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Robinhood Opens Arbitrum Chain As Stock Tokens Go Live In 120 Countries

BySendTech Times Fintech DeskNewsroom-edited, source-reviewed coverage|Source: CoinDesk
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Robinhood has launched the public mainnet for Robinhood Chain, a Layer 2 blockchain built on Arbitrum, and made Stock Tokens available through Robinhood Wallet in more than 120 countries. The company also introduced Robinhood Earn with an estimated 7% yield on USDG, but jurisdictional availability and control settings remain central limits.

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Robinhood Opens Arbitrum Chain As Stock Tokens Go Live In 120 Countries
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Robinhood Chain Launches On Arbitrum

Robinhood has launched the public mainnet for Robinhood Chain, moving its tokenised stock and decentralised-finance push from testnet into a live blockchain product.

Robinhood announced the mainnet at an event held Wednesday in London.

The network uses Arbitrum as its Layer 2 base and is meant to support tokenised real-world assets as well as decentralised-finance applications.

The public mainnet follows about four months of testing.

Robinhood began testing the network on testnet earlier in 2026, then used the London event to pair the chain launch with several trading, lending and international expansion updates.

The move extends Robinhood beyond its brokerage roots.

The company has already pushed from stocks and spot crypto into tokenised equities, derivatives and event contracts, and the new chain gives that product strategy its own blockchain infrastructure.

Stock Tokens Reach More Than 120 Countries

Robinhood said users can access Stock Tokens in more than 120 countries through Robinhood Wallet, with the product still limited by local jurisdiction rules.

The company said the product is meant to let users trade tokenised equities around the clock and use them across decentralised-finance applications.

Robinhood named lending protocols and trading collateral as examples of how the tokens could be used.

Robinhood Earn lets users lend USDG from a self-custody wallet.

Robinhood describes USDG as its dollar-backed stablecoin, and the advertised annual yield estimate is 7%, not a guaranteed return.

AI Trading Accounts Keep User Controls

Robinhood added Agentic Accounts for crypto, an AI-powered trading tool for eligible U.S. users.

The company said the tool will let users connect AI models to Robinhood's trading infrastructure while keeping control over capital allocation and trading parameters.

Robinhood also broadened its European derivatives plan.

The company said perpetual futures trading in Europe will add commodities, ETFs and foreign exchange markets alongside crypto, widening the product set beyond digital assets alone.

The U.K. and Canada are separate expansion points.

Robinhood plans to bring crypto trading to the U.K., and it said Canadian availability follows the WonderFi acquisition.

Robinhood's expansion is arriving while the company is still cutting costs.

It said last month that it would lay off 10% of its workforce, or about 290 employees, to streamline its organisation and management structure.

Robinhood did not disclose named Stock Token issuers, lending-protocol partners, jurisdiction-level availability, or audited yield methodology for Robinhood Earn.

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