Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 built on Arbitrum Dedicated Blockchains, went live July 1, 2026, targeting tokenized equities, ETFs, and real-world assets (RWAs) on a permissionless infrastructure.
The network uses ETH as its native gas token and operates with a first-come, first-served sequencing model—eliminating transaction reordering by fee. This prevents MEV-style front-running and creates a predictable execution environment for traders and liquidity providers.
Robinhood Chain is fully EVM-compatible, meaning developers can deploy Solidity and Vyper contracts without modification. Standard tooling—Hardhat, Foundry, ethers.js, viem, Wagmi—works out of the box. Anyone can run a full node, and any wallet or dApp supporting JSON-RPC can connect directly.
The chain supports ERC-4337 account abstraction, allowing developers to batch transactions, sponsor gas, and build programmable wallets with session keys and built-in batching. Stock Tokens pegged to NVIDIA, Google, and Apple are live.
Since launch, meme coins have captured most on-chain activity. Robinhood is covering gas fees for users of its native wallet through Sept. 29, after which standard transaction costs apply. This subsidy window is critical for early accumulation and protocol stress-testing.
