- Robinhood introduced crypto staking services for Solana and Ethereum on August 15, 2025.
- Robinhood announced plans on August 13, 2025, to broaden its crypto offerings.
- Robinhood is building on Arbitrum, which settles on Ethereum, for tokenization efforts under SEC watch.
- Robinhood launched its own chain, Robinhood Chain, built as a Layer 2 on Arbitrum for tokenized assets.
Robinhood Licenses Arbitrum Technology for Blockchain Initiatives
What happened
Robinhood secured licensing rights for Arbitrum technology on October 11, 2026. Robinhood Markets launched Robinhood Chain on July 1, 2026, using technology licensed from Arbitrum. As part of the agreement, Robinhood sends 10% of its net protocol revenue generated by fees to Arbitrum's ecosystem, with 8% allocated to a treasury managed by the network's decentralized autonomous organization.
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Why it matters
The licensing deal establishes a new revenue stream for Robinhood through the 10% net protocol revenue share. Furthermore, the agreement significantly expands the resources available to Arbitrum, allowing it to undertake larger growth projects and ecosystem initiatives.
Robinhood launched Robinhood Chain, which is built as a Layer 2 on Arbitrum for tokenized assets, an effort conducted under SEC watch.
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Who could feel it
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Robinhood could see its revenue increase through the 10% net protocol revenue share with Arbitrum.
Possible ripples
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The entities involved
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Robinhood
American financial services company
Related events
- Robinhood began utilizing tokenized equities on a blockchain platform.
- An analysis of revenue potential involving companies like Robinhood and Standard Chartered has emerged.
- Robinhood is identified as a serious competitor to established online brokerage firms.
- Robinhood purchased Bitcoin for its corporate balance sheet during an event in Singapore.
- Robinhood announced its mainnet, built on Ethereum Layer 2, via a keynote in London, involving a Jersey-based entity issuing stock tokens.