From OpenAI to Robinhood: “We did not approve, we are not common”

OpenAI has reacted harshly to Robinhood’s plan to tokened private company shares. The artificial intelligence giant, Robinhood’s “OpenAI shares” representing tokens in Europe in Europe, “We have not taken part in this process, we do not approve,” he said.

“This is not the OpenAI tokens, the OpenAI shares.

• OpenAI, his statement on X (Old Twitter)

🧩 Robinhood’s plan: 200 companies’ shares will be presented as token

Robinhood’s CEO Vlad Tenev announced on Monday that they will present to the users of European Union users of OpenAI, SpaceX and more than 200 private companies.

These new products, called “Stock Tokens, offer Blockchain -based derivative products that monitor their prices instead of buying company shares directly. According to Robinhood’s statement, these tokens do not replace real shares; It allows you to be exposed to price movements only.

📌 Token owners have no right to share

A similar initiative was announced on June 25 by the investment platform Republic. Republic announced that private AI companies such as OpenaI and Anthropic are planning to present their shares to individual investors by token. However, Republic said that these tokens did not give the right to ownership of these tokens and that it only offers the company’s value -indexed investment opportunity.

⚖️ Legal uncertainty and criticism

OpenAI’s statement raises questions about the legitimacy and ethical dimension of such financial products. Although the token of the shares of private companies offers more access to investors, such moves without company approval may cause legal risks.

🎯 Result

Robinhood’s Blockchain -based “Stock Token” breakthrough has the potential to transform the traditional investment structure. However, the legal and ethical dimensions of this model, which large companies such as OpenAI clearly stand against, seem to continue to create discussion.