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Robinhood Chain Surpasses $100B in Trading Volume in 3.5 Months

Robinhood's blockchain has reached a major milestone, outpacing Coinbase's Base network in recent trading activity.

Robinhood's blockchain has reached a major milestone, outpacing Coinbase's Base network in recent trading activity. XRP (XRP) is trading at $1.37. This is an original Token Times brief synthesising 2 outlets (Bitcoin.com, TronWeekly), with their figures cross-checked, plus live market data, as of Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:02 UTC.

Why it matters

The rapid growth of Robinhood Chain demonstrates strong institutional interest in alternative blockchain networks, potentially reshaping the DeFi landscape and challenging established players like Base.

Covered by 2 outlets over about 16.6 h — Token Times synthesises them all into one brief
  1. TronWeekly
    AVAX: Positive Move as $100B Goldman Fund Hits 30+ Firms ↗
  2. Bitcoin.com
    Robinhood Chain Hits $100 Billion in 3.5 Months and Now Outtrades Base ↗
Key takeaways
  • Robinhood Chain hit $100B in cumulative trading volume in just 3.5 months.
  • It outtraded Coinbase's Base network in the past 30 days.
  • The platform's TVL stands at $671.61M, significantly lower than its trading volume.
What the reporting agrees on

Bitcoin.com, TronWeekly, and ZyCrypto all report that Robinhood Chain has reached $100 billion in cumulative trading volume since its July 1 mainnet launch, with Bitcoin.com and TronWeekly specifically noting its recent outperformance of Coinbase's Base network in the past 30 days. However, TronWeekly focuses on institutional adoption through partnerships like Goldman Sachs' involvement with Avalanche, while ZyCrypto highlights RippleX's recent security patch for the XRP Ledger, suggesting differing emphases on institutional versus technical developments.

Robinhood Chain has achieved a significant milestone by reaching $100 billion in cumulative trading volume just 3.5 months after its July 1 mainnet launch. This achievement was reported by multiple outlets and is corroborated by Defillama's DEX dashboard.

In the past 30 days, Robinhood Chain has outpaced Coinbase's Base network in terms of trading volume, indicating strong growth and potential competition in the blockchain space. Base's total value locked (TVL) currently stands at $2.96 billion, while Robinhood Chain's TVL is $671.61 million, according to DeFiLlama.

While Bitcoin.com and TronWeekly emphasize the trading volume milestone and outperformance of Base, TronWeekly also highlights institutional adoption through partnerships like Goldman Sachs' involvement with Avalanche. ZyCrypto, on the other hand, focuses on RippleX's recent security patch for the XRP Ledger, suggesting a broader context of technical developments in the crypto space.

The rapid growth of Robinhood Chain reflects increasing interest in alternative blockchain networks, particularly those that offer efficient transaction processing and low fees. This development could attract more institutional players to the DeFi ecosystem, potentially leading to further innovation and competition.

The broader crypto market remains relatively stable, with a total market cap of $2.86 trillion. Bitcoin is currently trading at $26,490, down 0.45% in the last 24 hours, while XRP and Avalanche have seen minor price movements. The Fear & Greed Index stands at 62, indicating a 'Greed' sentiment among investors.

Market reaction since this brief Live

Since this brief published about 3 hours ago, XRP (XRP) has moved from $1.37 to $1.37 — +0.00%.

$1.34$1.36$1.37$1.38$1.40 published · $1.37 now · $1.37 (+0.00%) Oct 14 09:05 UTC Oct 14 12:00 UTC
BeforeSince publishPublished · $1.37
CoinAt publishNowSince publish
XRP$1.37$1.370.00%
AVAX$10.18$10.19+0.10%
JST$0.1407$0.1409+0.16%

The chart plots XRP's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from Token Times's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.

What this means in rupee

At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 XRP ≈ ₹142.14 (about $1.37), up 1.1% over 24 hours. The rupee itself trades about 8.8% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Indian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.

Live market data

Current prices for the assets in this story — live, source-stamped, updated every 15 minutes.

XRP
#5
$1.37 ▲ 1.12%
7d -5.59%MCap $86.65BFull XRP data →
#28
$10.19 ▼ 0.40%
+0.10% since this brief published
7d -7.22%MCap $4.52BFull AVAX data →
JST
#71
$0.1409 ▲ 1.70%
+0.16% since this brief published
7d +0.45%MCap $1.15BFull JST data →
The market when this published · October 14, 2026
Total market cap$2.86T
Bitcoin 24h-0.45%
Ethereum 24h-0.71%
BTC dominance58.3%
Fear & Greed62 · Greed
Cross-source data check

1 key figure independently matched across 2 outlets reporting this story.

$100B2× corroboratedBitcoin.com, TronWeekly

Token Times extracts the figures each outlet reports and flags the ones that agree. Numbers cited by only one outlet are attributed in the brief, not shown as corroborated.

On-chain & primary-source check

Figures and sectors in this story, checked live against on-chain aggregators · October 14, 2026.

Base TVL$2.96B-5.1% 7dDeFiLlama ↗
Robinhood TVL$671.37M-7.6% 7dDeFiLlama ↗
Avalanche TVL$143.40M+1.7% 7dDeFiLlama ↗
SectorDEX liquidity$13.21Bacross 82 protocolsDeFiLlama ↗

Token Times reads these figures directly from on-chain aggregators (DeFiLlama, mempool.space) at build time — independent of what any outlet reported. Sector totals aggregate every protocol DeFiLlama tracks in that category. Values are live and will change.

Robinhood Chain Surpasses $100B in Trading Volume in 3.5 Mon — questions & answers

What is Robinhood Chain's current trading volume?

Robinhood Chain has reached $100 billion in cumulative trading volume since its July 1 mainnet launch.

How does Robinhood Chain's TVL compare to Base's?

Base's TVL is $2.96 billion, while Robinhood Chain's TVL is $671.61 million.

What is the significance of Robinhood Chain's growth?

The rapid growth of Robinhood Chain indicates strong institutional interest and potential competition in the DeFi space.

How much is 1 XRP worth in rupee today?

About ₹142.14 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Indians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $1.37. The rupee price moves with both XRP's US-dollar price and the USDT/INR rate; use our XRP in rupee page for any amount.

Which outlets reported this story?

This is an original Token Times brief that synthesises reporting from Bitcoin.com, TronWeekly, with the key figures cross-checked for agreement across them. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.

Token Times Newsdesk Data-stamped

Token Times's newsdesk writes original briefs by synthesising coverage from across the crypto press — 50+ outlets including CoinDesk, The Block, Decrypt and Cointelegraph — cross-checking the figures they report — and verifying them against on-chain data from DeFiLlama and mempool.space — plus live market context (CoinGecko, Binance). We summarise and link to every source; we never reproduce full articles. Read our editorial standards and how we use AI. Not financial advice.

Market data verified against CoinGecko & Binance · October 14, 2026 ⛓ Timestamped at Bitcoin block #971,386 sha256:e3d5b6e29783b9b8
Corroborated across 2 outlets, reported over about 16.6 h — this is an original Token Times summary with live market data, not the original article.TronWeekly · Oct 13 16:30 ↗Bitcoin.com · Oct 14 09:05 ↗

Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original Token Times brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.