Robinhood Chain logged 62% of its third-quarter DEX volume in a subsidized September
Robinhood Chain's 30-day DEX volume of $38.62 billion passed Base's $30.46 billion, according to Defillama data. Its third-quarter results will take in a September when Robinhood covered gas on some swaps, and none of the slower October.
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Bar comparison of Robinhood Chain DEX volume per month, per Defillama: about $15.31 billion in July, $19.37 billion in August and $55.99 billion in September.
Robinhood Chain DEX volume per month, per Defillama
| Item | Value | Claim |
|---|---|---|
| July, about | $15.31 billion | 4 |
| August | $19.37 billion | 4 |
| September | $55.99 billion | 4 |
What happened
- Defillama puts Robinhood Chain's all-time DEX volume at roughly $111.97 billion, past $100 billion about 3.5 months after the July 1 mainnet launch.
- Uniswap V3 carries about $46.94 billion of all-time volume and V4 another $36.35 billion, with the trading bot GMGN next at about $6.53 billion.
- A Market Periodical breakdown puts the chain's stablecoin market cap above $1 billion, real-world asset holdings above $324 million and total fees above $46 million.
Why it matters
- contradiction The four monthly totals add up to $104.92 billion, $7.05 billion short of the $111.97 billion all-time figure, so the milestone and the monthly series are not counting the same thing.
- constraint Two Uniswap versions carry about 74% of all-time volume, and an analysis found more than 80% of volume through late July was memecoin trading, so the headline total says little about the tokenized stocks the chain was built for.
- exposure News.bitcoin.com says the slowdown will matter for Robinhood's stock: the $130 average analyst target sits 18.5% above HOOD's recent $109.70, and the late-October report is the next data point.
The 27% lead over Base [17] comes from a 30-day window that, two weeks into October, still holds about 16 days of September [19]. The gas offer for qualifying Robinhood Wallet swaps ran until Sept. 29 [8]. Base's $30.46 billion [3] works out to about $14.2 billion per 14 days if spread evenly [16], and Robinhood Chain's first two weeks of October came in at about $14.25 billion [4]. Level, in other words, if Base traded steadily through its window.
Robinhood's third-quarter results, due in late October, are the first to cover a full quarter of mainnet trading [10]. Added up, that quarter holds $90.67 billion of volume [11], and September's $55.99 billion is about 62% of it [12]. We think the report will show the chain at its most assisted, and that October's daily rate, 41% below September's [14], is the better guide to what Robinhood owns without paying for it. The counter-thesis has its own numbers. At $1.1 billion a day [9], October would total $34.1 billion over 31 days [20], or 1.76 times August's $19.37 billion [21]. And an offer that covered only qualifying Wallet swaps [8] cannot explain the whole drop, so part of it may be an ordinary fade from a spike. A third outcome is that October keeps sliding and September stays the peak.
Revenue is where the conversion has to show. Fees above $46 million [6] on $111.97 billion of volume [1] come to about 4.1 basis points [15]. The fees and the volume come from different data sources, and the article does not define total fees or say how much of them Robinhood keeps, so the ratio is a rough floor. The only split it gives is the 10% of protocol net revenue the chain sends back to the Arbitrum ecosystem, 8% to the Arbitrumdao treasury and 2% to the Arbitrum Developer Guild [7].
By letting the offer lapse, Robinhood stopped paying the gas on those swaps [8], and October's pace is what the chain does without that spending. We would be wrong if daily volume climbs back above September's $1.87 billion [9] with no new offer running, or if the chain revenue Robinhood reports per dollar traded comes in well above those 4.1 basis points.
What to watch
- Whether Robinhood's late-October Q3 release breaks out chain revenue, and at what rate per dollar of volume traded.
- Whether Defillama's daily Robinhood Chain volume holds near $1.1 billion or falls through it as the last September days leave the 30-day window.
- Whether Robinhood announces another gas offer for Wallet swaps, which would show volume being bought again.
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- [1]
Defillama's DEX dashboard puts Robinhood Chain's cumulative DEX volume at roughly $111.97 billion, and the chain cleared $100 billion in cumulative volume about 3.5 months after its July 1 mainnet launch.
- [2]
Robinhood Chain processed about $38.62 billion in DEX volume over the past 30 days.
- [3]
Base processed $30.46 billion in DEX volume over the past 30 days.
- [4]
Defillama shows Robinhood Chain DEX volume of about $15.31 billion in July, $19.37 billion in August and $55.99 billion in September, with roughly $14.25 billion added through the first two weeks of October.
- [5]
Uniswap V3 accounts for about $46.94 billion of Robinhood Chain's all-time volume and Uniswap V4 for another $36.35 billion, roughly three-quarters of the total combined; trading bot GMGN is next with about $6.53 billion.
- [6]
A Market Periodical breakdown puts Robinhood Chain's stablecoin market cap above $1 billion, its real-world asset holdings above $324 million and its total fees above $46 million.
- [7]
Under its Arbitrum license, the chain sends 10% of protocol net revenue back to the Arbitrum ecosystem: 8% to the Arbitrumdao treasury and 2% to the Arbitrum Developer Guild.
- [8]
Robinhood covered gas costs for qualifying swaps made through Robinhood Wallet under an offer that ran until 11:59 p.m. EST on Sept. 29.
- [9]
Since the gas offer ended, Robinhood Chain is averaging roughly $1.1 billion a day in October, versus about $1.87 billion a day in September.
- [10]
Robinhood's third-quarter results, due in late October, will be the first to cover a full quarter of mainnet trading.
- [11]
Robinhood Chain's third-quarter (July to September) DEX volume is about $90.67 billion.
- [12]
September's volume is about 62% of the July-September total.
- [13]
The four monthly totals sum to $104.92 billion, which is $7.05 billion below the $111.97 billion all-time figure.
- [14]
October's daily volume pace is about 41% below September's.
- [15]
Fees above $46 million on $111.97 billion of volume come to about 4.1 basis points.
- [16]
Base's $30.46 billion over 30 days equals about $14.2 billion per 14 days if spread evenly.
- [17]
Robinhood Chain's 30-day DEX volume is about 27% above Base's.
- [18]
The two Uniswap versions account for about 74% of Robinhood Chain's all-time volume.
- [19]
A 30-day window ending about 14 days into October holds about 16 days of September.
- [20]
At $1.1 billion a day, October would total about $34.1 billion over 31 days.
- [21]
A $34.1 billion October would be about 1.76 times August's $19.37 billion.
- [22]
HOOD shares recently traded near $109.70, about 14% below their September high, while analysts' average price target sits around $130.
- [23]
News.bitcoin.com wrote that the October slowdown in volume will matter for Robinhood's stock.
- [24]
The roughly $130 average analyst target is about 18.5% above the $109.70 recent HOOD price.
- [25]
A recent analysis found that more than 80% of cumulative DEX volume through late July was memecoin speculation rather than the tokenized stocks Robinhood built the chain to carry.
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