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BEARISH STABLE ETH

Robinhood Chain's early high volume and TVL figures are artificially inflated by temporary gas fee subsidies and will not sustain once fees normalize in October 2026

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FIRST SEENJul 15, 2026
LAST SEENJul 15, 2026
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Too little corroboration in the last 3 days to call a trend (1 article). Watching for it to gain traction.

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"Those figures look less organic once one factor is added back in. Robinhood said it will cover gas fees for swaps, bridges, and perpetual futures trades on Robinhood Chain. That offer runs for 90 days and is subject to the company's terms and conditions. In other words, early users are trading essentially free. That makes first-week volume a poor proxy for what usage looks like once fees return."

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