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Arcus posts 285,000 weekly transactions after July 1 launch on Robinhood Chain

Arcus posts 285,000 weekly transactions after July 1 launch on Robinhood Chain

The self-custody platform on Robinhood Chain offers 24/7 zero-fee trading in more than 95 tokenized stocks to users in over 120 countries, with perpetual futures in closed beta and plans for broader cross-asset leverage.

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Fact Check
The Crypto Briefing article confirms every specific figure in the claim: ~285,000 weekly transactions as a high since the July 1, 2026 launch, ~95 tokenized stocks, perpetual futures, $33M volume and $15M TVL in the first two weeks. Bloomingbit (via Cointelegraph) and PANews (via The Block) independently corroborate the dYdX-team build, Robinhood Chain deployment, 95+ tokenized stocks, and perpetual futures. The 'team behind dYdX' framing is supported, though PANews adds nuance (founder Eddie Zhang, dYdX early involvement, Robinhood Crypto as strategic investor). No conflicting evidence found.
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Summary

Arcus, the flagship decentralized exchange on Robinhood Chain, recorded about 285,000 transactions in a single week, its highest weekly total since launching on July 1, while expanding its pitch around round-the-clock tokenized stock trading and a forthcoming broader derivatives offering. The self-custody platform, built by dYdX Labs in collaboration with Robinhood Crypto, offers zero-fee spot trading on more than 95 tokenized stock pairs to users in over 120 countries. Arcus has also put perpetual futures trading into closed beta, with plans to extend the product across equities, cryptocurrencies, commodities and indices and with leverage of up to 50x. The platform says users will be able to pledge tokenized stocks as collateral for futures positions, while a native ARCUS token is planned for future distribution. Within its first two weeks, Arcus reached $33 million in trading volume and $15 million in total value locked, while using Paxos-issued USDG as its main collateral and settlement asset. Stock-token trading is not available in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and other restricted jurisdictions.

Terms & Concepts
  • tokenized stock pairs: Blockchain-based trading instruments designed to track publicly traded shares and quoted against a digital settlement asset.
  • self-custody: An arrangement in which users retain control of their own digital assets and wallet keys.
  • perpetual futures: Derivatives contracts with no fixed expiry date that can offer leveraged exposure.