Deutsche Bank, Stripe, and Robinhood are making major moves in the blockchain space, with Deutsche Bank building an L2 and Stripe opting for a custom blockchain.
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Updated Jul 15
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Deutsche Bank, Stripe, and Robinhood are making major moves in the blockchain space, with Deutsche Bank building an L2 and Stripe opting for a custom blockchain.
Who's involved
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Industry leaders like Circle, Stripe, Robinhood, and Coinbase are exploring proprietary blockchain solutions to meet the demands of decentralized payments.Also in this story
- Coinbase and Neuberger Berman are moving into on-chain finance, utilizing Ethereum and discussing tokenization trends.
- A regulatory setback has weighed on investor sentiment for both Coinbase and Circle on August 14, 2026.
- Robinhood allows trading of crypto assets while Circle develops Arc, a platform built on Ethereum.
- Rain facilitates payments for Circle's USDC and Ripple's RLUSD, while Toku integrates this infrastructure into payroll systems like Gusto.
The entities involved
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Deutsche Bank
German global banking and financial services company
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Stripe
Irish-American payment technology company
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Robinhood
American financial services company
Related events
- Robinhood announced its mainnet, built on Ethereum Layer 2, via a keynote in London, involving a Jersey-based entity issuing stock tokens.
- Robinhood is expanding its own Layer-2 network on Ethereum.
- Robinhood began utilizing tokenized equities on a blockchain platform.
- Robinhood announced plans on August 13, 2025, to broaden its crypto offerings.
- Central banks, including the ECB and Bank of England, are pursuing blockchain initiatives, with major banks adopting new platforms.