VelvetX's AI-powered terminal now lets traders swap assets directly onto Robinhood's new Layer 2 without touching a bridge
Robinhood Chain has been live for exactly one week, and aggregators are already racing to plug into it. Velvet Capital’s trading terminal, VelvetX, announced support for Robinhood Chain on July 7, enabling single-transaction cross-chain swaps from networks like Solana, Base, BNB Chain, and Ethereum, no manual bridging required.
For anyone who’s ever watched their tokens disappear into a bridge for 20 anxiety-filled minutes, that last part matters. The integration means traders can move assets directly onto Robinhood’s Arbitrum-based Layer 2 through VelvetX without the usual multi-step headache that makes cross-chain activity feel like filing taxes.
What VelvetX actually does here #
VelvetX is Velvet Capital’s AI-driven trading terminal. It handles spot trading, perpetuals, and yield strategies across multiple chains, essentially trying to be a one-stop shop for DeFi traders who don’t want twelve browser tabs open at once.
The cross-chain routing is powered by the 0x protocol, which was selected as the swap and liquidity infrastructure provider for Robinhood Chain itself. In English: 0x acts as the plumbing that finds the best prices and routes trades across different blockchains, so users don’t have to manually hop between networks.
Velvet Capital is backed by notable investors including YZi Labs and DWF Labs. The project has a native token, VELVET, with a circulating supply of roughly 421 million tokens against a maximum supply of 1 billion.
Robinhood Chain’s first week #
Robinhood Chain launched its public mainnet on July 1, built on the Arbitrum technology stack. The chain’s pitch goes well beyond simple token swaps. Robinhood is using it to offer stock tokens accessible across 120 countries. The chain also supports DeFi applications, including lending solutions powered by Morpho.
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