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<p><a href="https://x.com/MetaMask" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@MetaMask</a> has officially added support for Robinhood Chain (<a href="https://x.com/RobinhoodCrypto" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@RobinhoodCrypto</a>), opening the door for its millions of users to swap, bridge, and manage digital assets directly from their self-custody wallets. The move connects one of the most widely used Web3 wallets to Robinhood's newly launched blockchain layer.</p>
<h2 id="what-is-robinhood-chain">What Is Robinhood Chain?</h2>
<p><cite>Robinhood Chain operates as an Ethereum Layer 2 network built on Arbitrum's Orbit technology, designed specifically to unlock advanced onchain finance use cases for everyday users.</cite><cite>Robinhood announced the chain in June 2025, ran a public testnet from February 2026, and switched on the mainnet at its London keynote on July 1, 2026.</cite><cite>The chain is compatible with EVM wallets including MetaMask and Phantom.</cite></p>
<p><cite>The Robinhood Chain ecosystem launched with day-one partners including Uniswap, deploying a dedicated AMM as the primary public liquidity protocol, alongside deep integrations from Alchemy, BitGo, and Chainlink, giving the chain fast block times and out-of-the-box DeFi primitives such as lending and borrowing.</cite><cite>Stock Tokens are the flagship asset, tracking US equities and ETFs in more than 120 countries through Robinhood Wallet, with 24/7 trading and use as DeFi collateral.</cite></p>
<h2 id="what-the-metamask-integration-means-for-users">What the MetaMask Integration Means for Users</h2>
<p>The integration allows MetaMask users to tap into Robinhood Chain's infrastructure without leaving their self-custody environment. <cite>Because Robinhood Chain is a standard Arbitrum Orbit L2, MetaMask treats it like any other EVM network: sending <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$ETH</a>, approving tokens, and signing transactions all work exactly as they do on Ethereum or Base.</cite><cite>Gas runs on ETH rather than a new token, and a funded wallet can hold Stock Tokens, swap on Uniswap, and lend through the markets that launched with the July 2026 mainnet.</cite></p>
<p>The integration also brings Robinhood's broader DeFi ambitions within reach of MetaMask's user base. <cite>Robinhood's goal is to allow users to trade tokenized equities around the clock and use them across DeFi applications, including lending protocols and as trading collateral, while Robinhood Earn offers an estimated 7% APY on USDG, the company's dollar-backed stablecoin, through a self-custody wallet.</cite></p>
<p><cite>The blockchain's launch places Robinhood in a growing category of corporate-backed networks, where crypto and payments companies are increasingly building their own rails rather than simply relying on existing public blockchains.</cite><cite>Coinbase's Base and Stripe's Tempo are among the most visible examples, shifting attention and value away from the more neutral, developer-led ecosystems that originally defined the industry.</cite> MetaMask's decision to support Robinhood Chain reinforces the network's legitimacy as a serious player in that space, and gives Robinhood's retail-grade infrastructure direct access to DeFi's broadest self-custody audience.</p>
<p><strong>Sources:</strong><br><a href="https://robinhood.com/us/en/newsroom/robinhood-accelerates-global-expansion-robinhood-chain-mainnet-stock-tokens-agentic-trading/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Robinhood Newsroom: Robinhood Chain Mainnet Launch</a><br><a href="https://docs.robinhood.com/chain/add-network-to-wallet/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Robinhood Chain Official Documentation: Add Network to Wallet</a><br><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/01/robinhood-rolls-out-public-blockchain-as-it-expands-deeper-into-crypto" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinDesk: Robinhood Rolls Out Public Blockchain</a></p>

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