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History

Robinhood Chain

June 2025 to today

A year from announcement to mainnet. Six moments, each backed by a source you can open. Scroll to move through them.

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30 Jun 2025RH-2025-001

Stock Tokens launch, and a Layer 2 is announced

Robinhood launched more than 200 US stock and ETF tokens for eligible EU customers, and said it was building its own Layer 2 for real-world assets.

200+US stock and ETF tokens for eligible EU customers, on Arbitrum

Verified1 source
10 Feb 2026RH-2026-001

A public testnet opens

Developers got a public Robinhood Chain testnet, with test-only Stock Tokens and Robinhood Wallet access, ahead of mainnet.

Early infrastructure partners

  • Alchemy
  • Allium
  • Chainlink
  • LayerZero
  • TRM
Verified2 sources

RH-2026-002Mainnet

July 1, 2026

The public mainnet launched: a permissionless Ethereum Layer 2 built on Arbitrum, made for real-world assets.

Chain ID
4663
Built on
Arbitrum
Gas token
ETH
Compatible with
EVM
Verified
1 Jul 2026RH-2026-003

Stock Tokens go global

Stock Tokens became available in more than 120 countries through Robinhood Wallet, trading around the clock on Robinhood Chain.

120+countries, depending on local rules. Not available to US persons or UK residents.

Verified2 sources
1 Jul 2026RH-2026-004

DeFi from the first day

Uniswap and Pleiades launched market makers on day one, with lending and borrowing live and Stock Tokens usable as collateral.

Trading venues named at launch

  • Uniswap
  • Pleiades
  • Rialto
  • Lighter
  • Arcus
  • 1inch
Verified1 source
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The chain right now

This card doesn’t come from the archive. It reads the chain as you look at it.

Latest blockConnecting

Chain ID
4663
Transactions in block
Canonical Stock Tokens

OnchainRead from rpc.mainnet.chain.robinhood.com. Token count from Robinhood’s asset registry.

OnchainRead from the public RPCChain overview

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