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Robinhood launches crypto mainnet, expands EU perpetual futures and U.K. trading

Robinhood launches crypto mainnet, expands EU perpetual futures and U.K. trading

The rollout adds a live blockchain network, broader regulated European derivatives and a planned U.K. crypto launch as CEO Vlad Tenev outlines longer-term AI trading ambitions for retail users.

Fact Check
The official Robinhood newsroom (July 1, 2026) directly confirms both core elements: the Robinhood Chain Layer 2 (Arbitrum-based) public mainnet is now live, and EU users can trade perpetual futures on commodities, ETFs, and FX with up to 10x leverage. PRNewswire independently confirms the live mainnet with Chainlink integration, and Yahoo Finance corroborates the European derivatives expansion and stock rise. Crypto Briefing characterizes the chain as competition to Coinbase's Base; the Coinbase-competition framing is an editorial characterization not explicitly stated by Robinhood, but the substantive claims are fully verified.
Summary

Robinhood has launched a crypto mainnet, expanded perpetual futures in the EU and said it would launch crypto trading in the U.K., broadening its push across blockchain infrastructure and regulated international trading products. In Europe, the company is offering perpetual futures with up to 10x leverage tied to commodities, ETFs and foreign exchange, which Robinhood said follows a year-long effort to build a platform aligned with MiCA and MiFID II rules. Separately, CEO Vlad Tenev said AI agents are moving toward matching human traders’ capabilities and described Robinhood’s longer-term goal as giving retail users institutional-grade automated trading tools. Robinhood said it serves nearly 28 million customers across 38 countries and three continents.

Terms & Concepts
  • crypto mainnet: A live blockchain network where real transactions are processed on-chain.
  • perpetual futures: Derivatives contracts with no expiry date.
  • MiCA: European Union framework for crypto-asset regulation.