Robinhood Chain Goes Live, Metaplanet Scales BTC Treasury, Sui Enables Gasless Transfers
Robinhood launches an Ethereum L2 with tokenized stocks and perps, Metaplanet adds 2,823 BTC and generates $10.95M from options, Sui introduces gasless stablecoin transfers and confidential transfers, and Solana's Alpenglow targets sub-second finality.
The past 24 hours saw a wave of infrastructure and treasury moves that push crypto closer to mainstream finance. Robinhood launched the public mainnet of Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 built using Arbitrum’s tech stack, with Uniswap and Pleiades as day-one partners[^1207]. The chain introduces Stock Tokens that can be traded 24/7 and deployed into lending pools or used as trading collateral across DeFi[^1208]. Additionally, the revamped Robinhood Wallet now gives eligible users access to perpetual futures via the Ethereum-based DEX Lighter[^1209].
On the institutional treasury front, Metaplanet acquired 2,823 bitcoin in Q2, bringing total holdings to 43,000 BTC, spending roughly 35.9 billion yen ($222 million)[^1210]. The firm also generated $10.95 million in Q2 revenue from its Bitcoin Income Generation program, which uses bitcoin options for additional returns[^1211].
Sui pushed on-chain UX forward with gasless stablecoin transfers at the protocol level, enabling peer-to-peer sends with $0.00 fees and no need for a separate SUI balance[^1212]. It also introduced confidential transfers that keep balances and amounts private while exposing senders, receivers, and auditability[^1213].
Solana’s Alpenglow consensus upgrade targets finality of roughly 100-150 milliseconds by replacing TowerBFT with a new voting component called Votor, a dramatic reduction from today’s ~12.8 seconds[^1214].
These developments signal a shift toward execution layers that support real assets, lower-friction transfers, and institution-friendly compliance features, while treasury strategies remain tightly linked to BTC price volatility.
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[1] Robinhood launched the public mainnet of Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 built using Arbitrum's tech stack, and announced day-one partners Uniswap and Pleiades. web-cited
The company officially launched the public mainnet of Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 network built using Arbitrum's tech stack 'to institutional standards.' Day one partners include Uniswap ... and Pleiades ...
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[2] Robinhood's new Stock Tokens can be traded 24/7 on Robinhood Chain and can be deployed into lending pools or used as trading collateral across DeFi. web-cited
The company also launched its new Stock Tokens, enabling eligible users to trade 24/7 directly on Robinhood Chain, as well as deploy the assets into lending pools and use them as trading collateral across the broader DeFi ecosystem.
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[3] Robinhood Wallet now gives eligible users in selected jurisdictions access to perpetual futures via the Ethereum-based decentralized exchange Lighter. web-cited
A revamped Robinhood Wallet gives eligible users in selected jurisdictions access to perpetual futures via the Ethereum-based decentralized exchange Lighter.
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[4] Metaplanet bought 2,823 bitcoin in Q2, bringing total holdings to 43,000 BTC, and spent roughly 35.9 billion yen on the purchases. web-cited
Metaplanet announced on Thursday that it acquired 2,823 bitcoin during the second quarter, bringing its total holdings to 43,000 BTC. According to its July 2 disclosure, Metaplanet spent roughly 35.9 billion Japanese yen ($222 million) on purchasing bitcoin over the past three months.
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[5] Metaplanet said its Bitcoin Income Generation program produced $10.95 million in Q2 revenue through bitcoin options. web-cited
During the second quarter, Metaplanet also generated $10.95 million worth of revenue from its Bitcoin Income Generation program, which involves the use of bitcoin options for additional returns.
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[6] Sui launched gasless stablecoin transfers at the protocol level, allowing supported stablecoins to be sent peer-to-peer with $0.00 transfer fees and without holding a separate SUI balance. web-cited
Sui today announced the launch of gasless stablecoin transfers, a new protocol-level feature that enables users and businesses to send supported stablecoins peer-to-peer without paying gas fees or managing a separate SUI token balance. That means stablecoin transfer fees are now $0.00 on the Sui network.
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[7] Sui described confidential transfers as keeping balances and transfer amounts private onchain while still exposing senders, receivers, and auditability to authorized parties. web-cited
With confidential transfers, balances and transfer amounts can be kept confidential onchain, while senders, receivers, and auditability remain visible and enforceable.
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[8] Solana's Alpenglow consensus upgrade is intended to replace TowerBFT with a new voting component called Votor and target finality of roughly 100-150 milliseconds instead of around 12.8 seconds. web-cited
At its core, Alpenglow is designed to dramatically speed up how quickly the network reaches finality. Instead of relying on Solana's existing TowerBFT-based consensus mechanism, it introduces a redesigned system built around a new voting component called Votor. The practical impact is a major reduction in confirmation times, with finality targeted at roughly 100-150 milliseconds in optimal conditions, compared to around 12.8 seconds today.
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Sources
- https://www.theblock.co/post/406918/robinhood-chain-goes-live-mainnet-alongside-24-7-tokenized-stocks-lighter-perps-planned-cryp...
- https://www.theblock.co/post/406999/metaplanet-bitcoin-acquisition-q2
- https://blog.sui.io
- https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph:d99fef4c5094b:0-the-biggest-blockchain-upgrades-still-to-come-in-2026/