Robinhood, a global financial services firm offering retail brokerage, digital asset and digital banking, has revealed a sweeping set of DeFi, agentic and international expansion plans at its 'The World is Flat' keynote in London.
Central to the announcements was the public mainnet launch of Robinhood Chain, a Layer 2 blockchain constructed on the Arbitrum Platform and connected directly to the firm's onchain user base.
The network's ecosystem already includes launch partners such as Uniswap, which is rolling out a dedicated AMM to act as a core public liquidity protocol, and Pleiades, which is deploying its own AMM as a proprietary trading venue. Integrations with Alchemy, BitGo and Chainlink give the chain rapid block times alongside ready-made DeFi capabilities including lending and borrowing, and the network is designed to be AI-native and tailored to real-world assets.
The company also rolled out Stock Tokens through the Robinhood Wallet in over 120 countries, subject to jurisdiction. Eligible holders can trade around the clock on Robinhood Chain, place tokens into lending pools, or use them as collateral across DeFi, with spot trading available via decentralised exchanges such as Uniswap, Rialto, Lighter, Arcus and 1Inch. The original tokens, rebranded Classic Stock Tokens, remain in the Robinhood Europe app.
In the US, Robinhood Earn is beginning to reach eligible customers, marking the first decentralised lending product inside the main app. It lets users lend dollar-backed USDG from a self-custody wallet at an estimated 7% APY, with cover arranged through Lloyd's of London and RELM against cyber or smart contract exploits. The infrastructure runs on the Morpho protocol, with support from partners including Steakhouse, Ethena, Spark and Maple.
The Robinhood Wallet now also offers perpetual futures via decentralised exchange Lighter for eligible users in certain jurisdictions. Lighter has pledged $11m of $LIT to the Robinhood community, with users earning points on trades, doubled when trading through the Wallet, that convert into $LIT under Lighter's terms.
In Europe, Robinhood is extending perpetual futures beyond digital assets for the first time, introducing commodity, ETF and FX perps. Eligible investors across its 30 European markets can trade assets such as GOLD, SILVER, QQQ, EUR/USD, WTI, Brent crude and EWY with leverage of up to 10x, around the clock. The rollout is happening in waves. In the US, the firm is introducing maker order types for eligible crypto traders, offering fees as low as 0% depending on volume.
On the international front, Robinhood now serves close to 28 million customers in 38 countries across three continents. The firm intends to bring digital asset trading to the UK soon, has launched in Canada on Canada Day following its WonderFi acquisition, with zero trading fees for Canadian customers until 30 September, and has secured a capital markets services licence from MAS in Singapore, paving the way for future brokerage services there.
On the AI side, Robinhood is preparing Agentic Accounts for digital assets in the US, following last month's launch of Agentic Trading for equities and options. Through its Trading MCP, eligible traders can link their preferred AI model to Robinhood's data and tools, letting agents scan vast quantities of market data and execute strategies, while humans retain control over capital allocation and safety guardrails.
The feature will roll out soon at no extra cost. The company also secured an official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the most items bought by an AI agent in three minutes on a single credit card, using the Robinhood Agentic Credit Card, certified on-site by an adjudicator.
Robinhood SVP and general manager of crypto and international Johann Kerbrat said, 'Decentralized finance unlocks possibilities beyond what traditional finance can offer, but historically, it has required technical expertise to navigate. We're bringing the best of traditional finance and DeFi together, and in doing so, expanding financial ownership to every corner of the globe.'