Arbitrum

Arbitrum has launched **Open House Singapore**, a program designed to support early-stage teams building on their platform. The initiative begins with a **3-week online Buildathon** starting September 14th. Participating teams will receive: - Product feedback and mentorship from experienced advisors - Technical workshops focused on building with Arbitrum - Access to infrastructure and tooling support - Opportunity to compete for **$115K in prizes and grants** The program targets teams with ideas, MVPs, or existing products looking to reach production readiness. Top performers will earn invitations to a 3-day in-person **Founder House** event in Singapore, featuring go-to-market sessions with industry leaders and additional product demo competitions. Applications are now open for teams interested in bringing financial products to the Arbitrum ecosystem.

**Symphony is developing programmable savings products on Arbitrum**, aiming to make savings more rewarding through onchain infrastructure. - The platform leverages blockchain technology to create **new financial products** that weren't possible in traditional finance - Built on Arbitrum's Layer 2 network for efficient transactions - Focuses on making savings accounts more dynamic and user-controlled This follows Arbitrum's broader push into real-world applications, including partnerships like Oobit that enable spending from onchain balances at 150M+ Visa merchants globally.

Following successful events in NYC and London, the Open House program is expanding its support for early-stage teams building in the programmable economy. **Key Details:** - Program demonstrated strong results helping founders develop category-defining products - Focus on supporting teams creating onchain products and applications - Building on momentum from previous NYC and London events The initiative aims to provide hands-on support and resources for teams working on programmable economy solutions.

**Robinhood Chain reaches new milestone** Total tokenized value on Robinhood Chain hit **$29M**, marking continued growth in programmable finance infrastructure. **Key developments:** - Chain has processed **100M+ transactions** in three weeks - Generated **$2M in cumulative revenue** since launch - **$200K in fees** flowing back to Arbitrum ecosystem - Added **240K stock token holders** in past 30 days **Expanding stablecoin access:** - Cash App integrated USDC on Arbitrum (**59M monthly users**) - Ramp supports USDC/USDT deposits for 24/7 cross-border payments - Banxa enables purchases across **180+ countries** - North American users drive **79% of on-ramp volume** via stablecoins **New financial primitives emerging:** - Loaf Markets tokenizing **$4T real estate market** - USDai received **$3B+ in GPU financing requests** - Sedona Fi bringing private finance features Arbitrum's infrastructure continues enabling traditional finance companies to build programmable, onchain financial products at scale.

**Loaf Markets** has introduced a platform for tokenizing real estate assets, targeting the $4 trillion global market. **Key Features:** - Enables trading of physical properties including hotels, mansions, farms, and vineyards - Offers fractional ownership opportunities - Provides global liquidity for traditionally illiquid assets This development aligns with broader industry projections estimating **$6 trillion in real estate** could move on-chain by 2030, part of a larger $30 trillion tokenization trend. The platform addresses limited access to real estate investment by making property ownership more accessible through blockchain technology.

**Global stablecoin access expands significantly** Banxaofficial now supports USDC purchases across 180+ countries using multiple payment options: - Bank transfers - Credit and debit cards - Local payment methods - Support for 30+ fiat currencies - USDC on Arbitrum available for eligible buy orders This follows CashApp's recent integration of USDC on Arbitrum, which brought stablecoin functionality to 59 million monthly active users. The combination of these developments marks a notable expansion in stablecoin accessibility through both traditional payment rails and existing financial apps.

Arbitrum's programmable economy infrastructure is enabling new types of financial markets. **Spendmarket** is launching on the platform to create markets where users can trade on U.S. consumer spending trends. The programmable economy offers businesses: - Software-driven markets with faster launches - Lower operational costs - Easier coordination between parties - Flexibility to scale globally This represents a shift toward creating entirely new financial products that weren't previously possible in traditional markets.

Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum layer-2 network built on Arbitrum technology, has surpassed **$2 million in cumulative revenue** since its launch. The platform will return **$200,000 in AEP fees** to the Arbitrum ecosystem to fund long-term development initiatives. Robinhood Chain focuses on: - Tokenized assets - Crypto applications - On-chain financial products This milestone demonstrates Arbitrum's ecosystem design, where individual project success contributes back to the broader network infrastructure.

**Arbitrum's London Founder House wrapped up after three days of intensive building**, bringing together 140 founders from around the world to develop on the Arbitrum Platform. **Key highlights:** - Over $300,000 distributed in prizes and grants - 15+ financial products emerged from stealth mode - Global participation with founders shipping real products **The event focused on next-generation financial products** for the programmable economy, continuing Arbitrum's commitment to supporting builders through programs like Open House. Founders can follow [@ArbitrumDevs](https://twitter.com/ArbitrumDevs) for direct updates from participating teams. More details about the winning projects are available on the [Arbitrum Foundation blog](https://blog.arbitrum.foundation/top-founders-take-home-300k-at-london-founder-house/). Stay updated on future builder programs and funding opportunities through the [Builder Newsletter](http://blog.arbitrum.foundation).

**Traditional assets are moving onchain with Arbitrum as the underlying infrastructure.** - Stocks, commodities, funds, and real estate are being tokenized - The shift enables programmable financial markets with improved liquidity and settlement - RealityFi from Bitget is using Arbitrum to build next-generation tokenized markets The development addresses key infrastructure needs: deep liquidity, global capital market access, efficient settlement, and predictable execution as traditional assets transition to blockchain-based systems.