Robinhood launches chain & stock tokens in 120 countries

Robinhood has launched the public mainnet of Robinhood Chain and introduced stock tokens to eligible users in more than 120 countries. The announcement is part of a broader international expansion that also includes new derivatives products in Europe and plans to bring crypto trading to the UK.

At an event in London, the trading platform outlined a wider move into decentralised finance as it seeks to expand beyond its established brokerage and crypto operations. Its Layer 2 blockchain is built on Arbitrum and will launch with partners including Uniswap and Chainlink.

Robinhood is also making tokenised stock products available through Robinhood Wallet for eligible users in more than 120 countries, with availability varying by jurisdiction. The instruments will allow round-the-clock trading and can be used in decentralised finance activities such as lending pools and collateral.

The spot trading experience for those stock tokens will be available in Robinhood Wallet through decentralised exchanges including Uniswap, Rialto, Lighter, Arcus and 1Inch. Earlier token products, now described as Classic Stock Tokens, will remain in the Robinhood Europe app.

The London announcement also sharpened Robinhood's focus on Europe. Eligible investors in the region can now trade perpetual futures tied to commodities, exchange-traded funds and foreign exchange, expanding a product set that had previously been limited to crypto perpetuals.

Listed assets include gold, silver, QQQ, EUR/USD, WTI, Brent crude oil and EWY, with leverage of up to 10 times. The expanded perpetual futures offering is being rolled out in waves to eligible users.

For UK customers, the most immediate development was Robinhood's confirmation that it plans to launch crypto trading in the market. The company already offers some investment services in Britain, and the planned addition would extend its product range for local retail traders.

That move sits alongside other international steps. Robinhood is now available to residents in Canada following its acquisition of WonderFi, and its Singapore business has received a capital markets services licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

The group said it now serves nearly 28 million customers across 38 countries and three continents. The latest launches suggest Robinhood is trying to build a larger non-US user base while tying traditional market products more closely to blockchain-based trading infrastructure.

DeFi push

Robinhood Chain is central to that effort. The network is natively connected to its on-chain users and will include a dedicated automated market maker from Uniswap as a main public liquidity protocol, while Pleiades is deploying a separate automated market maker intended as a proprietary trading venue.

Robinhood also named Alchemy, BitGo and Chainlink among integrated partners on the chain. The network includes lending and borrowing functions alongside infrastructure intended for tokenised real-world assets.

Separate from the chain launch, Robinhood is starting to roll out Robinhood Earn to eligible US users. The product allows users to lend dollar-backed USDG through a self-custody wallet at an estimated 7% annual percentage yield, using the Morpho protocol as the underlying lending infrastructure.

Insurance for covered losses linked to cyber or smart contract exploits has been procured through Lloyd's of London and RELM. Robinhood also named Steakhouse, Ethena, Spark and Maple as supporting partners in the product build.

Trading tools

Within Robinhood Wallet, eligible users in selected jurisdictions can also access perpetual futures on decentralised exchange Lighter. Lighter has committed $11 million of LIT tokens to the Robinhood community, with users earning points on perpetual futures trades that convert into tokens from that pool, subject to Lighter's terms.

In the US, Robinhood is introducing maker order types for eligible crypto traders, with a fee structure that can fall as low as 0% depending on volumes. The move appears aimed at more active traders who provide liquidity on the platform.

The company also set out plans to extend AI-linked trading to crypto in the US. After launching agentic trading for equities and options, Robinhood is preparing to let eligible users connect AI models directly to execute crypto trades through its Trading MCP.

Johann Kerbrat, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Crypto and International at Robinhood, described the strategy as a way to combine established financial products with blockchain-based markets. "Decentralized finance unlocks possibilities beyond what traditional finance can offer, but historically, it has required technical expertise to navigate," he said.

He added: "We're bringing the best of traditional finance and DeFi together, and in doing so, expanding financial ownership to every corner of the globe."