27 stories about Robinhood from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Oct 8, 2026.
Robinhood has added $25 million worth of Bitcoin to its balance sheet, underscoring its commitment to the crypto sector. SVP Johann Kerbrat said the purchase was intended to signal the company's long-term commitment to the crypto sector.
Following the SEC's innovation exemption for tokenized equities, Robinhood Crypto lead Johan detailed plans to expand onchain stock offerings while forecasting a full convergence between traditional and blockchain-based markets.
Goldman Sachs and Citizens analysts said the SEC's tokenized-stock push creates new opportunities in custody, tokenization infrastructure, and stablecoin settlement, while giving brokers room to expand onchain products. Kalshi also filed for US stock perpetual futures, joining Coinbase and Bitnomial.
The Department of Justice has charged two Robinhood engineers with insider trading, accusing them of front-running crypto listings on Hyperliquid. They allegedly earned over $50,000 each by trading perpetual futures before Robinhood's public announcements between 2025 and 2026.
Vlad Tenev, CEO of Robinhood, argues that tokenization can democratize access to high-quality US financial assets globally. This technology could make the best of US capital markets available on a worldwide scale, though the industry remains small compared to traditional finance. Tokenization is gaining traction as a strategic move in the financial sector.
Bitcoin recently surged 22% amid heavy US ETF inflows, while OffChain co-founder Steven Goldfeder outlined how major institutions like Robinhood are leveraging Arbitrum's Layer-2 technology to power public-chain financial infrastructure.
Robinhood Chain's decentralized exchange saw a 61% jump in trading volume, reaching $1.6 billion. This comes as DeFi deposits and stablecoin holdings on the platform approach $800 million. The surge highlights growing interest in Ethereum Layer 2 solutions for decentralized trading.
Robinhood Chain, launched just two months ago, generated $2.66 million in daily revenue on August 30, surpassing Ethereum. The network processed 5.52 million transactions as users created 22,600 new tokens, driven by memecoin trading tools.
Robinhood Chain's new Pools feature lets users create and trade tokens with crowd-priced launches or instant pools. The $PONS token on the platform generated $21.7M in fees over the last 30 days, with most revenue used for token buybacks and burns.
$NET is a reserve share backed by at least 1 USDG of the protocol's on-chain portfolio, with a $57M FDV, $6M circulating market cap, and a $4M treasury of USDG and RWAs. NetNetCapital accumulates productive assets like stablecoins and stocks, aiming to bring this novel DeFi mechanism to Robinhood.
Robinhood Crypto General Manager Johan detailed the brokerage firm's permissionless Layer-2 blockchain, which aims to bring its 28 million funded accounts onto Web3 infrastructure, tokenized real-world assets, and DeFi yield vaults.
Robinhood is in talks to let users trade yes-or-no contracts through Crypto.com's derivatives business, though no deal has been reached yet. The move comes as Robinhood competes with Kalshi in the prediction market space.
Robinhood Chain's real-world assets have jumped fivefold, with a dozen tokenized stocks each clearing $500,000 in daily trading volume. The chain has tripled in size since mid-July, though memecoins and stablecoins still dominate overall activity.
Arcus, a decentralized exchange built by the dYdX team and backed by Robinhood, has expanded its offerings to include tokenized stocks and perpetual futures on the Robinhood Chain. This move is part of a broader trend of crypto platforms bringing traditional financial assets onchain.
Uniswap's governance is voting on two proposals that could increase the UNI token burn rate. The votes, open from July 19 to July 26, would route new fees from Uniswap v4 and the Robinhood Chain into the burn system established under the "UNIfication" overhaul in December 2025.
Robinhood is pushing to onboard 10 million casual investors to decentralized finance (DeFi), but early activity is dominated by memecoins. The company's original vision of tokenizing traditional assets remains small. Robinhood claims its advantage is in bringing retail customers onchain, but the current focus on memecoins may not align with its broader goals.
Robinhood's new blockchain, designed for tokenized stocks, has instead become a hub for memecoins, attracting $135 million and 800,000 addresses in just two weeks. This unexpected shift highlights the unpredictable nature of crypto markets and the appeal of speculative assets.
Robinhood Chain is a new Ethereum layer-2 network built with Arbitrum technology, designed for tokenized assets and financial products. It aims to bring traditional stocks and crypto together on the blockchain.
Robinhood's new blockchain network has quickly become one of the top five by decentralized exchange (DEX) volume, indicating strong early demand for its tokenized asset platform, according to a report by Bernstein.
Robinhood's new blockchain platform has already moved over $70 million in Ethereum (ETH) in its first week of operation. This highlights the growing interest in tokenized assets and Ethereum's role as a settlement layer.
Arbitrum's token jumped 19% after Robinhood's new blockchain platform generated $568 million in onchain trading activity, driven largely by memecoin trading. The surge highlights how retail trading can drive ecosystem growth and revenue.
Ether (ETH) is climbing toward $2,000 as major companies like Bitmine and Robinhood increase their involvement in the Ethereum ecosystem. This surge is driven by institutional adoption, DAT buying, and a long-awaited network upgrade.
Crypto markets ended the week stronger after weak U.S. jobs data lowered the chances of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Uniswap also gained following a partnership with Robinhood.
Robinhood Chain, a Layer 2 blockchain built on Arbitrum's tech stack, has launched on mainnet. It offers 24/7 tokenized stocks, lighter perpetual contracts, and plans for AI-driven agentic trading, with Uniswap as a day-one partner.