Robinhood Chain produced $1.92 million in revenue in the 24 hours through September 1, 2026, the most of any blockchain, according to CoinDesk. ARB rose more than 30% to around 11 cents as trading volume reached $618 million, an eightfold increase from the previous day.
The relatively new dedicated Arbitrum chain does not route that protocol net revenue directly to ARB holders: it is shared with the ArbitrumDAO treasury and Arbitrum Developer Guild.
Data Snapshot
| Metric | Current | Previous | Change | Period | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinhood Chain revenue | $1.92 million | — | — | past 24 hours | September 1, 2026 | CoinDesk |
| Arbitrum ARB price performance | more than 30% | — | — | past 24 hours | September 1, 2026 | CoinDesk |
| Robinhood Chain revenue | $5.92 million | — | — | 30 days | September 1, 2026 | CoinDesk |
| ArbitrumDAO receipts from Robinhood Chain | $175,612 | — | — | past 24 hours | September 1, 2026 | CoinDesk |
| ARB trading volume | $618 million | — | — | past 24 hours | September 1, 2026 | CoinDesk |
Robinhood Chain’s revenue accelerated in its first two months
Robinhood Chain went live on public mainnet on July 1, 2026, as a dedicated Arbitrum chain settling to Ethereum, according to an ArbitrumDAO factsheet.
CoinDesk reported $5.92 million in revenue during the 30 days through September 1, with more than two-thirds of that amount arriving during the past week. The same coverage put revenue at $1.92 million during the past 24 hours, but that figure is a point-in-time reading rather than a like-for-like measure of the 30-day total.
Taken together, the late concentration of receipts indicates a sharp pickup in revenue-generating on-chain activity since the public-mainnet launch.
Arbitrum price (CoinDesk data) — Source: CoinDesk
ArbitrumDAO receives 8% of protocol net revenue
Under the Arbitrum Expansion Program, Robinhood Chain returns 10% of protocol net revenue. The arrangement allocates 8% to the ArbitrumDAO treasury and 2% to the Arbitrum Developer Guild.
CoinDesk reported ArbitrumDAO receipts from Robinhood Chain of $175,612 over the past 24 hours. That treasury receipt is distinct from the chain’s reported revenue: the DAO receives its specified share of protocol net revenue, not the full chain total.
The incoming funds go to the Arbitrum treasury and developer guild, not directly to ARB token holders. ARB’s rally thus occurred alongside the revenue news, but the stated revenue-sharing structure does not describe a direct distribution to holders.
Memecoin trading drives the early surge
Robinhood Chain was introduced as an Ethereum layer-2 with tokenized stocks as its flagship use case, but early activity has been dominated by speculative memecoin trading, according to CoinDesk.
That activity coincided with a sharp move in ARB and $618 million in trading volume over the past 24 hours. The market response focused on the prospect of a revenue-generating chain within the Arbitrum ecosystem, although the specified beneficiaries are the DAO treasury and developer guild rather than ARB token holders.
Reported 30-day revenue reached $5.92 million, with more than two-thirds arriving in the past week. Whether that pace persists remains unresolved.
