Robinhood Announces New Chain with Chainlink as Oracle Partner: Key Details

Robinhood launched a developer version of its custom blockchain, called Robinhood Chain, on February 10 with Chain link serves as the provider of the Oracle infrastructure. The testnet went live at the Consensus event in Hong Kong, marking the company’s latest move into crypto-based financial services and tokenized versions of traditional stocks.

The new blockchain is one Ethereum Layer 2 is being further built up Arbitration technology and designed to support real-world assets. Infrastructure providers including Alchemy, Allium, Chainlink, LayerZero and TRM are already integrating with Robinhood Chain ahead of a planned mainnet launch later this year.

What is Robinhood Chain?

Robinhood Chain is a financial-grade Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain built on Arbitrum technology. The platform aims to accelerate the development of on-chain financial services, starting with tokenized real-world and digital assets. Unlike many Layer 2 solutions that focus primarily on scaling Ethereum, Robinhood Chain is designed with specific use cases in mind.

“For us, it was never really about scaling Ethereum or making faster transactions,” said Johann Kerbrat, senior vice president and general manager of crypto at Robinhood, in an interview with CoinDesk. The company is instead focused on building infrastructure for tokenized asset platforms, lending platforms, and perpetual futures exchanges.

The blockchain uses Arbitrum, one of the two dominant Layer 2 technologies in the Ethereum ecosystem. Arbitrum processes transactions in batches to make them cheaper and more efficient. The competitive technology, Optimismis used by Coinbase for its Base blockchain.

Infrastructure partners and technical base

The testnet phase allows developers to build and test applications on Robinhood Chain before processing customer transactions on the mainnet version. This test environment helps identify technical issues and improve network stability.

Chainlink’s role as an Oracle provider

Chainlink will provide data feeds, interoperability tools and compliance standards to support advanced tokenization products on Robinhood Chain. Oracles are essential blockchain infrastructure that connects smart contracts to external data sources, allowing them to interact with real-world information such as stock quotes or market data.

The oracle infrastructure will be especially important for Robinhood’s tokenized stock offering, which requires accurate, real-time price data from traditional financial markets. Chainlink announced the partnership on social media, stating that builders can use the data, interoperability and compliance standards to enable advanced tokenization use cases.

Additional infrastructure support

In addition to Chainlink, Robinhood Chain also has that secured partnerships with several major crypto infrastructure providers:

• Alchemy: Provides developer tools and infrastructure
• Allium: Provides blockchain data indexing services
• Low Zero: Enables cross-chain communication and interoperability
• TRM: Provides blockchain intelligence and compliance tools

These partnerships provide the technical foundation developers need to build financial-quality applications on the network.

What is available on the public testnet?

Developers can now access several features on the Robinhood Chain testnet. The platform provides network access points to connect to the testnet environment and hosts developer documentation at docs.robinhood.com/chain. The blockchain remains compatible with standard Ethereum development tools, making it familiar to developers already working in the Ethereum and Arbitrum ecosystems.

In the coming months, developers will have access to testnet-only assets, including Stock Tokens for integration testing. Direct testing with Robinhood Wallet will also be available, allowing developers to experiment with the full user experience before mainnet launch.

The testnet environment allows participants to experiment with applications, stress test infrastructure, and identify potential issues without risking real customers’ money or assets. This approach follows standard blockchain development practices where testnets precede production launches.

Tokenized assets and applications in the real world

Robinhood already operates a tokenized stock service for European customers, launching in June 2025. The company offers exposure to more than 2,000 US-listed stocks and ETFs with 24/5 trading. These tokens are currently being issued on Arbitrum One, the main Arbitrum network.

According to facts from Entropy Advisors on Dune Analytics, Robinhood has minted a total of about $15 million worth of stock tokens. This figure lags behind leading issuers such as xStocks and Ondo Global Markets in the tokenized securities space.

The company plans to expand its tokenized stock offering with 24-hour trading, near real-time settlement, and self-custody options. Users can bridge assets across chains and interact with Ethereum-based decentralized finance applications through Robinhood Wallet.

Robinhood Chain supports seamless bridging and self-management, with scalability and customizability designed for decentralized financial-quality products. The infrastructure allows developers to build various applications, including tokenized asset platforms, lending platforms and perpetual futures exchanges.

Timeline and mainnet launch plans

The testnet phase represents a foundation-laying phase before the mainnet launch, scheduled for later in 2026. During this period, more infrastructure partners will come on board and developers will continue to build and test applications.

“The testnet for Robinhood Chain lays the foundation for an ecosystem that will define the future of tokenized real-world assets and enable builders to leverage DeFi liquidity within the Ethereum ecosystem,” Kerbrat said in a press release.

Steven Goldfeder, co-founder and CEO of Offchain Labs, which develops Arbitrum technology, expressed his support for the project.

“With Arbitrum’s developer-friendly technology, Robinhood Chain is well positioned to help the industry realize the next chapter of tokenization and permissionless financial services,” he said.

The announcement came on the same day Robinhood reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings. The company posted a profit of $605 million, or 66 cents per share, beating analyst expectations of 63 cents. Weaker-than-expected yields, however, sent shares lower in after-hours trading.

Kerbrat noted that when the mainnet launches, customers will be able to interact directly with Robinhood Chain through both the self-managed crypto wallet and the main Robinhood app. He emphasized that the blockchain will work as a seamless experience where many users will not realize they are using blockchain technology.

Conclusion

Robinhood Chain provides developers with an infrastructure to build financial-quality applications on an Ethereum Layer 2 network. The testnet supports experiments with tokenized assets, DeFi applications and cross-chain functionality.

With Chainlink as an oracle provider and support from major infrastructure partners, the platform provides the technical foundation for developing tokenized security and permissionless financial services. The mainnet launch later this year will determine whether Robinhood can compete effectively in the growing tokenization and DeFi infrastructure market.

Sources

1. Robinhood press release 1: Robinhood Chain launches public testnet

2. Report of Fortune: Robinhood launches test version of its own blockchain

3. Report from Het Blok: Robinhood launches public testnet for blockchain built on Arbitrum

4. Report from CoinDesk: Robinhood begins testing its own blockchain as the crypto and tokenization push deepens

5. Press release from Robinhood 2: Robinhood reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results