{"id":36458,"date":"2025-05-08T09:15:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T09:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coincentral.com\/?p=36458"},"modified":"2025-05-08T09:15:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T09:15:19","slug":"robinhood-eyes-solana-arbitrum-for-tokenized-us-stocks-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coincentral.com\/robinhood-eyes-solana-arbitrum-for-tokenized-us-stocks-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Robinhood Eyes Solana &#038; Arbitrum for Tokenized US Stocks in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>TLDR<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Robinhood plans to offer tokenized US securities to European retail investors<\/li>\n<li>The company is considering using either Solana or Arbitrum blockchain for tokenization<\/li>\n<li>Robinhood recently obtained a brokerage license in Lithuania to expand in the EU<\/li>\n<li>This move follows Robinhood&#8217;s strong financial performance in Q1 2025<\/li>\n<li>The platform would enable 24\/7 trading and potentially faster settlement times<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Robinhood, the popular financial services firm, is exploring new ways to bring US securities to European investors through blockchain technology. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-05-07\/robinhood-said-to-plan-blockchain-to-trade-us-assets-in-europe\">According to reports from Bloomberg<\/a>, the company is working on a platform that will offer tokenized versions of US stocks to retail traders in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The project is still in development, with Robinhood weighing options between two major blockchain networks: Solana and Arbitrum. Both blockchains offer different advantages in terms of transaction speed, costs, and compatibility.<\/p>\n<p>No final agreement has been made public yet. Spokespersons from Robinhood, Offchain Labs (Arbitrum&#8217;s developer), and the Solana Foundation have not provided official comments on the matter.<\/p>\n<h2>Regulatory Progress Fuels Expansion<\/h2>\n<p>This move comes after Robinhood secured a brokerage license in Lithuania. This license allows the company to offer stock trading and investment services throughout the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>The company is also in the process of acquiring crypto exchange Bitstamp. This pending acquisition would give Robinhood access to a MiFID-licensed multilateral trading facility, opening opportunities for crypto-linked derivatives in Europe.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I think tokenized securities can really push forward US company dominance in the global market,&#8221; Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said. &#8220;Right now, it&#8217;s very difficult to invest in a US company if you&#8217;re overseas.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>How Tokenized Securities Would Work<\/h2>\n<p>The planned infrastructure would represent US equities on a public blockchain, making them tradable by European users. This approach could bring several benefits to investors.<\/p>\n<p>Tokenized securities could enable near-instant settlement of trades. This is faster than the traditional two-day settlement period for stock transactions.<\/p>\n<p>The blockchain-based system might also reduce costs for investors. Transaction fees could be lower due to the removal of certain intermediaries in the trading process.<\/p>\n<p>Trading would be available 24\/7, unlike traditional markets with limited hours. This continuous access could create deeper market liquidity and more trading opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The European regulatory environment appears more welcoming to such innovation. The EU has taken steps toward crypto banking regulation through frameworks like MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets).<\/p>\n<p>Robinhood&#8217;s timing aligns with its recent financial success. The company reported earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations in Q1 2025.<\/p>\n<p>For the blockchain networks under consideration, this partnership could drive new usage. Either Solana or Arbitrum would likely see increased transaction volumes and user activity if selected for the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Solana has recently attracted institutional interest, with BlackRock choosing the blockchain for its BUIDL money market fund. The SOL token has maintained a price around $140, supported by increasing fee revenues.<\/p>\n<p>Robinhood&#8217;s most recent move follows a trend of increasing interest in tokenized real-world assets across the financial industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TLDR Robinhood plans to offer tokenized US securities to European retail investors The company is considering using either Solana or Arbitrum blockchain for tokenization Robinhood recently obtained a brokerage license in Lithuania to expand in the EU This move follows Robinhood&#8217;s strong financial performance in Q1 2025 The platform would enable 24\/7 trading and potentially<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9001,"featured_media":26220,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"iawp_total_views":184,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28153,28157,28152],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-36458","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"category-solana","9":"category-stocks"},"wppr_data":{"cwp_meta_box_check":"No"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Robinhood Eyes Solana &amp; 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