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Robinhood Chain is the big news this week. Our CEO Eva was invited to the chain launch party, titled "The World is Flat," and had a chance to meet with many fellow partners and pioneer projects on the chain.
I was genuinely impressed by the event: thoughtful programming, strong execution, and a clear, engaging presentation of the product updates. For me, the highlights were the launch of Robinhood Chain and the growing number of agent products.
Robinhood Chain has brought a renewed sense of excitement and positive news to the space. Since the launch we've seen a big increase in traffic, usage, token launches, and Pro API users. We wrote a blog piece on ways to use the Pro API with Robinhood Chain. All you need is an API key and you're off to the races!
About the chain
Ethereum Layer 2 built on Arbitrum Orbit, settling to Ethereum with blob data availability
~0.1 second block times with sub-cent gas paid in ETH
Trading actions are gas-free for users for the first 90 days
Fully permissionless: anyone can deploy contracts, run a node, or bridge in ETH
Every transaction, batch, address, and gas fee is trackable in real time at robinhoodchain.blockscout.com.
We're excited for what comes next and honored to be selected as the official explorer for Robinhood Chain. We'll keep you updated as accounts, transactions, and usage climb 📈
stats as of July 9 at 11:40am MST
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🗞️ Blockscout News in Brief
The Blockscout Pro API era begins
AI trading bot from Hypurrclaw highlights a Pro API use case
OP enterprise partnership highlights Blockscout's core infra utility
Blockscout's Pro API Era
We officially entered the Pro API era on July 1. The API covers 120+ chains with a single key, serving REST and JSON-RPC data with rich metadata throughout, and usage is climbing daily.
The free tier gives you 100K credits per day at 5 RPS, enough to build and test without a credit card. Builder and Pro plans add higher RPS and larger call volumes, with quarterly and annual billing that saves up to 20%.
Our Pro API release corresponds with Etherscan's free tier reductions: max records per request dropped from 10,000 to 1,000, and Internal Transactions by Block Range was removed from their free plan. If you're affected, our migration guide covers the switch step by step.
Our Pro API release corresponds with Etherscan's free tier reductions, with max records per request dropped from 10,000 to 1,000, and Internal Transactions by Block Range removed from their free plan If you're affected, our migration guide covers the switch step by step.
📬 Grab your key now at dev.blockscout.com
Hypurrclaw integration showcases the Pro API
Alongside large projects using the Pro API, individual builders continue to push the envelope, creating novel apps with Blockscout-enabled data. One such builder is Sayo, whose AI crypto trading agent uses Blockscout as its EVM intelligence layer. Read our Q&A with Sayo, where he talks about the intersection of bot creation, AI, and blockchain data.
OP Enterprise partnership
Blockscout is a core infrastructure provider in the new OP Enterprise offering, alongside Chainlink, Safe, MetaMask, Dune, and QuickNode. We've worked closely with the Optimism team for years, and we're excited to see the production chains born from this effort!