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Robinhood Chain's on-chain activity continues to cool down. According to CoinDesk's calculations based on growthepie data, from October 2 to 8, the network's average daily transaction volume was 6.2 million, a decrease of 42% compared to 10.8 million from September 10 to 16, and a drop of 20% from the previous week; during the same period, the average daily active addresses were about 322,000, down 31% from mid-September. Robinhood launched this chain in July, allowing users to trade tokens and lend through applications connected to Ethereum, and plans to introduce around-the-clock trading of tokens linked to stocks and funds.Transaction volume has also declined. From October 2 to 8, the spot trading volume fell to $7.45 billion, down 21% from the previous week's $9.46 billion, with Uniswap handling about 77% of it. However, funds have not fled; on-chain lending and trading application deposits increased by about 2% week-over-week to $1.04 billion, and the supply of stablecoins rose to about $1.1 billion. Perpetual contract trading volume, on the other hand, grew against the trend by 26% to about $7.35 billion.Fee income has shrunk accordingly. During that week, users paid an average of about $65,000 in network fees daily, a decrease of 39% from the previous week, far below the peak of $8 million per day at the beginning of September. According to a report by Bernstein last month, Robinhood retains about 90% of network fees.

According to CoinDesk, the Layer 2 blockchain Robinhood Chain, designed for tokenizing real-world financial assets, is evaluating a transaction sorting system that allows users to pay fees for prioritizing specific transactions. This technology is developed by Arbitrum, the infrastructure provider for Robinhood Chain. Insiders say that Arbitrum's previously launched paid transaction sorting technology, Time Boost, could provide users with a 200-millisecond prioritization advantage, but it was replaced on September 24 by the new Priority Gas Auctions model, which allows traders to pay higher fees to prioritize individual transactions. This new version is what Robinhood Chain is currently evaluating.Currently, Robinhood Chain employs a first-come, first-served transaction sorting strategy and has not yet utilized Arbitrum's original Time Boost application. Since launching its Ethereum-compatible network in July, Robinhood Chain has rapidly gained popularity and has entered the top ten blockchains ranked by total locked value. Robinhood's traditional brokerage business has long profited through "payment for order flow," where market makers pay brokers for the routing rights of customer orders.The mechanism of on-chain paid transaction prioritization operates differently; it provides advantages to traders by accelerating transaction processing speeds, helping professional institutions compete for fleeting trading opportunities.

According to The Block, Cathie Wood's Ark Invest sold approximately 21.7 million dollars worth of Robinhood stock, 4.7 million dollars worth of SpaceX stock, and reduced its holdings in the spot Bitcoin ETF ARKB by about 1.8 million dollars on Thursday.

Decentralised.co published a discussion on the path of stock tokenization, stating that the exposure to on-chain stocks held by traders and investors through tokenization and synthetic perpetual contracts has exceeded 6 billion dollars. The total market size of on-chain stock tokens is 3.21 billion dollars, with a 10% increase over the past 30 days; the open interest of perpetual contracts for stocks, indices, and ETFs on trade.xyz is 3.01 billion dollars, accounting for 94% of the total stock token market size.The process of stock tokenization is divided into four stages: initially, it is mostly offshore packaged certificates, followed by becoming collateral, then brokers tokenizing the shares that users already hold, and finally, the company registering the shares themselves on-chain. Most stock tokens are debt certificates that do not include voting rights or ownership of shares. Taking Robinhood as an example, after the related entity purchases shares and they are held by a custodian, it issues debt securities corresponding to one share to users, with dividends reinvested and stock splits adjusting the number of shares represented; if the issuer fails to perform, the securities agent will sell the shares and pay the holders, while the issuer can only maintain the price through arbitrage within a limited time frame.The market size of the top 100 tokenized stocks increased from 2.09 billion dollars to 3.03 billion dollars within 90 days, and the number of holding addresses grew from 417,000 to 4.21 million, with Binance and Robinhood contributing 86% of the new addresses. About 97.5% of the addresses hold less than 100 dollars, with exchanges and large wallets holding most of the value. The borrowing rates for collateralized loans against related stock tokens on Kamino, Jupiter Lend, and Ether.fi are approximately 4% to 5.75%.

The cryptocurrency trading platform Robinhood's Robinhood Crypto posted on X that it is exploring the launch of a stock token linked to an actively managed ETF on the Robinhood Chain, in partnership with T. Rowe Price Digital Assets.Robinhood Crypto stated that T. Rowe Price is one of the largest asset management companies in the world, managing $1.9 trillion in assets. If this exploration is successful, the related product will become the first stock token of its kind. The company also mentioned that institutions are entering, and its underlying channel is ready.

According to the information released by the SEC, Robinhood (HOOD) CEO Vladimir Tenev sold 375,000 shares of the company's stock on October 5 at an average price of $113.72 per share, for a total value of approximately $42.6435 million. After the transaction, his direct holdings decreased to 6,907 shares. On the same day, General Counsel Daniel Martin Jr sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock at an average price of $113.71 per share, for a total value of approximately $1.1371 million. After the transaction, his direct holdings decreased to 499,943 shares.

On-chain data analyst obchakevich_ stated that after analyzing the meme coin holdings on Robinhood Crypto, it was found that only a few wallets are in profit. The nine most popular meme coins cover 373,000 independent wallets and 540,000 positions, while there are another 160,000 positions for random tokens on four launchpads.Among the popular targets, only 41% of wallets show a positive balance, with none of the groups reaching half. Among random tokens, Noxa is at 36.7%, Doppler at 33.2%, and Pons V1 at 14.7%. Typical buyers of well-known memes have lost 1.7%, while typical buyers of random Pons V1 tokens have lost 67%. Among 355 random tokens held by at least 10 buyers, only 5 have made most buyers profitable, accounting for 1.4%.Tokens leaving the joint curve to enter the liquidity pool do not equate to becoming popular targets. 2% of the issuance on Pons V2 has reached this stage, with 36% of positions being positive. Positions that were bought and sold only once have about one-third in profit, while 59% of positions with 51 to 200 transactions are positive. Positions with no less than 11 transactions account for 14%, contributing to 89% of realized profits, which is $165 million out of $185 million. The statistics were compiled using Dune queries, covering the period from June 1, 2026, to October 8, 2026, with a starting position of $10, and identifying traders based on token flow.

According to The Block, Robinhood has increased its balance sheet with an additional $25 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC).

According to CoinDesk, Arbitrum announced its participation in the stablecoin alliance Global Dollar Network led by Paxos, with its issued stablecoin USDG going live on Arbitrum on Tuesday.This integration covers trading, lending, and payment scenarios, with partners including Fluid, Morpho, GMX, Maple, Li.Fi, Gauntlet, Steakhouse, LayerZero, and Kraken, while Uniswap and Fhenix will be integrated later.USDG is issued by Paxos, supported by a 1:1 dollar reserve, with cross-network circulation exceeding $3 billion. The Global Dollar Network has over 150 partners, including Robinhood, Kraken, Mastercard, and OKX. Its model distributes the earnings generated from USDG reserves to partners that promote adoption, rather than being solely enjoyed by the issuer. Currently, there are about $3.8 billion in stablecoins on the Arbitrum network, with approximately 60% being Circle's USDC, and previously, Arbitrum was unable to directly share the reserve earnings of these tokens.Brendan Ma, the investment strategy director of the Arbitrum Foundation, stated that with USDG, Arbitrum and ecosystem builders can now share the benefits of growth.

According to GMGN market data, Robinhood's meme stock BONER has risen against the trend, with its market value once surpassing 70 million dollars, approaching its historical high. As of the time of writing, BONER is reported at 66.4 million dollars, with a 24-hour increase of 17.8%.In terms of news, Bloomberg published a special report on Robinhood's meme stocks on October 2. Cryptocurrency KOL Eric, in an interview with Bloomberg, stated that meme stocks are "a characteristic of the times and also a future trend." Additionally, Eric, as a major holder of BONER, specifically introduced the BONER token to Bloomberg.Stock Meme is an emerging play that directly combines traditional meme coins with tokenized U.S. stocks: meme coins are no longer paired with USDT or ETH but are directly paired with on-chain U.S. stock tokens (such as NVDA, TSLA, AAPL, etc.). This retains the speculative attributes of meme coins, which are highly volatile and community-driven, while also leveraging the popularity and narrative of real stocks. Transaction fees often partially flow back into the community treasury to accumulate corresponding U.S. stock tokens, forming a dual-driven model of "sentiment speculation + real asset anchoring."

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a trader purchased 3.8 million SI on the Robinhood Chain at an average market value of 1.48 million dollars and 5,670 dollars, then sold 2.3 million SI for 42,200 dollars, still holding 1.6 million SI, valued at approximately 31,000 dollars.The trader has accumulated a profit of 67,600 dollars, with a return rate of 1,190%, of which 27,700 dollars is unrealized profit.

Bonk Guy posted an analysis of the Robinhood chain ecosystem on X, urging Robinhood to strengthen its efforts on ecosystem tokens. He believes that the previous rise of the chain primarily relied on Robinhood's large retail user base and the narrative surrounding token listings, rather than technical advantages, thus creating a flywheel effect.Bonk Guy pointed out that the Robinhood chain has recently weakened, with reasons including the need for a correction after the previous large increase in ecosystem tokens, funds being diverted due to the recovery of Solana, and Robinhood's insufficient follow-up on ecosystem projects like PONS and AI.He stated that the absence of a collapse in the ecosystem after the HOOD Summit is a positive signal, and he remains optimistic about the user base and the flywheel effect of token listings in this ecosystem; if Robinhood increases listing catalysts and strengthens the distribution effect of token listings, on-chain activities will warm up in a bull market, and the next wave of increases will arrive soon.

According to The Block, Robinhood's Senior Vice President of Cryptocurrency, Johann Kerbrat, stated during the 2026 Korea Blockchain Week that the company is still advancing work related to the "innovation exemption" with the U.S. SEC to support its tokenized stock business.Kerbrat mentioned that as the scale of stock token trading grows, its trading volume may reach the relevant limits set by the SEC.

Arkham stated that it has tagged Robinhood's wallets on 12 blockchains, covering the Bitcoin network and Robinhood Chain, with a total value of approximately 24.96 billion USD in related crypto assets. This includes 185,185 BTC, valued at approximately 15.59 billion USD, and DOGE valued at approximately 2.88 billion USD.

According to The Block, Robinhood Wallet announced the integration of Arcus's API, becoming one of several routing providers for its stock token spot exchanges.Eligible users can access Arcus's liquidity and execution infrastructure through the wallet in supported jurisdictions. This integration expands the number of stock tokens supported by Robinhood Wallet to over 190.Arcus, developed by the dYdX team, launched on Robinhood Chain in July this year, initially supporting over 90 stock tokens, and the lineup has now increased to over 190, while the perpetual contract market is still in the testing phase. Its system uses a Request for Quote (RFQ) model, where professional market makers compete to price each exchange rather than relying on a single liquidity pool.Arcus stated that if Robinhood Wallet users execute exchanges through Arcus, they may earn Arcus Points. Arcus will also provide users with limit order functionality through the wallet's dapp browser.Arcus claims that since its launch, the cumulative trading volume has exceeded $5 billion, with over 15,000 independent traders and a total locked value of over $28 million. Arcus CEO Eddie Zhang stated that early growth confirms previous judgments that traders need a global, accessible, and around-the-clock operating market.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks opened with the Dow Jones up 0.2%, the S&P 500 index up 0.3%, and the Nasdaq up 0.4%. Moderna fell 7.1% after Citigroup downgraded its rating from "Neutral" to "Sell." Robinhood rose 5.4% after launching 24-hour weekend trading services for U.S. stocks. Boeing rose 2.3% after winning the U.S. Navy's next-generation fighter jet contract.

The personal AI agent business ai.com under Crypto.com has not yet been opened to the public since its debut during the Super Bowl in February this year. According to Cointelegraph, ai.com spent $15 million on advertising during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl to promote the launch of its AI platform, leading to a surge of users rushing to reserve personal AI agent accounts, which caused the website to crash within minutes. Nearly 8 months later, the site still displays a message indicating that due to high demand, AI agent generation is in queue. A spokesperson for Crypto.com confirmed that the platform is still under development, stating that ai.com continues to advance in stealth mode and will provide more details when it is officially released to the public.The AI agents of ai.com are positioned beyond financial scenarios. In a statement released in February, it was announced that personal agents could arrange work, send messages, operate across applications, and build projects, and it also claimed that agents could independently develop missing capabilities and share improvements within the network. Meanwhile, competitors have launched AI assistants for more specific tasks: Robinhood announced on Tuesday that it could execute automated trading within the app using AI agents, Kraken launched AI financial tools in July, and Bitget introduced the AI trading assistant GetAgent in June. Anthropic introduced computer use in Claude Cowork in March, and OpenAI launched ChatGPT Work in July.During this period, Crypto.com continues to invest in AI business.

According to CoinDesk, brokerage Robinhood (HOOD) announced at the HOOD Summit held in Houston, Texas, that it will launch executable trading AI agents, cryptocurrency perpetual contracts with up to 10x leverage, and weekend trading for U.S. stocks, while extending options trading hours, providing more intraday margin, and introducing contracts based on corporate earnings metrics.Robinhood Agents allow customers to create AI agents within the app, choose models from OpenAI or Anthropic, and authorize them to access independent trading accounts. The agents can analyze the market, create watchlists, and trade stocks, options, and crypto assets. A feature called Loops allows customers to give long-term instructions to the agents to monitor the market and execute strategies when specific conditions arise. Since opening its trading infrastructure to external AI agents earlier this year, over 150,000 agent accounts have been created. By default, every trade proposed by the agent requires customer approval, and users can disable this protection; agents cannot use margin when they go live and can only utilize funds in dedicated accounts.Regarding perpetual contracts, Robinhood plans to offer them to eligible U.S. customers through Robinhood Derivatives and Bitstamp, initially focusing on crypto assets, with Bitcoin and Ethereum contracts having leverage up to 10x, while other supported assets starting at 3x. Additionally, Robinhood will provide earnings binary contracts through Cboe, allowing customers to trade directly on whether companies meet revenue, earnings per share, and other metrics; weekend trading will offer select stocks and ETFs through Bruce ATS.