Robinhood Chain surpassed Base on daily active users on July 21, three weeks after the trading platform launched its mainnet, according to Artemis data. The network registered 323,969 daily active users against Base's 274,520, and set a record $588.9 million in total value locked the same day.
The chain first crossed above Base on July 11, when it counted 314,843 daily active users to Base's 283,938, per Artemis. The lead has changed hands since: Robinhood Chain held it from July 11 to July 15, Base regained it from July 16 to July 20, and Robinhood Chain moved back on top on July 21.
The user ramp is steep by any measure. Robinhood Chain counted between roughly 300 and 1,400 daily active users in late June, before the July 1 mainnet launch opened the network to the public, per Artemis. Base, by comparison, has held a range of roughly 210,000 to 431,000 daily users over the past 30 days.
Robinhood Chain also edged out Base on spot DEX volume, with $624 million in the past 24 hours against Base's $603 million, according to DefiLlama. The network generated $198,215 in chain fees over the same period, nearly four times Base's $52,081.
Robinhood Chain's TVL was below $5 million through late June and went vertical around the July 1 launch, setting new highs almost daily through July, per Artemis. The July 21 record of $588.9 million marked a $74 million, or 14%, single-day increase.
