Robinhood launched Robinhood Chain, a permissionless Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain, on July 1. Built on Arbitrum infrastructure, the network features 100ms block times and is designed specifically for tokenized real-world assets like equities and ETFs. The chain is accessible to developers across more than 120 countries where Robinhood operates.
From brokerage to blockchain operator
It acquired crypto exchange Bitstamp in June 2025, giving it institutional-grade exchange infrastructure. By late 2025, the company was sitting on $51B in crypto custody assets under management. Now it’s running its own blockchain.
The public testnet went live on February 10, and developers have had roughly five months to experiment with the network before mainnet launch. The chain supports smart contract deployment and self-custody options, which means users aren’t forced to keep assets on Robinhood’s platform to interact with the network.
Tokenized US stocks and ETFs that were initially deployed on Arbitrum will transition over to Robinhood Chain.
