Robinhood has presented its most ambitious international expansion to date, introducing a suite of products that significantly broaden its presence across decentralized finance (DeFi), tokenized assets, artificial intelligence, and derivatives trading.
Announced during the company’s “Robinhood Presents: The World is Flat” event in London, the rollout includes a new Layer-2 blockchain, tokenized US stocks available globally, AI-powered crypto trading tools, and an expanded perpetual futures offering for European users.
The company also revealed plans to launch crypto trading in the UK, officially entered the Canadian market, and secured regulatory approval to expand into Singapore.
The announcements reflect Robinhood’s strategy to evolve from a retail brokerage into a global financial platform spanning traditional finance, cryptocurrencies, and decentralized applications. The company now serves nearly 28 million customers across 38 countries.
Robinhood expands perpetual futures beyond crypto in Europe
Robinhood’s biggest product launch for European investors is the expansion of perpetual futures beyond digital assets.
Until now, the platform only supported crypto perpetual contracts.
Beginning this week, eligible users across 30 European countries can trade perpetual futures linked to commodities, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and foreign exchange markets, including gold, silver, Brent and WTI crude oil, the euro-dollar exchange rate, QQQ, and South Korea-focused ETF EWY.
The contracts offer leverage of up to 10x and are available around the clock, allowing investors to speculate on price movements without owning the underlying assets.
Perpetual futures, commonly known as “perps,” are derivatives with no expiration date. Long popular in cryptocurrency markets, they have recently attracted greater attention after US regulators opened the door for domestic exchanges to list similar products.
Robinhood said the expanded offering will be rolled out gradually to eligible European users, further strengthening one of its fastest-growing international product lines.
Alongside the TradFi derivatives expansion, Robinhood Wallet users in supported jurisdictions can now access decentralized crypto perpetual futures through Lighter, a decentralized exchange integrated directly into the wallet.
Robinhood launches Layer-2 blockchain, tokenized stocks and DeFi products
Beyond derivatives, Robinhood introduced several blockchain-based products designed to bridge traditional finance with decentralized finance.
The centerpiece is the public mainnet launch of Robinhood Chain, a Layer-2 blockchain built using Arbitrum technology. The network is for institutional-grade performance while supporting decentralized applications focused on tokenized real-world assets.
The ecosystem launches with partners including Uniswap, which is deploying a dedicated automated market maker (AMM), alongside Pleiades, while infrastructure providers such as Chainlink, Alchemy and BitGo will provide oracle, development and custody services.
Robinhood also introduced Stock Tokens, allowing eligible users in more than 120 countries to trade tokenized US equities directly on-chain through Robinhood Wallet.
The trading is active 24/7 via DEXs including Uniswap, 1inch, Rialto, Arcus and Lighter. Assets may also act as collateral.
In the United States, Robinhood launched Robinhood Earn, its first decentralized lending product integrated into the main app. The service allows eligible users to lend USDG stablecoins held in self-custody wallets for an estimated annual yield of 7%.
The lending platform is powered by Morpho and supported by partners including Ethena, Maple, Spark and Steakhouse. Robinhood said insurance covering certain cyberattack and smart contract losses has been arranged through Lloyd’s of London and RELM.
AI-powered trading and global expansion accelerate
Artificial intelligence was another major focus of Robinhood’s product roadmap.
Following the launch of Agentic Trading for stocks and options earlier this year, the company announced Agentic Accounts for crypto trading in the US.
The upcoming service will allow eligible users to connect AI models to Robinhood’s Trading MCP infrastructure, enabling autonomous market analysis and strategy execution while keeping users in control of capital allocation and predefined risk limits.
Robinhood also introduced maker order types for advanced US crypto traders, reducing trading fees to as low as 0% for high-volume liquidity providers.
Internationally, the company confirmed plans to launch cryptocurrency trading in the UK, officially entered the Canadian market following its acquisition of WonderFi, and disclosed that Robinhood Singapore has received a capital markets services licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
The announcements come as Robinhood continues diversifying beyond transaction-based revenue after reporting softer-than-expected first-quarter trading income amid crypto market volatility.
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