Robinhood Chain Blends Finance and Blockchain for Global Trading

Rubbing shoulders with traditional finance and blockchain infrastructure is Robinhood Chain, launched on July 1, 2026. The network is a permissionless Layer 2 built on Arbitrum's Orbit stack, designed for tokenized real-world assets like U.S. equities and ETFs.

The Ethereum-compatible chain allows users to hold economic exposure to major stocks in self-custodied wallets, trade them continuously, and deploy them in DeFi protocols while leveraging the security of Ethereum.

Stock Tokens form the flagship product, functioning as standard ERC-20 contracts that track U.S.-listed equities and ETFs. They provide no legal or beneficial ownership rights but confer economic exposure to the underlying security, backed 1:1 by corresponding equity held with a licensed custodian.