Robinhood Chain launches Arbitrum-based layer-2 for Stock Tokens

Robinhood opened the public mainnet for Robinhood Chain on July 1, 2026. The network is built with the Arbitrum Dedicated Blockchains framework and runs as an Ethereum layer-2 that uses ETH to pay transaction fees. It is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine so developers can use existing Ethereum tools and languages.

Robinhood Chain hosts tokenized real-world assets, including Stock Tokens that provide exposure to shares and exchange-traded funds. Those tokens do not confer legal share ownership, including voting rights. Robinhood states that Stock Tokens are not registered under U.S. securities laws and are not available to U.S. persons. Offers and sales face restrictions in other jurisdictions, including Canada, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

The network processes transactions off Ethereum’s mainnet and posts batches of transaction data back to the Ethereum base layer for final settlement. Robinhood Chain uses a first-come, first-served sequencer model that orders transactions by arrival time rather than allowing users to buy priority with higher fees. Transactions go through sequencer processing, batch posting to Ethereum and final settlement on the main chain.

Robinhood announced integrations with decentralized-exchange and infrastructure partners at launch. Uniswap and Pleiades are listed for automated market making and trading, Chainlink provides price feeds, Alchemy supplies developer infrastructure, BitGo offers custody services and Paxos provides USDG stablecoin support. Robinhood also integrated lending protocols such as Morpho.

Activity on the network rose quickly after mainnet. In its first week, Robinhood Chain recorded more than 17 million transactions, nearly 350,000 addresses and over $1 billion in decentralized exchange volume. Company metrics reported total value locked at about $250 million, while independent protocol trackers showed core protocol TVL near $94 million and network stablecoin balances exceeding $260 million. Early trading included a surge in meme-coin activity around a token called CashCat; a documented case showed an investor who purchased about 0.05 ETH (roughly $85) of CashCat on June 18 before the public launch later realizing sizable gains as other traders bought the token.

In a statement, Johann Kerbrat, Robinhood’s senior vice president and general manager of crypto and international, said the company aims to combine aspects of traditional finance and decentralized finance to expand access to on-chain financial assets.

Wallets and applications that support Ethereum connections can interact with Robinhood Chain using JSON-RPC. By using an Arbitrum-based dedicated chain, Robinhood provides a customizable environment for trading and custody workflows while maintaining compatibility with the wider Ethereum developer ecosystem.