 - Platform Layer vs Application Layer Wealth 01:06:29 - AI Raises Money and Launches Tokens 01:07:39 - AIs Creating Software and Capital Formation 01:08:00 - Final Thoughts: A Wild Future Ahead 01:08:20 - When Will Vlad Buy a CryptoPunk? 01:08:51 - Wrapping Up: AI, Crypto, and the Road Ahead

My dear friend, Vlad Tenev, changed the landscape of investing forever! The rise of the retail investor is largely due to Robinhood's success... and in this new Journey Man, we discuss it all... Enjoy! 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - Introducing Vlad Tenev of Robinhood 01:27 - Why Take on Wall Street? 01:54 - Robinhood’s Zero-Fee Origin Story 02:53 - Inspiration from Instagram and Uber 04:24 - Reimagining Trading for Mobile 05:05 - The Challenge of Disrupting Finance 05:42 - Why Everything Is Hard 06:34 - Early Wrong Assumptions 07:42 - Raising Capital with a Small Vision 08:48 - Funding Robinhood on AngelList 09:50 - Early Investors Changed Their Lives 10:38 - The Crypto Explosion Begins 11:07 - Considering a Bitcoin Exchange First 12:17 - Bitcoin’s Early Skepticism and Growth 13:08 - Robinhood Launches Crypto in 2018 14:03 - 2020: Crypto Revenue Surges Overnight 15:04 - The Challenge of Crypto Cyclicality 16:11 - Staffing a Volatile Business 17:10 - Building Robinhood’s Lean Crypto Team 18:46 - Robinhood’s First Crypto Event Coming 19:38 - Where TradFi Meets DeFi 20:34 - Tokenizing Everything 21:09 - Robinhood’s Vision for Crypto + Finance 21:47 - Thoughts on Crypto Options Demand 23:04 - Why Crypto Options Haven’t Taken Off 24:09 - Millennials and the Speculative Economy 25:22 - Democratizing Trading for Everyone 26:08 - Why Buy-and-Hold Doesn’t Work for All 27:15 - Trading vs Investing: A Matter of Wealth 28:01 - Trading as a Skill Anyone Can Build 29:13 - Robinhood’s Role in Onboarding Millions 30:06 - The Fed's Role and Retail Insight 31:03 - The Rise of the Retail Macro Trader 32:17 - Helping Users Succeed with Robinhood Strategies 33:35 - Power of Community and the Hive Mind 34:55 - Will AI Disrupt Community Too? 36:14 - Technological Waves and Investor Opportunity 37:10 - Human Purpose in an AI World 37:52 - Tokenizing Human Connection 38:28 - Creators, Platforms, and Future-Proofing 39:26 - Vlad’s Long-Term View of the Future 40:05 - Financial Services at the Heart of Disruption 41:14 - If AI Replaces Jobs, What Happens to Investing? 42:25 - Entering the Economic Singularity 43:31 - What Happens When AIs Win the Markets? 44:16 - AI's Role in Capital and Markets 45:07 - Will AI Eliminate Human Emotion from Markets? 46:06 - HFT: The Original AI Traders 47:20 - AI and Long-Term Probabilistic Forecasting 48:48 - GPUs, Gaming, and the Origins of AI 50:01 - Nvidia, CUDA, and Wall Street Arms Races 51:04 - Flash Boys and Microwave Trading 51:54 - Will AI Costs Go to Zero? 52:52 - Lower Cost, Higher Usage 53:41 - Robinhood’s UX Won’t Be Just a Chatbox 55:16 - Cortex: AI-Powered Features at Robinhood 56:54 - Tokenization and the Future of Asset Management 57:44 - Crowdsourced, Tokenized Hedge Funds 58:48 - Portability of Tokenized Assets 59:39 - Blockchain as the New Rails of Finance 01:00:09 - The Trump Token and Capital Formation 01:01:00 - Capital Access Unlocks Innovation 01:01:49 - Why Crypto Needs Regulatory Clarity 01:03:17 - From Meme Coins to Real Assets 01:04:17 - Crypto's Path to $100 Trillion? 01:05:15 - The Financial System Will Run on Blockchains 01:06:00 - Platform Layer vs Application Layer Wealth 01:06:29 - AI Raises Money and Launches Tokens 01:07:39 - AIs Creating Software and Capital Formation 01:08:00 - Final Thoughts: A Wild Future Ahead 01:08:20 - When Will Vlad Buy a CryptoPunk? 01:08:51 - Wrapping Up: AI, Crypto, and the Road Ahead

Raoul Pal

172,640 views • 1 year ago

The Bull Thesis For Lighter in 2026 with Vladimir Novakovski Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:37 Perp Market Awareness Today 03:26 Pitching Institutions On Lighter 05:28 Ethereum Security And Escape Hatch 07:54 How Market Makers Stay Comfortable 11:17 How Lighter Bootstraps Liquidity 12:35 Pre-IPO Perp Durability 15:37 Build In-House Or Composable 19:29 US Regulatory Path For Perps 23:29 CFTC Innovation Council Insights 26:39 Questions For Commissioner Hester Peirce 28:07 Team Culture And Miami Office 32:26 Founder Decision Making Framework 34:46 AI Agents And Lighter's Stack 37:30 Perps Market Structure Long View 41:21 Power Law Or Distributed Market?

The Bull Thesis For Lighter in 2026 with Vladimir Novakovski Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:37 Perp Market Awareness Today 03:26 Pitching Institutions On Lighter 05:28 Ethereum Security And Escape Hatch 07:54 How Market Makers Stay Comfortable 11:17 How Lighter Bootstraps Liquidity 12:35 Pre-IPO Perp Durability 15:37 Build In-House Or Composable 19:29 US Regulatory Path For Perps 23:29 CFTC Innovation Council Insights 26:39 Questions For Commissioner Hester Peirce 28:07 Team Culture And Miami Office 32:26 Founder Decision Making Framework 34:46 AI Agents And Lighter's Stack 37:30 Perps Market Structure Long View 41:21 Power Law Or Distributed Market?

The Rollup

67,626 views • 3 months ago