Svmuu News: Robinhood announced that its proprietary Layer 2 network, Robinhood Chain, has officially launched on the public mainnet. Built on the Arbitrum technology stack, the chain is positioned as institutional-grade, permissionless, and AI-native, and is specifically designed for real-world assets (RWAs).
Robinhood Chain’s launch-day partners include Uniswap, Pleiades, Alchemy, BitGo, and Chainlink. Among them, Uniswap will deploy a dedicated AMM on the chain to serve as the primary public liquidity protocol, while Pleiades will deploy its own AMM to serve as the primary proprietary trading venue. The chain will also offer core DeFi features such as lending.
Eligible users can trade tokenized stocks 24/7 on Robinhood Chain. Meanwhile, Robinhood Earn will launch a USDG-based decentralized lending product within the main app; the updated Robinhood Wallet will also support access to Lighter’s perpetual futures trading in select jurisdictions.
Robinhood also announced the expansion of its European perpetual contracts product lineup, its official entry into the Canadian market, and the acquisition of a Capital Markets Services License in Singapore. Additionally, Agentic Accounts—designed for crypto trading—are set to launch in the U.S. soon, allowing AI agents to participate in trading and fund management.
Robinhood stated that this update represents its most ambitious global expansion and product vision to date, aiming to establish a more direct connection between traditional finance and DeFi by integrating stocks, crypto, RWA, perpetual contracts, and AI trading into a unified financial experience. (The Block)