Robinhood has launched a broad crypto product expansion that adds perpetual futures, staking services and tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs to its platform. The announcement ties these products to a new EVM-compatible Layer-2, the Robinhood Chain, and follows notable market gains for the company as crypto revenue and trading volumes climb.
Tokenized stocks, derivatives and staking under one umbrella
Robinhood introduced tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs offering exposure to more than 1,000 securities, including private companies such as SpaceX and OpenAI. The tokens provide dividend support, zero commission and 24/5 access and are initially built on Arbitrum with a planned migration to the company’s Layer-2, while the firm also rolled out perpetual crypto futures in Europe, micro futures in the U.S., and staking for Ethereum and Solana.
Perpetual futures available to eligible EU traders are routed through Bitstamp’s perpetual exchange and will provide continuous exposure with leverage. The company described up to 3x leverage for certain markets and higher leverage on some altcoins elsewhere, while micro futures were launched for Bitcoin, Solana and XRP in the U.S., and staking permits users to earn network rewards, with Robinhood taking a 25% commission on staking yields.
Robinhood framed the suite as part of a strategy to diversify revenue and to position crypto at the core of a broader “financial superapp.” The market reaction has been tangible: the company’s stock reached all-time highs and rose more than 12% after key announcements, while disclosed figures show crypto trading volume of $232 billion for the year, $51 billion in customer assets under management and crypto revenue nearly doubling to $160 million in Q2 2025.
At the center of the push is the Robinhood Chain, an EVM-compatible Layer-2 initially leveraging Arbitrum technology and designed to support tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), seamless bridging and self-custody. The company positions the chain as infrastructure to enable 24/7 trading and to facilitate the tokenization of assets ranging from equities to art and real estate.
Johann Kerbrat, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Robinhood Crypto, said the aim is to make crypto “disappear into the background” and to “remove this walled garden.” He portrayed the chain as underlying plumbing that simplifies user interaction with tokenized assets.
The product rollout spans jurisdictions: tokenized stocks target EU and EEA customers, perpetual futures are marketed in the EU, micro futures and staking have U.S. availability, and Robinhood’s broader global footprint has expanded to dozens of countries. Perpetuals are to be rolled out to eligible EU customers by the end of the summer, a stated operational milestone.
The company retains custody-related trade-offs: crypto holdings on the platform are not covered by FDIC or SIPC protections, and users report transfer limits and friction for larger withdrawals. The 25% fee on staking rewards, limits on supported external transfers and routing of derivative orders through third-party venues highlight execution, counterparty and custody considerations for users.
Robinhood’s expansion stitches together tokenized equities, derivatives and staking under a bespoke Layer-2. The combined strategy signals a deliberate shift toward crypto-native infrastructure and new digital asset revenue sources.