Hayden Adams: Robinhood Chain's Golden Start and Uniswap Chain's Trump Card

Odaily Planet Daily News, July 14, Tokyo – At WebX 2026 hosted by Coinpost, Uniswap Labs founder and CEO Hayden Adams shared in a fireside chat that one of the industry's most discussed recent hot topics is the explosive growth of Robinhood Chain. As a major fintech company, Robinhood's self-built chain not only features Meme (which is undoubtedly a good sign for a new chain) but also RWA (even more exciting and promising). Robinhood Chain has the potential to become a bridge connecting traditional assets on-chain with crypto-native assets. Although the market is currently in a bear phase and industry morale is low, entrepreneurial teams must face different timings and luck and continue moving forward. When Uniswap first launched, the market was terrible, and no one believed in the future of crypto. At least in this cycle, there is still adoption potential, and existing businesses and assets are trending toward digitization and on-chain integration. For entrepreneurs, the benefits of building their own chain are clear: assets can connect with global users faster through crypto, avoiding the startup costs of infrastructure, regulatory policies, market makers, and more. Uniswap Chain often explains the principles of the crypto space to traditional financial clients, emphasizing that the core appeal of crypto lies in the low cost of global asset circulation. However, there are significant barriers, as clients often feel nervous when they hear about crypto, distrust it, and must also navigate the various protocols, standards, and ecosystems within crypto. Uniswap's advantage lies in the reputation it has built over the past few years, with its ultimate goal being to become the liquidity layer for global on-chain assets. Uniswap is continuously improving its infrastructure and ecosystem version by version while simultaneously working on 1,000 different initiatives—engaging with external partners, supporting more token issuances, and creating more customized asset liquidity solutions. Specifically, this year, the focus will be on RWA.