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OpenAI disavows online broker Robinhood's sale of 'OpenAI tokens'

<p>OpenAI has condemned online brokerage firm Robinhood's sale of &quot;OpenAI tokens,&quot; saying they will not give consumers stock in the company. &quot;We did not partner with Robinhood, were not involved in this, and do not endorse it,&quot; the company said in a <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://x.com/OpenAINewsroom/status/1940502391037874606">post on X[/url], adding that the tokens are not equity and that it did not give approval for any transfer.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>The statement addresses a recent move by Robinhood to provide European investors access to what it calls a limited stock token on OpenAI and SpaceX. &quot;These tokens give retail investors indirect exposure to private markets, opening up access, and are enabled by Robinhood’s ownership stake in a special purpose vehicle,&quot; Robinhood said in its <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://x.com/RobinhoodComms/status/1940516010466914313">own X missive[/url].&nbsp;</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>So what is a special purpose vehicle (SPV)? Robinhood is suggesting that it owns private shares in OpenAI that it keeps in a separate company, the SPV, to isolate risk. So it's offering investors a chance to buy tokens (shares basically) in that private SPV and thus indirectly gain access to OpenAI's private shares that aren't available to retail investors.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&quot;They aren’t technically 'equity'... [but]the tokens effectively give retail investors exposure to these private assets,&quot; Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev wrote in a <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://x.com/vladtenev/status/1940547859532612028">post on X[/url]. &quot;Our giveaway plants a seed for something much bigger and since our announcement we’ve been hearing from many private companies that are eager to join us in the tokenization revolution.&quot;</p>
<p>Such SPVs are fairly common as <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/openai-condemns-robinhoods-openai-tokens/">TechCruch[/url] points out, but OpenAI still isn't happy with Robinhood's tokens. If you're an eligible investor thinking of jumping in, keep in mind that <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/openai-condemns-robinhoods-openai-tokens/">SPVs can be overpriced[/url] compared to the underlying private stock. In addition OpenAI has an outrageous valuation compared to its earnings and has yet to show how it will achieve its sky-high <a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-adds-shopping-features-to-chatgpt-search-133057362.html">$125 billion revenue forecast[/url] by 2029.&nbsp;</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-disavows-online-broker-robinhoods-sale-of-openai-tokens-120033084.html?src=rss

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