Robinhood Unveils Blockchain and Expands Crypto Products

Robinhood launches perpetual futures in Europe and unveils Robinhood Chain

Robinhood has launched perpetual futures tied to commodities, ETFs, and forex for European users, offering up to 10x leverage on contracts linked to gold, silver, crude oil, and EUR/USD. The company unveiled several new products, including a decentralized lending product, AI-powered trading accounts for U.S. crypto users, and its own blockchain, Robinhood Chain.

Robinhood also introduced tokenized U.S. stocks and expanded regional coverage, launched Crypto Earn allowing U.S. users to lend stablecoin USDG via self-custody wallets with estimated 7% APY, and adjusted fee structures for professional crypto traders. The company plans AI-agent-executed digital asset trading and UK crypto expansion, while its Singapore entity obtained a capital markets services license.

Ethena partnered with Robinhood Crypto to bring its product suite to Robinhood Chain, selected as the primary collateral asset issuer for Robinhood's first crypto yield product. dYdX Labs launched Arcus, a DEX on Robinhood Chain, offering 7x24 trading of 95 tokenized stocks and perpetual contracts.

See announcement: https://robinhood.com/us/en/newsroom/robinhood-accelerates-global-expansion-robinhood-chain-mainnet-stock-tokens-agentic-trading/

Strategy announces Digital Credit Capital Framework

Strategy Inc has adopted a Digital Credit Capital Framework designed to strengthen its various series of preferred securities (Digital Credit Securities), enhance liquidity, preserve long-term Bitcoin exposure, and support long-term value creation for shareholders.

The framework includes five components: a Board-Approved USD Reserve policy, a revised STRC dividend policy, a Digital Credit Securities repurchase program, a class A common stock repurchase program, and a BTC monetization program.

"Strategy remains committed to Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset," said Michael Saylor, Founder and Executive Chairman. "At the same time, Digital Credit requires liquidity, discipline, and active capital management. This framework is designed to strengthen credit quality and enable the Company to reduce expected preferred stock dividend payments when accretive."

See press release: https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-digital-credit-capital-framework_06-29-2026

Visa, Stripe, Coinbase join Open USD stablecoin launch

Open Standard has announced Open USD, a new stablecoin designed for global money movement with three key principles: free minting and redemption at scale, partners earning reserve revenue by default, and collaborative governance through an independent company board.

Over 140 businesses have signed up to use Open USD, including payment networks Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover; fintech leaders Stripe, Adyen, Klarna, Affirm, and Brex; crypto players Coinbase, Solana, Base, Sui, OKX, Ripple, and Crypto.com; and tech giants Google, Samsung, and Shopify. Traditional financial institutions BlackRock, BNY, and Standard Chartered also joined.

Visa stated it is bringing operational rigor and risk standards to help build the trust layer for stablecoins. Stripe declared Open USD will be its default stablecoin for businesses shaping the next 15 years of economic growth. Coinbase noted Open USD creates a foundation for shared, regulated infrastructure rather than siloed solutions.

Open USD will be live later this year.

See announcement: https://joinopenstandard.com/blog/introducing-open-usd

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