𝐀𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐗 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓: 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐍 (@RobinhoodCrypto ) 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 was founded by Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt. Robinhood is building something much bigger than another L2. The chain is becoming a new home for RWAs, DeFi, NFTs and native tokens and the ecosystem is already starting to develop its own identity. Here’s what we’re watching 👇 ❖ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐍 Robinhood Chain is an Ethereum compatible L2 built with Arbitrum technology and designed around financial applications. The bigger thesis is tokenization. Robinhood is bringing stocks and other real-world assets onchain, while giving developers permissionless infrastructure to build trading, lending, DeFi and other applications around them. But the chain isn’t stopping at finance and the culture layer is already forming. ❖ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐅𝐓 𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐒𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 Several collections are already standing out. 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗸𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 is one of the most interesting. Built by SimpleFarmer (@OxSimpleFarmer ), it combines NFTs, token-bound wallets, $STONKBROKER and tokenized stocks. The NFT isn’t simply a PFP. It’s designed to interact with the broader financial ecosystem. Then there’s 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀, built by The Slopfather (@MichaelHirsch ), connecting its 5,000 NFTs to $MANCER and a native trading ecosystem. 𝗽𝘆𝗼𝗽𝘆𝗼𝗽𝘆𝗼𝗽𝘆𝗼 (@pyopyopyo410 ) is taking a different route, becoming one of the recognizable art/PFP collections native to the chain. Other collections gaining attention include: → Cash Cats @cashcatss → OnChainHoodies @OnChainHoodies → Gremlin Cartel @GremlinCartel → MonkeyHood @MonkeyHoodNFT → Broker Punks by @artnesh We’re starting to see something important: 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗡𝗙𝗧 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. ❖ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗦 The token layer is growing alongside the NFTs. Some of the names we’re watching: $CASHCAT — one of the larger native community tokens. $PONS — tied to the Pons launchpad and permissionless token creation. $STONKBROKER — connecting NFT ownership, liquidity and tokenized-stock rewards. $MANCER — powering the Mancer trading ecosystem. $INDEX — experimenting with tokenized-stock rewards. $THEHOOD — combining an NFT collection with its own fungible token. This is where Robinhood Chain becomes particularly interesting. NFTs aren’t always being treated as standalone collectibles but also becoming entry points into broader token ecosystems. ❖ 𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐈𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 Robinhood already has the distribution. Now it’s putting that distribution behind an onchain ecosystem. → RWAs bring traditional assets onchain → DeFi adds financial utility → NFTs build culture → Tokens create liquidity → Builders connect it all If these layers start feeding into each other, Robinhood Chain could become more than another L2. 𝗜𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. ❖ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐗 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄 We’re still extremely early, and not every project will survive. Early volume doesn’t automatically mean lasting adoption. We’re watching the builders, the communities and the projects creating real utility. Especially those connecting NFTs, DeFi and RWAs. Because the biggest opportunity may not be Robinhood Chain itself. It may be the projects being built on top of it. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮. — AUREX