Robinhood Chain, an Arbitrum-based Ethereum Layer 2 network, has quickly gained traction by attracting over $70 million in bridged ETH and reaching around 194,000 daily active users within its first week. The platform supports tokenized real-world assets and uses ETH as its native gas token, contributing to over $80 million in total value locked. While initial trading volume surged due to memecoin activity, particularly the CASHCAT token, the chain aims to expand tokenized stock and real-world asset access globally. The launch also benefits the wider Arbitrum ecosystem through revenue sharing, highlighting Robinhood Chain as a new growth driver for Ethereum. The key test ahead is whether real-world asset demand can sustain activity beyond the early speculative surge.
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) has reached a major milestone by surpassing 5 billion transactions, highlighting its growing use in payments, tokenization, and decentralized finance. Over the past 90 days, XRPL recorded $1.9 billion in real-world asset inflows...
Bitcoin surged about 28% in August 2026, recovering from a 21-month low but still 37% below its October 2025 peak. The rally was driven by US Treasury bond buybacks, renewed regulatory clarity, and short position liquidations. While the overall crypt...
BlackRock has chosen not to launch XRP or other altcoin ETFs, concentrating instead on Bitcoin and Ethereum, which it views as more liquid and profitable. Industry experts consider this a risky move, but BlackRock prefers to wait until the XRP ETF ma...
In the week ending August 21, U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs recorded their strongest combined inflows of 2026, totaling about $2.6 billion, with Bitcoin ETFs attracting $1.9 billion and Ethereum ETFs $697.2 million. This surge coincided with in...
Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin crossed a $2 billion market capitalization less than two years after its December 2024 launch, with nearly half issued on the XRP Ledger and slightly more on Ethereum. The stablecoin is backed by cash reserves held under New...
