Podcast Ep. 756 - Tokenized Stocks Are Becoming the Next Big Trading Market
With special guest Eddie Zhang, founder and CEO of ArcusIn this episode of the Crypto 101 Podcast, Eddie Zhang, founder and CEO of Arcus, joins Bryce and Brendan to explain how Arcus became the leading DEX on Robinhood Chain. He breaks down why the team shifted toward RWAs, tokenized equities, and equity perpetuals after 10/10 exposed major weaknesses in crypto market structure, including centralized price dependency, correlated collateral, and liquidation risk.
The conversation covers Robinhood Chain, perpetual contracts, tokenized stocks, stock tokens as collateral, zero-fee stock trading, global access to American equities, and why perps may become a simpler alternative to options for many traders.
Chapters
- 00:00 – Intro
- 01:10 – How Arcus became the leading DEX on Robinhood Chain
- 03:20 – Why 10/10 changed Arcus’s strategy
- 04:10 – Liquidations, oracle risk, and crypto correlation
- 06:00 – Crypto assets versus equity perpetuals
- 07:20 – Why Arcus chose perpetuals
- 10:10 – Perps explained for everyday traders
- 11:55 – What 10/10 revealed about collateral risk
- 14:45 – The innovator’s dilemma for legacy exchanges
- 17:10 – How Arcus handles tokenized stocks
- 20:40 – Why Arcus is focused on Robinhood Chain
- 21:30 – Zero-fee stock tokens and the perp business model
- 23:05 – Who can access stock tokens and perps
- 28:55 – Arcus crosses 2 billion in volume
- 31:50 – Why Robinhood Chain is uniquely positioned
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