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Source: Fortune.com
Summary
Robinhood has announced the launch of its testnet version of Robinhood Chain, a custom-built blockchain. The blockchain is built on Arbitrum technology and will allow customers to interact directly with it. The company plans to use the blockchain for tokenized versions of popular stocks and has already partnered with several major crypto players, including Alchemy, LayerZero, and Chainlink.
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Robinhood is accelerating its push into crypto-based financial services, including tokenized stocks. The company has partnered with major crypto players and is building its own blockchain, Robinhood Chain, on Arbitrum technology. The blockchain will allow customers to interact directly with it and will be used for tokenized versions of popular stocks.
The company’s SVP of Crypto, Johann Kerbrat, said that customers will be able to interact directly with Robinhood Chain when the mainnet is live, and that the blockchain will be a seamless experience for users.
The launch of Robinhood Chain comes as the company is in a push to embrace tokenization, which CEO Vlad Tenev described as a freight train coming to financial markets.
The numbers tell one story: Robinhood’s blockchain announcement came the same day the company reported fourth-quarter earnings for 2025, beating analysts’ estimates but posting weaker-than-expected revenue.
Robinhood Chain will support transactions in its self-custody crypto wallet and in the main Robinhood app, and will be a seamless experience for customers, many of whom will be unaware they are even using it.
Author: Evan Null
