Robinhood Doubles Down on Crypto: Launches Proprietary Blockchain & Tokenized Stocks in 2025 Power Play
Robinhood just dropped a bombshell on traditional finance—again. The trading app-turned-crypto heavyweight is rolling out its own blockchain network and tokenized stock trading, effectively giving Wall Street the middle finger.
Game-Changer or Hail Mary?
The move signals Robinhood's full-throttle pivot into Web3. By cutting out intermediaries with its proprietary chain, the platform could slash fees to near-zero while settling trades in seconds—something legacy markets still can't manage without three business days and a fax machine.
Tokenized Stocks: The Trojan Horse
Fractionalized Tesla and Apple shares on-chain? Check. 24/7 trading? Obviously. Robinhood's betting that merging TradFi assets with DeFi rails will lure normies into crypto—while letting them pretend they're still playing by old-market rules.
The Cynic's Corner
Because nothing says 'financial revolution' like a company that made its name selling order flow to Citadel now preaching decentralization. Still, love it or hate it—Robinhood just forced every legacy broker to rethink their 2025 roadmap.
Perps in EU, crypto staking in US
As part of the firm's crypt push, Robinhood is rolling out perpetual futures, a popular derivative instrument among crypto traders, for European users. Trades are routed through Bitstamp, one of the world's longest-running active crypto exchange which Robinhood acquired for $200 million.
The firm has also introduced crypto staking for U.S.-based investors starting with Ethereum's ether ETH and Solana's SOL SOL that lets token holders earn rewards without leaving the application.
Additionally, Robinhood will add crypto rewards to its credit card offering later this fall, allowing U.S. customers to invest cashback automatically in digital assets.
