{"id":4873,"date":"2025-07-03T11:27:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T11:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/openai-rejects-robinhoods-stock-tokens-warns-of-unauthorized-equity-claims\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T11:28:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T11:28:25","slug":"openai-rejects-robinhoods-stock-tokens-warns-of-unauthorized-equity-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/openai-rejects-robinhoods-stock-tokens-warns-of-unauthorized-equity-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI rejects Robinhood\u2019s stock tokens, warns of unauthorized equity claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has publicly denied any involvement with Robinhood\u2019s tokenized equity campaign, warning that recently promoted stock tokens are not legitimate.<\/p>\n<p>In a July X statement by the Open AI Newsroom, the company clarified it had no role in the creation or distribution of the \u201cOpenAI tokens\u201d promoted by Robinhood, which were claimed to represent shares in the firm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did not partner with Robinhood, were not involved in this, and do not endorse it,\u201d wrote the company. OpenAI\u2019s statement came shortly after the trading platform\u2019s co-founder and CEO Vlad Tenev <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vladtenev\/status\/1939702282838536251?s=46\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> at an event in Cannes that eligible European users would be able to claim tokenized shares of private companies, including OpenAI and SpaceX.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These \u201cOpenAI tokens\u201d are not OpenAI equity. We did not partner with Robinhood, were not involved in this, and do not endorse it.\u00a0 Any transfer of OpenAI equity requires our approval\u2014we did not approve any transfer. <\/p>\n<p>Please be careful.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OpenAI Newsroom (@OpenAINewsroom) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpenAINewsroom\/status\/1940502391037874606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">July 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Called \u201cstock tokens,\u201d the firm offered an incentive to grant \u20ac5 worth of OpenAI and SpaceX tokens to eligible users in the EU who register to trade stock tokens by July 7. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>The CEO said users could begin claiming the tokens one week after downloading the firm\u2019s app, and confirmed that $1 million worth of OpenAI tokens had already been transferred to Robinhood Europe for later distribution.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the ChatGPT maker\u2019s rejection, Tenev <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vladtenev\/status\/1940547859532612028?s=46\" target=\"_blank\">posted<\/a> a clarification on X, stating that the giveaway was never meant to represent actual equity but provide users exposure to private assets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAt our recent crypto event, we announced a limited Stock Token giveaway on OpenAI and SpaceX to eligible European customers. While it is true that they aren\u2019t technically \u201cequity\u201d (you can see the precise dynamics in our Terms for those interested), the tokens effectively give retail investors exposure to these private assets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Robinhood is renowned for its line-up of crypto services, and the stock tokens were introduced alongside other products including perpetuals trading and staking in the U.S., and a Layer 2 blockchain network built on Arbitrum. The perpetuals trading lets users take leveraged bets on crypto prices, while staking allows them to lock up tokens to help secure blockchain networks and earn rewards.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has publicly denied any involvement with Robinhood\u2019s tokenized equity campaign, warning that recently promoted stock tokens are not legitimate. 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