2026-01-13 11:28:04

Arbitrum is quietly becoming the go-to infrastructure for consumer-grade crypto applications that mean business.

Take Robinhood's strategy as a perfect case study. Rather than spinning up a brand new L1 chain with all its baggage, they tapped Arbitrum to tap into three critical advantages: Ethereum's proven security backbone, established EVM liquidity pools already in motion, and the architectural flexibility to build without compromise.

No tradeoffs. No rebuilding ecosystem from scratch. Just inherited infrastructure that actually works.

That's what "Arbitrum Everywhere" translates to in reality—not just a catchphrase, but applications making rational infrastructure choices. When serious projects stop chasing vanity L1 launches and start choosing where they actually want to scale, you're watching the market maturity signal in real time.

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DegenTherapist

· 4h ago

Robinhood's move is indeed clever, no longer messing with their own chain and just using Arb, saving trouble.

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BuyTheTop

· 8h ago

Robinhood's move is indeed clever, no longer messing with their own chain, but directly riding the wave of Arbitrum... Their plan is very well thought out.

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blocksnark

· 01-14 02:20

Really, Robinhood's move was clever; not messing with their own chain allows them to live more comfortably... This is true rational decision-making. This round of Arbitrum is indeed stable, with Eth security and a mature ecosystem. Why reinvent the wheel? Vain L1 is dead; pragmatism is the way forward. I am optimistic.

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MoonBoi42

· 01-13 11:55

Red Chicken, Robinhood's move this time is truly brilliant. Smart people are all using Arbitrum. --- Honestly, what are those building L1 for? Burning money for no traffic. --- Arbitrum Everywhere is not marketing; they are really working hard. --- This is what I call rational choice. Other projects that are building their own chains should reflect on this. --- There's nothing wrong with inheriting existing technology. Why reinvent the wheel? --- Seeing Robinhood choose Arbitrum truly shows that the market is growing. --- The era of L2 has really arrived. It's a bit unreasonable to still be messing around with L1. --- The fact that there's no room for compromise is impressive. Want security and flexibility? Arbitrum integrates both for you. --- Consumer-grade applications should be done this way. Don't let vanity ruin it.

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GasFeeTherapist

· 01-13 11:50

Chat says Arbitrum is the real winner, while those independent L1 players are still dreaming.

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GasFeeNightmare

· 01-13 11:48

To be honest, Robinhood's move is really clever. They won't bother with their own L1 anymore and will just lie on Arbitrum to siphon off. How much trouble they saved, truly.

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NFTArchaeologis

· 01-13 11:45

Instead of burning money to build a chain, it's better to stand on the shoulders of giants. Robinhood's move is like restoring an artifact—inherit an existing secure foundation, saving the effort of reinventing the wheel.

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MissedTheBoat

· 01-13 11:41

Arbitrum is indeed stable this time, and Robinhood choosing it says everything.

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TideReceder

· 01-13 11:33

It should have been like this a long time ago. Projects that develop their own L1 will eventually regret it.

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