Okayyyy, so like, Robinhood's crypto dude, Johann Kerbrat, is back in Cannes after flipping burgers and coding. Now he's launching tokenized stocks and all this fancy stuff. Living the dream, hun?
Okayyyy, so like, Robinhood's crypto dude, Johann Kerbrat, is back in Cannes after flipping burgers and coding. Now he's launching tokenized stocks and all this fancy stuff. Living the dream, hun?

Cannes You Believe It?

OMG you guys! So I'm reading all about this Johann Kerbrat dude right? Fifteen years ago he was slinging burgers at McDonald's in Cannes. Like can you even imagine? Now he's like the crypto GM at Robinhood. Talk about a glow up! It's giving 'rise and shine' but like for real life. He was coding in his tiny apartment and now he's at some fancy Château de la Croix des Gardes. Goals!

No Code No Problem!

So like Johann started this company to help small businesses create e commerce sites without hiring developers. He said it was 'smaller than your bathroom!' I mean my glam room is bigger than that but okay. But like he was ahead of the game. He saw the future of online shopping before everyone else. Smart right? Like me with Kylie Cosmetics obvi. The early 2010s brought a boom in online commerce and Kerbrat's tool gave small merchants a chance to compete.

Crypto is the New Black

Then like he had this epiphany about crypto. He was like 'Okay that's a solution for everything!' And now from Château de la Croix des Gardes a Belle Époque mansion perched along the same coastline where he once lived and worked the night shift in fast food he's part of the most ambitious crypto product suite in Robinhood's history. It's like move over lip kits crypto is the new black. Robinhood is launching tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs across Europe crypto staking in the U.S. perpetual futures for eligible EU traders and a new Layer 2 blockchain optimized for real world asset settlement and 24/7 trading.

Carlton Hotel Dreams

He's even staying at the Carlton Hotel which he said he could never afford when he was younger. Like I feel that. Remember when I was just a little baby trying to contour? Now I'm like the queen of makeup. It's all about the hustle honey. And a good glam team. "When I was younger I used to walk past this place — and I could have never never stayed here."

Making Crypto Disappear (Not Like My Lip Fillers)

So Johann wants to make crypto disappear into the background like plumbing. Um okay. But he has to build out the plumbing first. They're launching tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs in Europe staking for Ethereum and Solana in the U.S. and crypto perpetual futures in Europe. All this techy stuff! But if anyone can make it happen it's Johann.

Full Circle Moment

His parents even came to Cannes to watch the launch. So cute! It's a total full circle moment. From a tiny apartment to a fancy hotel. From burgers to blockchain. It's like anything is possible if you work hard and have a vision. And maybe a little bit of luck and a really good team. "I never thought I'd be back here like this."


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