Robinhood Chain generated a record $6.04 million in daily fees according to DefiLlama data, topping its previous high of $4.6 million. After factoring in Ethereum settlement costs and revenue sharing with Arbitrum, net revenue for the Layer 2 network stood at around $5.44 million.
The milestone marks a 36% increase from Sept. 2, which recorded $4.45 million in fees and $4.01 million in net revenue. Based on its trailing seven-day performance, Robinhood Chain’s annualized revenue run rate is projected to surpass $1.1 billion.
Decentralized exchange volume on the network registered $1.71 billion over the past 24 hours. On a weekly basis, volume reached $9.95 billion, representing a 105% increase from the prior week. Uniswap also handled $1 billion in cumulative tokenized stock volume as of Aug. 21.
Massive Volume Driven by Veteran Players
The primary catalyst behind the record volume came from memecoin trading platform GMGN, which posted $2.9 million in cross-chain revenue over 24 hours and $13.84 million across the week. Pons, Robinhood Chain’s native token launchpad, generated $5.95 million in gross fees with $1.11 million in protocol revenue.
ARK Invest researcher Lorenzo Valente observed that less than 1% of total monitored transactions went through the 0x Settler contract - the only gateway directly connected to Robinhood Wallet.
Even when factoring in various unidentified contracts, Valente estimated that the share of Robinhood users peaks at around 5%. The bulk of genuine volume was instead driven by inflows from GMGN and OKX, staples for seasoned on-chain traders.
Awaiting the End of Subsidies
Valente argued that Robinhood Chain is currently only reshuffling existing crypto natives rather than onboarding a fresh wave of mainstream users into the crypto ecosystem. The surging transaction activity has been supported by a 90-day zero-gas subsidy active since the network’s launch on July 1, 2026.
Robinhood Chain operates as an Ethereum Layer 2 powered by Arbitrum Orbit, utilizing ETH as its gas token. Users and application developers enjoy a complete waiver on network transaction costs until the subsidy concludes at the end of September.
Robinhood’s Q2 2026 earnings report highlighted solid fundamentals, with 28.4 million funded accounts, $369 billion in platform assets, and revenue climbing 32% to $1.3 billion. The platform’s biggest challenge next month will be sustaining transaction levels once fees are reinstated, ensuring the ecosystem does not rely solely on crypto veterans. Reported via crypto.news.
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