Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev emphasized the importance of integrating real-world assets into the blockchain, rather than focusing on meme coins, as the key to the crypto industry's growth. In an interview with CNBC, Tenev stated that assets lacking underlying utility are not productive, and predicted a convergence of traditional finance and crypto, with all traditional financial systems eventually becoming tokenized. Robinhood has recently launched its Stock Tokens service, enabling eligible users to trade tokenized stocks around the clock. The platform also plans to offer exposure to private companies, including OpenAI. While Tenev acknowledged Bitcoin's continued relevance, he highlighted that the next phase of growth in the crypto sector will be driven by the tokenization of real-world assets.