Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev predicts a global tokenization supercycle where traditional financial assets like stocks will be issued on blockchains rather than legacy Wall Street infrastructure. The company launched Robinhood Chain on July 1, 2026, a Layer-2 blockchain dedicated to real-world asset tokenization, which has already processed over 100 million transactions. This strategy comes as Robinhood’s crypto trading revenue dropped 30% quarter-over-quarter in Q1 2026, declining from over a third of total revenue to roughly 12.5% by late 2024. Robinhood Chain supports over 190 tokenized US stocks, tradable 24/7 and accessible in more than 120 countries, offering 1:1 economic exposure to underlying equities. The main risk for this global expansion remains regulatory uncertainty around tokenized securities across multiple jurisdictions.
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