Robinhood Chain Brings Tokenized Stocks and DeFi Products to Mainstream Users

Robinhood Chain, the Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain developed by Robinhood, went live on July 1, 2026. The new network is built to facilitate tokenized stocks, DeFi products, and AI-driven trading, all directly integrated into the Robinhood app and self-custody wallet.

The technology behind Robinhood Chain is not novel; it runs on Arbitrum's Orbit technology, an optimistic rollup that settles transactions on Ethereum and uses ETH for gas. This design offers lower costs than the base layer while maintaining Ethereum's security, with block times of approximately 100 milliseconds.

Robinhood Chain launched with a set of ready-made financial products, including Stock Tokens, which are tokenized debt securities tracking US stocks and ETFs such as NVDA, GOOG, and AAPL. These tokens can be traded 24 hours a day through the Robinhood Wallet in over 120 countries.

Other features launched alongside Stock Tokens include lending and borrowing through Robinhood Earn, spot trading, and agentic trading, which allows users to connect AI agents to their accounts. Perpetual futures are also available for eligible customers on the European arm of the app, with up to 10x leverage.