Pons, a token launch platform on Robinhood Chain, said it will release its v2 upgrade with a series of product changes across trading, fees and token progression. The update includes a Bonding Curve priced in ETH and removes trading restrictions for non-developer wallets. It will also add support for custom trading pairs, including RWA-linked options such as USDG, NVDA, AAPL and HOOD. On the fee side, Pons said it is redesigning its fee structure around Uniswap V4 pools and Hooks, with creators set to receive fees in ETH by default. The platform will also support fee collection in stablecoins or other tokens. In addition, tokens will automatically graduate into a permanently locked Uniswap V4 full-range position once value reaches 4.2 ETH. The v2 release also introduces a CTO function with a 3-day timelock and an optional tax applied to each buy and sell transaction.

NFT activity on Robinhood Chain has picked up sharply over the past few weeks, according to PANews. OpenSea data cited in the report showed that three projects from the network entered the platform’s global top 10 by daily NFT trading volume on July 22, with pyopyopyopyo ranking second only to CryptoPunks. PANews said the seven featured Robinhood Chain collections had generated more than 1,500 ETH in cumulative trading volume as of July 23. The list spans profile-picture collections and projects that tie NFTs to tokenized stocks, gaming systems, and token incentives. pyopyopyopyo had nearly 356.9 ETH in total volume, while StonkBrokers reached 324.3 ETH and tied each NFT to an ERC-6551 token-bound account. OnChainHoodies posted 294.1 ETH in total volume, and Gremlin Cartel approached 277.6 ETH with a gaming-based reward model. Robinhood Punks, Cash Cats, and Robbin Hood Babies also made the list. The report described Robinhood Chain’s NFT scene as still early, but said some projects are already pushing beyond pure collectibility by using NFTs as on-chain identity layers, community memberships, and gateways into broader ecosystem products.

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Bullish reported Q1 adjusted revenue of $92.8M, below the $94.9M consensus. Subscription and services revenue missed expectations at $54.8M. Net loss widened to $604.9M. The company also agreed to acquire Equiniti for $4.2B.

A broad set of market, security, regulatory, and infrastructure developments emerged between late July 22 and early July 23. Binance said it will add 10 tokenized bStocks securities as eligible collateral and open margin trading for their related pairs, while Upbit designated Zilliqa’s ZIL as a closely watched asset and suspended deposits and withdrawals after security concerns tied to its wallet or distributed ledger. Zilliqa then disclosed a serious Ledger app nonce flaw affecting native, non-EVM ZIL transactions, saying private keys could be recovered from around five affected signatures. Security incidents also hit B² Network and an AFX-operated bridge in the Arbitrum ecosystem. Elsewhere, Payward said xStocks is expanding tokenized equities beyond U.S. names, Sui launched the Hashi Bitcoin interoperability testnet, BNY Mellon outlined plans for round-the-clock Treasury settlement, and several firms including OpenAI, Alphabet, Revolut, Tesla, and Samsung disclosed major product, spending, or financial updates. The flow also included U.S. legislative movement on the Clarity bill, SEC commentary on on-chain vaults and lending strategies, whale ETH purchases, and fresh market views from Grayscale and Bitwise.

Tokens tied to the Robinhood Chain ecosystem posted broad losses over the past 24 hours, with several names seeing steep double-digit declines in both price performance and market capitalization. PONS, the token of launch platform Pons, fell more than 35%, sending its market cap down to $28.95 million. CASHCAT dropped more than 17%, with its market value at one point slipping below $50 million. INDEX, tied to tokenized stock dividend protocol Index, lost more than 38% and fell to an $8.6 million market cap. VEX declined more than 16%, while ARROW recorded the sharpest drop in the group at more than 43%. At the same time, meme tokens linked to the Long ecosystem’s tokenized stock concept moved in the opposite direction. AI, short for Artificial Inu, surged more than 244% in 24 hours, lifting its market cap to $14.4 million. SPACEHOOD also posted strong gains, rising more than 161% and pushing its market cap above $1 million. The split performance showed a sharp divergence between tokens associated with Robinhood Chain and select meme assets in the Long-themed segment.

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest adjusted its holdings on Wednesday, selling 97,325 shares of Robinhood (HOOD) valued at about $10.2 million. On the buy side, the firm purchased 121,384 shares of SpaceX (SPCX) worth about $14 million. Ark also bought Securitize (SECZ) stock valued at roughly $507,000. The moves were reported by Odaily in a brief market update.

Robinhood rolled out its Agentic Trading feature to its full customer base, letting users connect AI agents for research, trade execution, and portfolio rebalancing. HOOD shares rose more than 7% and briefly hit $100.87.