Robinhood has expanded its tokenization initiative on the Arbitrum blockchain, deploying 80 new stock tokens in the past few days and bringing the total number of tokenized assets close to 500.
According to data from Dune Analytics, Robinhood has tokenized 493 assets with a total value exceeding $8.5 million. Cumulative mint volume has surpassed $19.3 million, offset by around $11.5 million in burning activity, signaling a growing but actively traded market.
Stocks account for nearly 70% of all deployed tokens, followed by exchange-traded funds (ETFs) at about 24%, with smaller allocations to commodities, crypto ETFs and US Treasurys.
The latest batch of tokenized assets includes Galaxy (GLXY), Webull (BULL), and Synopsys (SNPS), research analyst Tom Wan said. “Robinhood EU users now have a wider range of US Stocks, Equities, and ETFs, thanks to Tokenization,” he noted.
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Blockchain-based derivatives, not real shares
In June, Robinhood launched a tokenization-focused layer-2 blockchain built on Arbitrum, allowing EU users to trade tokenized US stocks and ETFs as part of its real-world asset (RWA) expansion.
The company’s stock tokens mirror the prices of publicly traded US securities but don’t represent direct ownership of the underlying shares. Instead, they are structured as blockchain-based derivatives regulated under MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II), according to the company.
The company also claims the stock tokens offer 24-hour market access, no hidden fees beyond a 0.1% FX charge and the ability to start investing with just 1 euro ($1.17).
However, the rollout has drawn scrutiny. In July, the Bank of Lithuania, which regulates Robinhood in the EU, requested clarification on how the tokens are structured. Tenev said the firm welcomes the review.
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Robinhood deepens its crypto expansion
Robinhood’s tokenization rollout came shortly after the brokerage firm launched micro futures contracts for Bitcoin (BTC), XRP (XRP) and Solana (SOL).
Earlier in May, the firm acquired Canadian crypto platform WonderFi in a $179 million deal, further expanding its global footprint. Robinhood has also been pushing for clearer tokenization regulations in the US, submitting a proposal to the Securities and Exchange Commission for a unified national framework governing RWAs.
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