Arbitrum gets a Robinhood Chain revenue stream as L2 race heats up

Offchain Labs co-founder Steven Goldfeder said fees from Robinhood Chain and other Arbitrum Layer 2 networks will send 10% of net protocol revenue back to the Arbitrum ecosystem. He said the split sends 8% to the tokenholder-controlled Arbitrum DAO treasury and 2% to development funding.

Goldfeder said, “as enterprise adoption accelerates, Arbitrum is ready to capture revenue.” He also said 100% of fees collected on Arbitrum One will go to the Arbitrum treasury. The update gives Arbitrum a clear revenue route from external chains that use its technology stack.

The Arbitrum DAO factsheet describes the fee base as protocol net revenue. That wording shows the model focuses on revenue after network costs, rather than a simple share of every user payment. The split applies to chains deployed outside Arbitrum One under the Arbitrum Expansion Program. Such reporting may also help the DAO compare revenue across partner chains.

Robinhood Chain goes live in Wallet

Robinhood Chain is now live in Robinhood Wallet, according to the update shared by Wu Blockchain. Users can bridge assets from Solana, Ethereum, Arbitrum and other networks to Robinhood Chain, then make swaps inside the app.

The rollout follows Robinhood’s public mainnet launch earlier this month. crypto.news reported that Robinhood Chain is an Ethereum Layer 2 network built with Arbitrum technology and designed for tokenized stocks, real-world assets and DeFi tools.

The network moved from testnet to mainnet after months of development. crypto.news previously reported that the first testnet week processed more than 4 million transactions, as developers tested tokenized stock assets and finance tools before the public rollout.

Tokenized stocks anchor the new network

Robinhood has made tokenized stocks a central product on its new chain. The company said eligible users in more than 120 countries can trade tokenized equities through Robinhood Wallet and supported decentralized exchanges.

crypto.news reported that Robinhood also launched perpetual futures tied to commodities, ETFs and currencies for eligible European users. The same rollout included Stock Tokens, Robinhood Earn and plans for AI-linked trading accounts.

Those products give Robinhood Chain early activity across trading, lending and liquidity venues. Uniswap supports a dedicated automated market maker, while other infrastructure partners support data, custody and on-chain routing.

Revenue model may shape Arbitrum’s next phase

The Arbitrum DAO factsheet said Robinhood Chain went live on July 1 as a dedicated Arbitrum chain that settles to Ethereum. It said the chain returns 10% of protocol net revenue under the Arbitrum Expansion Program license.

The same factsheet said 8% flows to the Arbitrum DAO treasury and 2% goes to the Arbitrum Developer Guild. That structure gives tokenholders and builders a share of fees from chains built outside Arbitrum One.

Crypto.new  reported that Robinhood Chain forms part of a wider corporate chain trend, alongside Base and other branded networks. The report said Robinhood uses its own tokenized equity business as the anchor for the chain.

For Arbitrum, the fee plan links enterprise adoption to ecosystem funding. The next test will be real usage. If Robinhood Chain handles steady trading, swaps and lending activity, the Arbitrum treasury and developer funds may receive a recurring revenue stream from the network.