Although on-chain US stocks have existed for a while, it was only after Robinhood's press conference that this track was truly ignited.
Out of curiosity about the Arbitrum chain, I watched the Offchain Labs CEO's interview 'Why did Robinhood choose Arbitrum?'
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Core content sharing:
As a financial-grade product aimed at millions of users, Robinhood has extremely high requirements for infrastructure stability. Compared to technology stacks like #Solana, #Arbitrum has been running stably on the mainnet for years and is currently the only one that can simultaneously provide:
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Public chain (Arbitrum One)
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Dedicated chain (Robinhood chain built on Orbit)
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Open-source tech stack (highly customizable)
Robinhood's plan is to quickly launch on Arbitrum One first and then smoothly transition to its own chain to avoid redundant development and architectural reconstruction.
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Directly enjoy the benefits of a mature ecosystem
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Deep #DeFi liquidity (lending, stablecoins, etc.)
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Developer community
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Existing Dapp infrastructure (such as ZKP verification, MEV optimization components)
After watching, I feel the core reason for Robinhood choosing Arbitrum: it is a stable starting point that is also a flexible endpoint.
#Robinhood #Arbitrum