Robinhood has begun rolling out cryptocurrency trading to eligible UK customers, offering access to more than 50 digital assets through Bitstamp, the crypto exchange it acquired in 2025 for $200 million. The service is integrated into Robinhood's main investing app alongside stocks, ISAs, and other investment products.
Robinhood's UK unit has been added to the Financial Conduct Authority's register of cryptoasset firms on July 31, 2026, enabling the trading platform to offer cryptocurrency services in the United Kingdom ahead of new regulatory requirements.
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit announced on July 31, 2026, that it will allow users to pledge six tokenized stocks (xStocks) as collateral across its margin trading, crypto loans, and institutional lending services. The tokenized equities include shares of Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Robinhood, Circle, and Google.
On-chain transfer volume for tokenized equities reached $9.22 billion in a single month in 2026, with the tokenized traditional finance market hitting $6.6 billion. Robinhood launched its own blockchain on July 1 to enable tokenized stock trading, with the platform tripling in size since mid-July.
Tokenized real-world assets on Robinhood Chain rose roughly fivefold to about $70 million in less than two weeks, with tokenized GameStop leading tokenized-stock daily volume at $26.6 million. According to CryptoRank data cited by BeInCrypto, applications on the network generated $25 million in fees in the week ending July 24, ranking third behind Ethereum and Solana. FalconX research cited by TechTimes estimated that memecoin speculation accounted for more than 80% of the chain's cumulative decentralized exchange volume, which had surpassed $9 billion since launch.
Robinhood's Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain, launched July 1, 2026, has generated over $2 million in cumulative revenue and surpassed Coinbase's Base in daily active users, though on-chain data shows more than 80% of its $9 billion trading volume comes from memecoin speculation rather than its intended focus on tokenized stocks.
Hackers compromised Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev's verified X account on July 23, 2026, using it to promote a fake memecoin called Vladhood ($VLAD) that was flagged as a potential scam. The fraudulent post falsely claimed the token was Robinhood Chain's official mascot and would be listed in the Robinhood app. On-chain monitor MLM estimated that the attacker generated around 650 ETH in proceeds, worth approximately $1.2 million to $1.3 million.
Robinhood's Layer-2 blockchain recorded over $690 million in decentralized exchange trading volume within a 24-hour period, representing a 10x increase from previous levels. The surge was reportedly driven by retail trading activity around a memecoin named Cash Cat, despite the chain being originally positioned for real-world asset tokenization.
DeFi lending infrastructure provider Morpho has integrated its protocol into Robinhood's consumer app, allowing retail users to earn approximately 7% yields on USDG stablecoin through onchain credit markets accessed via the Earn feature.
Arbitrum announced that all Layer 2 chains built with its technology that settle outside of Arbitrum One or Nova will pay 10% of net protocol revenue to the Arbitrum ecosystem. Robinhood Chain, which has seen $568M in trading volume, is among the chains affected by this new revenue-sharing arrangement.
Robinhood launched the public mainnet of Robinhood Chain, its Layer 2 blockchain, alongside new products including 24/7 tokenized stock trading, perpetual futures, onchain lending, and planned agentic crypto trading capabilities.
