INTRODUCING | Leading Retail Investing Platform, Robinhood, Launches Public Blockchain, Robinhood Chain

Robinhood has launched the public mainnet for its Layer-2 blockchain, Robinhood Chain, marking its most significant expansion into on-chain infrastructure as the company broadens its ambitions beyond online brokerage and deeper into decentralized finance.

The blockchain, unveiled during a product event in London, is built on Arbitrum and is designed to support tokenized real-world assets and decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. The launch follows several months of testing after Robinhood introduced the network on testnet in early 2026.

With the public mainnet now live, Robinhood has also rolled out its tokenized stock offering to users in more than 120 countries through Robinhood Wallet, subject to local regulatory restrictions. The company said the products are designed to enable around-the-clock trading of tokenized equities while allowing the assets to be used across DeFi protocols including as collateral or within lending markets.

Robinhood also introduced Robinhood Earn, a decentralized lending service that allows users to lend USDG, the company’s U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, through self-custody wallets. The product is expected to offer an annual yield of about 7%, according to the company.

The blockchain launch forms part of a broader international expansion strategy.

Robinhood said it is extending its perpetual futures offering in Europe beyond cryptocurrencies to include commodities, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and foreign exchange markets.

The company also confirmed plans to introduce cryptocurrency trading in the United Kingdom and said its services are now available in Canada following its acquisition of WonderFi as it continues to expand its presence outside the United States.

Robinhood’s latest product announcements underscore its strategy of combining traditional financial assets with on-chain infrastructure, reflecting a broader industry trend toward tokenization and on-chain financial services.

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