Morpho, the decentralized lending protocol, has crossed $360 million in total value locked on Robinhood Chain, marking a 60% surge in just one week. For a blockchain that only launched on July 1, 2026, that kind of capital accumulation is less “gradual adoption” and more “firehose pointed at a swimming pool.”
The milestone makes Morpho the dominant protocol on Robinhood’s chain by a wide margin, effectively turning a retail brokerage’s blockchain experiment into one of the fastest-growing lending venues in DeFi.
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The chain launched alongside Robinhood Earn, a product that lets users lend their USDG stablecoin holdings through Morpho’s infrastructure. The pitch is simple: deposit USDG, earn around 7% APY. No wallet setup tutorials, no gas fee anxiety, no bridging assets across three chains while praying nothing gets stuck.
Morpho isn’t the only protocol setting up shop on Robinhood Chain either. The ecosystem already includes Ethena, Uniswap, and Maple Finance, creating a surprisingly diverse set of liquidity options for a chain that’s barely a few weeks old.
