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Robinhood Expands Blockchain Trading with EU Stock Tokens and US Crypto Staking

The launch merges decentralized finance features with brokerage services ahead of a full migration to Robinhood’s proprietary layer-2 chain.

Robinhood plans to eventually develop its own blockchain that will expand trading hours for tokens to 24/7 from 24/5 currently.
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Overview

  • European users can now trade over 200 commission-free tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs on the Arbitrum network 24 hours a day, five days a week.
  • Robinhood introduced crypto perpetual futures for its EU platform, offering on-chain derivatives trading to European customers.
  • U.S. clients gained in-app staking for Ethereum and Solana, enabling investors to earn yield through proof-of-stake networks.
  • The company plans to migrate its tokenized equities from Arbitrum to a dedicated layer-2 blockchain to enable around-the-clock trading.
  • Shares surged to record highs after the launch despite OpenAI’s clarification that its tokens do not represent actual equity.