The story
The draft ran. The final form lifts.
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The confessionAlmost cash cat
The original name for Robinhood, straight from the founders on How I Built This, was Cash Cat. The name got a glow-up. So did the cat.
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April 2021The glow-up post
Vlad Tenev posts the meme himself. On the right, a sad little cat labeled cash cat. On the left, under the Robinhood name, an absolute unit. The co-founder picked a side. So do we.
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The before pictureCashCat ran first
CashCat launched on Noxa and ran on Robinhood Chain, proof that this lore moves. Respect to the draft. But nobody frames the before picture.
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The final formRobinhood lifts
ROBINHOOD, the buff cat, the name that won, is live on Pons, on the chain that carries its name. Cash cat was the rough draft. This is the one Vlad put the feather on.