Catenaa, Tuesday, July 28, 2026- Robinhood’s blockchain strategy is moving beyond tokenized equities to reshape how financial markets operate, as Arcus launched 24/7 trading for more than 95 tokenized US stocks and introduced perpetual markets on Robinhood Chain, bringing continuous access to traditional and digital assets through a single blockchain-based trading platform.
The rollout allows eligible users to trade leading US companies alongside exchange-traded funds, commodities and cryptocurrencies without being constrained by conventional market hours.
Rather than simply expanding access to tokenized assets, the launch highlights a deeper transformation in which blockchain infrastructure is beginning to replace the fixed trading schedules that have defined Wall Street for generations.
Arcus introduced commission-free trading for more than 95 tokenized US equities on Robinhood Chain while launching beta perpetual futures across equities, ETFs, commodities and digital assets.
The platform provides access to companies including Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, Meta, Alphabet and Amazon, alongside perpetual products linked to SPY, QQQ, GLD, USO, Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and XRP.
Developed by the team behind dYdX and founded by Eddie Zhang, Arcus combines tokenized stocks and perpetual markets within a single self-custodied account using cross-margin functionality.
Robinhood Crypto is a strategic investor in the project.
The launch also integrates infrastructure from Paxos Labs for USDG stablecoin support and Privy for embedded wallet creation and streamlined user onboarding.
Robinhood Chain launched its public mainnet on July 1 as an Ethereum Layer 2 built using Arbitrum technology.
From the outset, the network was designed to support tokenized stocks, decentralised lending and perpetual futures rather than functioning solely as another blockchain for cryptocurrency trading.
The addition of Arcus expands that vision by combining multiple asset classes into one continuous trading environment where users no longer depend on traditional exchange operating hours.
Instead of switching between separate stock exchanges, crypto platforms and derivatives venues, investors increasingly interact through a unified blockchain infrastructure.
The significance extends well beyond tokenized equities.
Robinhood Chain is gradually replacing one of Wall Street’s oldest assumptions: that markets should close.
Blockchain settlement enables financial assets to trade continuously without waiting for exchanges to reopen the following business day.
As more traditional assets migrate onto blockchain infrastructure, the distinction between stock markets, commodity exchanges and cryptocurrency venues may become less relevant.
Instead, investors could access all major asset classes through programmable financial networks operating around the clock.
The emergence of perpetual markets alongside tokenized securities also illustrates how decentralised finance is beginning to merge with traditional capital markets rather than competing against them.
If this model gains wider adoption, market competition may increasingly focus on continuous accessibility instead of geographic location or exchange ownership.
Early adoption metrics suggest Robinhood Chain is rapidly establishing itself as more than a niche blockchain.
Recent research estimated the network processed approximately $3.1 billion in decentralised exchange volume during its first week, placing it among the five largest blockchain networks by DEX activity.
The same analysis estimated roughly 65,000 users held about $300 million in stablecoins and $13 million in tokenized stocks during the network’s opening week.
Those figures indicate growing demand for blockchain-native financial infrastructure capable of supporting traditional investment products.
Arcus’ launch represents another milestone in Robinhood’s broader ambition to modernise financial market infrastructure.
The larger story is not simply that tokenized stocks are available around the clock.
It is that blockchain technology is steadily removing the concept of market hours altogether.
If financial assets continue migrating onto programmable blockchain networks, Wall Street may eventually operate according to internet time rather than exchange time, making continuous capital markets the new standard for global investing.
Robinhood Chain is an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain built using Arbitrum’s technology stack and launched its public mainnet in July 2026. The network was designed to support tokenized stocks, decentralised finance applications and perpetual futures through blockchain infrastructure capable of continuous settlement. Unlike traditional stock exchanges, which operate during fixed business hours, blockchain networks remain available around the clock, allowing financial assets to trade continuously across global markets. Arcus, developed by the team behind decentralised derivatives platform dYdX, is among the first applications to combine tokenized equities, cryptocurrencies, exchange-traded funds and perpetual futures within a unified self-custodied trading environment, reflecting the growing convergence between traditional finance and decentralised financial infrastructure.
