Robinhood Launches Layer 2 Blockchain Mainnet With Tokenized Stocks and DeFi Products

Robinhood has launched the public mainnet of Robinhood Chain, an Arbitrum-based Layer 2 blockchain designed for real-world assets and DeFi. The expansion includes the global rollout of 24/7 Stock Tokens in over 120 countries, excluding the U.S. Additionally, Robinhood is introducing Morpho-powered decentralized lending yielding 7% APY for U.S. users, expanding perpetual futures in Europe, and preparing to launch AI-driven Agentic Accounts for U.S. crypto traders.

Robinhood Chain mainnet launch

• ▪Robinhood Chain is designed to be permissionless, AI-native, and purpose-built for real-world assets and decentralized finance primitives
• ▪Robinhood launched the public mainnet of Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 network built using Arbitrum's technology stack

Stock Tokens global availability

• ▪Robinhood launched Stock Tokens, enabling eligible users in more than 120 countries to trade tokenized debt securities 24/7 on Robinhood Chain
• ▪Stock Tokens are issued by Robinhood Assets (Jersey) Limited and provide economic exposure to underlying securities without granting legal or beneficial rights
• ▪Stock Tokens are not available to residents of the United States, and are restricted in Canada, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates

DeFi protocol integrations

• ▪Robinhood integrated with decentralized exchange Lighter to offer perpetual futures trading, with Lighter committing $11 million of LIT tokens to the Robinhood community
• ▪Pleiades is deploying a proprietary automated market maker on Robinhood Chain to serve as a primary proprietary trading venue
• ▪Uniswap is deploying a dedicated automated market maker on Robinhood Chain to serve as a primary public liquidity protocol

International market expansion

• ▪Robinhood officially launched its services in Canada on July 1, 2026, following the closure of its $180 million acquisition of WonderFi
• ▪Robinhood Singapore received a capital markets services licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to offer brokerage services in the future
• ▪Robinhood plans to launch crypto trading in the United Kingdom soon, which currently remains separate from its main app via Bitstamp

Agentic trading for crypto

• ▪Agentic Accounts allow traders to connect their chosen artificial intelligence models to Robinhood data sources and tools to execute automated trading strategies
• ▪Robinhood is preparing to launch Agentic Accounts for crypto at no additional cost to eligible United States traders

U.S. decentralized lending products

• ▪Robinhood Earn offers an estimated 7% APY, with underlying lending infrastructure powered by Morpho and insurance procured through Lloyd's of London and RELM
• ▪Robinhood launched Robinhood Earn, a decentralized lending product enabling eligible United States users to lend USDG stablecoins through a self-custody wallet