VelvetX has integrated Robinhood Chain into its cross-chain swap engine, letting users move assets between the network and four major blockchains without bridging. The swaps are instant, the exchange said, and the integration is powered by the 0x protocol. Robinhood Chain joins Solana, Ethereum, Base, and BNB Chain as supported source chains.
How the integration works
The 0x protocol handles the routing and settlement. VelvetX says the swaps don't require users to bridge tokens — a process that often introduces delays and security risks. Instead, the exchange executes the trade directly on the destination chain. That means a user on Solana can swap into a Robinhood Chain asset and receive it in seconds, not minutes.
Why Robinhood Chain matters
Robinhood Chain launched earlier this year as the brokerage's own layer-2 network. It's designed to keep transaction costs low and settlement fast. For VelvetX, adding the chain gives its users access to a growing ecosystem of tokens and DeFi apps that are native to the Robinhood platform. The timing also lines up with a broader push by centralized exchanges to support more L2s and app chains.
VelvetX hasn't said which chains it plans to add next. The exchange typically rolls out new integrations every few weeks. For now, the Robinhood Chain support is live. Users can test it through the VelvetX interface or via the API.
