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dYdX's Arcus exchange went live on Robinhood Chain on July 1, bringing tokenized equities and perpetual futures to the Ethereum L2 network.
dYdX launched Arcus, a decentralized exchange for tokenized equities and perpetual futures, on Robinhood Chain on July 1, as the DYDX token fell 23% to $0.8701.
"Arcus gives users access to tokenized stocks and perpetual futures in a single venue on Robinhood Chain," a dYdX representative said. The exchange was built by the team behind dYdX and supports spot trading through decentralized exchanges including Uniswap, Rialto, Lighter, 1inch, and Arcus itself.
Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum L2 built on Arbitrum's technology stack, launched its public mainnet alongside the Arcus deployment. The network supports tokenized real-world assets, with Robinhood's Stock Tokens — tokenized debt securities issued by Robinhood Assets (Jersey) Limited — available in more than 120 countries through Robinhood Wallet. The products are restricted in the US, UK, Canada, Switzerland, UAE, and other jurisdictions. Uniswap deployed a dedicated automated market maker on the network, and Maple launched syrupUSDG, a credit product tied to the Global Dollar stablecoin issued by Paxos.
The 23% decline in DYDX reflects a sell-the-news reaction as traders weighed the implications of the new chain deployment, according to CoinGecko data. DYDX traded at $0.8701 as of 14:00 UTC, down from $1.13 before the announcement. The token's next support level sits near $0.75, a level last tested in May. Robinhood Chain represents a push by the retail brokerage to control the infrastructure behind its tokenized asset strategy, connecting traditional finance with DeFi markets. Robinhood also expanded perpetual futures in Europe and received a capital markets services license in Singapore, widening its international crypto footprint.
The Arcus launch extends dYdX's reach beyond its native dYdX Chain into the Arbitrum ecosystem via Robinhood's L2. Tokenized equities on Robinhood Chain allow users to trade stocks around the clock and use them as collateral in DeFi lending pools, a feature that blurs the line between traditional securities and on-chain finance. For dYdX, the deployment opens access to Robinhood's user base of more than 10 million funded accounts, though the tokenized stock products remain unavailable in the US.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
