Robinhood expands AI agent trading to cryptocurrency markets

Robinhood’s latest push into automated finance follows the successful beta launch of its agentic accounts for equities in May, which saw over 70,000 accounts created in just over a month. While the company has not yet provided a specific launch date for the crypto integration, it confirmed that the service will eventually extend to U.K. users. The system is designed to integrate with models from providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX’s Grok, enabling investors to automate complex strategies while maintaining oversight through real-time profit and loss tracking.

Beyond individual trading, the company is scaling its proprietary blockchain infrastructure to support this growth. Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum layer-2 network built on Arbitrum, has seen rapid adoption since its July 1 launch. Data from DeFiLlama indicates the network’s total value locked recently surpassed $115 million, with daily Uniswap volumes reaching $500 million. Executives suggest that empowering retail users with these automated tools bridges the gap between individual investors and institutional-grade capabilities, positioning AI agents as a primary interface for future on-chain financial activity.