On July 2, Robinhood announced the official launch of its Layer 2 network, Robinhood Chain, on the public mainnet. The chain is built on the Arbitrum technology stack, designed to meet institutional standards, be permissionless, AI-native, and specifically tailored for real-world assets (RWA). Initial partners on the first day of Robinhood Chain include Uniswap, Pleiades, Alchemy, BitGo, and Chainlink. Uniswap will deploy a dedicated AMM on this chain as the primary public liquidity protocol, while Pleiades will establish its own AMM as the main proprietary trading venue. The chain will also offer basic DeFi functionalities such as lending. Eligible users can trade tokenized stocks on Robinhood Chain 24/7. Meanwhile, Robinhood Earn will launch a USDG-based decentralized lending product within the main app; the new Robinhood Wallet will also support access to Lighter's perpetual contract trading in certain jurisdictions. Additionally, Robinhood announced an expansion of its European perpetual contract product range, officially entering the Canadian market and obtaining a capital markets services license in Singapore. Furthermore, Agentic Accounts for crypto trading are also set to launch soon in the U.S., allowing AI agents to participate in trading and fund management. Robinhood stated that this update represents its most ambitious global expansion and product vision to date, aiming to establish a more direct connection between traditional finance and DeFi, integrating stocks, crypto, RWA, perpetual contracts, and AI trading into a unified financial experience. (The Block)