Hackers focused on one of the biggest personalities in the world of cryptocurrencies due to rumors about the Robinhood Chain ecosystem. The official X account of Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev was hacked and then used to publicize the scam token. Hackers created a fake token called Vladhood ($VLAD) and falsely
Since Robinhood introduced tokenized stocks as an innovation, Coinbase-supported Base has intensified efforts to develop tokenized stocks on blockchain platforms. In an interview on July 21, 2026, Base founder Jesse Pollak revealed that Robinhood had gotten ahead in this aspect through tokenized stock offerings on blockchain networks. On July 1,
Coinpost-hosted WebX 2026 in Tokyo had Tom Lee as one of its speakers in favor of Ethereum. Lee gave his keynote speech entitled “Ethereum: The Cure for the Wealth Uncanny Valley.” Lee said Ethereum has the potential to become the settlement layer for the artificial intelligence era. He attributed that
Arbitrum has generated a new stream of revenue post-launch of the public mainnet of the Robinhood Chain using their Layer-2 blockchain technology. Co-founder of Offchain Labs, Steven Goldfeder, clarified that Robinhood Chain and other qualified Layer-2 networks using Arbitrum technology will be receiving protocol revenue. Ten percent of the protocol’s
Robinhood revealed multiple blockchain developments at its London event, highlighting the latest progress in decentralized finance, tokenization, and global expansion. Specifically, Robinhood officially launched its own Robinhood Chain blockchain powered by Arbitrum technology. This is to provide blockchain solutions for decentralized apps and real-life assets. Robinhood Chain mainnet is live.
On Monday, Robinhood Markets announced that it had finished buying up WonderFi, a digital asset services business located in Toronto, for $180 million. Bitbuy and Coinsquare, two licensed cryptocurrency platforms in Canada, are run by WonderFi. Users of both will be asked to stay on the Robinhood app when they are
As a result of missing analyst expectations for Q1 revenue and a roughly 50% decline in crypto income and trading volume compared to a year ago, Robinhood’s stock dropped 9.4% in after-hours trading. Based on the company’s Q1 financial report, which was released on Tuesday, Robinhood saw a 47% year-on-year
The RVI stock of Robinhood has slipped by around 16% in the initial period of its trading on March 6. This came after the initiative wasn’t able to meet its $1 billion goal in its IPO raise plan. Venture Fund I, of the investment company, slipped 16% in its public
ARK Invest firm increased its exposure to crypto-linked equities by purchasing more shares of Coinbase and Robinhood, as this comes as crypto-related stocks face further selling pressure, reflecting ongoing market volatility and macroeconomic concerns. According to ARK Invest Tracker reports, it has purchased 22,452 shares of Coinbase through ARK Innovation
The public testnet of Robinhood for its own blockchain has captivated four million transactions in its initial week, as per the chief executive officer of the firm, Vlad Tenev. On February 18, Tenev posted on X stating that developers are so far making our L2, made for tokenised real-world assets
