Robinhood has launched its public mainnet, Robinhood Chain, rolling out round-the-clock tokenized stock trading, decentralized lending, and perpetual futures in select regions. Built on Arbitrum, the Ethereum Layer 2 network anchors the company’s broader international expansion across Europe, Canada, Singapore, and the United States.
The firm described the network as permissionless and geared toward AI-driven applications and tokenized real-world assets. Day-one partners include Uniswap, Alchemy, BitGo, and Chainlink, with decentralized finance features such as lending and borrowing available to developers and eligible users.
Tokenized equities go global
Stock Tokens on Robinhood Chain now enable users in more than 120 countries to trade continuously. These tokens mirror the price of underlying U.S. securities but do not grant legal ownership, and they are issued through Robinhood Assets (Jersey) Limited under regional constraints.
The new tokens differ from the “Classic Stock Tokens” introduced in 2025, which remain limited to EU and EEA markets under MiFID II rules on Arbitrum One. Those earlier instruments offered near-continuous trading across more than 200 tokenized equities and ETFs but were geographically restricted.
Perpetual futures and wallet integration expand
An updated Robinhood Wallet adds decentralized perpetual futures via Lighter, an Ethereum-based platform that raised $68 million at a $1.5 billion valuation in late 2025. Lighter has allocated $11 million worth of its LIT tokens to Robinhood users, with rewards tied to trading activity through the wallet.
In Europe, the company introduced 24/7 perpetual futures for commodities, ETFs, and foreign exchange pairs, including gold and EUR/USD, with leverage of up to 10x where permitted. In North America, Robinhood confirmed its entry into Canada following its $180 million acquisition of WonderFi, bringing a regulated user base of about 300,000 funded accounts.
Singapore license supports Asia expansion
Robinhood Singapore has secured a capital markets services license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, paving the way for regional brokerage services. The company now operates in 38 countries and serves close to 28 million customers globally.
In the United States, the firm launched Robinhood Earn, a decentralized lending product built on Morpho. Integrated into its main app, it allows users to lend USDG stablecoins through a self-custody wallet with an estimated 7% annual yield, backed by insurance coverage from Lloyd’s of London and RELM against cyber and smart contract risks.
The company is also developing “Agentic Accounts,” which will let U.S. crypto traders connect custom AI models to Robinhood’s market data to automate trading strategies while retaining control over capital allocation. A maker-taker fee structure with rates as low as zero percent is planned for advanced order types.
Shift toward continuous markets
Robinhood’s push into blockchain-based infrastructure signals a shift from traditional brokerage timelines to continuous, global market access. Around-the-clock exposure to U.S. equities could reshape how prices react to news, with volatility increasingly driven by events outside standard trading hours.
Early data from comparable tokenized products points to strong demand, with nearly half of trading activity occurring outside traditional hours and cumulative volumes reaching hundreds of millions of dollars within weeks of launch.
Defi integration deepens product offering
By integrating Morpho, now one of the largest decentralized lending protocols with more than $7 billion in total value locked, Robinhood is embedding yield generation directly into its platform. The protocol’s modular design separates infrastructure from strategy, allowing for more tailored risk management and attracting institutional traction.
Meanwhile, the partnership with Lighter places Robinhood users within the fast-growing decentralized derivatives sector, where daily trading volumes often exceed $20 billion. Earlier this year, Lighter reported monthly trading volume of $55.4 billion and over 116,000 active addresses, underscoring strong activity in the segment.
Market reaction and outlook
Robinhood’s expansion strategy focuses on regulated entry points in key regions, including Canada and Singapore, while preparing for further integration in the United Kingdom through its acquisition of Bitstamp, pending regulatory clarity expected in 2027.
Shares of Robinhood, trading under HOOD, have risen more than 17% over the past month, though they saw a slight pullback in the past week. Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus, with price targets indicating potential upside of roughly 14% from current levels near $100. The stock continues to show sensitivity to product launches and earnings updates.
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