Robinhood Chain launches public testnet, an Ethereum Layer 2 built on Arbitrum, designed to support real-world assets

Robinhood has launched the public testnet for Robinhood Chain, a new Ethereum Layer 2 network built on Arbitrum Orbit and designed specifically for onchain financial applications and tokenized real-world assets. The testnet provides developers with an Ethereum-compatible, permissionless environment that uses ETH as the native gas token and relies on Ethereum blobs for data availability, positioned as “financial-grade” infrastructure for bringing traditional markets, crypto, and real-world assets onto a single open network. In this testnet phase, Robinhood is focused on letting developers and institutional partners build and verify applications ahead of a future mainnet launch, including infrastructure for tokenized real-world and digital assets. Participants can access public RPC endpoints, a block explorer, and developer documentation, with compatibility for standard Ethereum tooling and EVM wallets such as MetaMask, Phantom, and Robinhood Wallet. The testnet uses free test tokens that have no real-world value, is not connected to Robinhood brokerage accounts or customer funds, and is supported by early ecosystem partners including Alchemy, Allium, Chainlink, LayerZero, and TRM. By launching its own Layer 2, Robinhood is moving deeper into onchain finance, aiming to bridge its retail user base and traditional financial flows with onchain infrastructure tailored for tokenized assets. "entities":["Robinhood","Robinhood Chain","Robinhood Chain Testnet","Ethereum","Arbitrum","Arbitrum Orbit","ETH","Robinhood Wallet","MetaMask","Phantom","Alchemy","Allium","Chainlink","LayerZero","TRM","Paxos","USDG"]}`

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