Overview
- Robinhood launched the public mainnet for Robinhood Chain on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, moving its Arbitrum-based Layer-2 from testnet to live production.
- New Stock Tokens are live for eligible users in more than 120 countries and trade 24/7, but they are structured as debt securities issued by Robinhood Assets Jersey Limited and do not grant legal ownership or shareholder rights.
- Robinhood introduced Robinhood Earn, a decentralized lending feature that lets eligible users lend USDG stablecoin for an advertised roughly 7% APY with insurance and third‑party lending infrastructure support.
- The company unveiled Agentic Accounts for AI-powered trading that let users connect external models while retaining limits on capital and trading parameters.
- Robinhood launched the chain with day‑one integrations from Uniswap, Pleiades, Alchemy, BitGo and Chainlink, and the announcements sent HOOD shares up about 5–8% as the firm pushes international expansion after recent crypto revenue weakness and workforce cuts.