Morning Edition · Saturday, July 25, 2026Published at 1:44 AM EDT · New York
Robinhood Chain Draws Launchpad Funding as Its Value Secured Jumps Even in a Weak Market
Token-launch platform Memecoin.Fun raised $3.5 million as the brokerage-owned network's value secured rose about 20 percent in a week, against declines across most other layer-2s.
Memecoin.Fun, a token-launch platform built on Robinhood Chain, has raised $3.5 million in strategic funding led by Becker Ventures, as decentralized exchanges on the network approach $9 billion in cumulative trading volume. The funding com…
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