Robinhood is laying the groundwork for a major blockchain-powered expansion into Europe, with plans to launch a network that would allow retail investors to trade tokenized U.S. securities, according to sources cited in a recent Bloomberg report.
The fintech brokerage is reportedly considering blockchain contenders Arbitrum and the Solana Foundation to power the new network, digitising real-world assets like stocks and enabling trading on-chain. While discussions are ongoing, no official agreement has been reached, and all parties have declined to comment.
Tokenizing securities — converting traditional financial assets into digital tokens — is gaining traction among investment firms, offering advantages such as lower transaction fees, faster settlement, broader access, and fewer intermediaries. Robinhood’s move signals a bold step toward mainstreaming these benefits for European retail investors.
The initiative aligns with the firm’s broader European strategy. In April 2025, Robinhood secured a brokerage license in Lithuania, granting it access to offer investment services across the EU. The company also reached a deal in 2024 to acquire crypto exchange Bitstamp. It was noted that the move would enable access to the EU, UK, and Asian financial markets.
Robinhood CEO Vladimir Tenev highlighted the contrast between the rigid IPO process and the fluid nature of blockchain innovation.
“You can sit down in front of some software, create a coin and have it be trading in 5 minutes,”
Tenev said in a recent interview.
“That’s a scary thing. It’s also an incredibly powerful thing.”
Despite an 8.6% drop in first-quarter revenue for 2025, Robinhood beat analysts’ expectations. Google Finance reported that its stock climbed 2.7% on May 7.
Robinhood’s entry into tokenized assets mirrors a wider industry trend. Traditional financial institutions have been experimenting with blockchain for years — Banco Santander pioneered blockchain-based investor voting in 2018.
Robinhood’s project, once launched, could mark one of the most prominent efforts yet to bring tokenized U.S. equities to a European retail audience.
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