@richardnhsu claims Robinhood Chain took 72 days to break $100m in app revenue, versus 282 days for Base, 231 for BSC and 764 for SOL.
[1]← Week of Oct 11Oct 11 – Oct 17 UTC Every claim links to the posts behind it01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 8 posts on X 3 weeks
Narrative / Rank 08 / Week of Oct 11 – Oct 17 / 2nd week running (was #10)
Base becomes the benchmark as Robinhood Chain claims a 72-day run to $100M app revenue
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What happened
The single development the most distinct accounts are talking about this week is Robinhood Chain's app-revenue pace being compared directly against Base. @richardnhsu posted on 2026-10-14 that Robinhood Chain took 72 days to break $100m in app revenue, versus 282 days for Base, 231 for BSC and 764 for SOL (numbers as posted by that account; no `market` block is available this week to verify them). @ioachimviju posted on 2026-10-12 that accounts which had called Robinhood "Base 2.0" days earlier were switching sides, quoting a post from @vladtenev saying Robinhood wants "the best builders on Robinhood Chain." @bythegentleman posted on 2026-10-11 that Pons is pairing tokens with tokenized stocks ($NVDA, $SPY, $SPCX, $DJT) on Robinhood Chain, explicitly framing this as something "no other chain can copy," and noting the weekend fud on Robinhood Chain. @csmn_vf posted on 2026-10-12 that StonkBrokers now lists 194 supported stock tokens on Robinhood Chain, plus a Moonbirds x StonkBrokers RWA PFP mint and a Moonshot verification for $STONKBROKER. @richardnhsu also posted on 2026-10-13 on $UP, speculating about whether Vlad and Robinhood would back it the way Base supports $AERO. On the Base side, @_miki777 posted a weekly Base roundup on 2026-10-12: 19 new Coinbase Tokenized Stocks live on @base (including SONYc, NOKc, SAPc), Base reaching $500M in trading volume on Coinbase Tokenized Stocks last week, Base at @token2049 Singapore with @jessepollak, a new Powered by Base episode with @serpinxbt of @ethos_network, and Base joining Devcon 8 in Mumbai. On the Base token question, @0xkyz posted on 2026-10-11 that Polymarket odds of a $BASE token by end of 2026 were 7%, by June 2027 20%, and by December 2027 44%, down from 62% a month earlier, noting Base started exploring a network token in September 2025 with no confirmed launch date or tokenomics. @yike699 posted on 2026-10-12 "Day 335 of sharing Base memes until $BASE is live." @hisamooo2 posted on 2026-10-12 reacting to a @base post with "we're just waiting for good news." Other Base activity: @jimmyjames760 launched a BRB/DRB pool on Uniswap V2 on Base on 2026-10-14, seeded with 7.21M $BRB + 2.61M $DRB (~$1k) and a 3% tax routed to a reflection vault, and on 2026-10-16 floated OK Computer NFT vault ideas with @bankrbot. @fredvelezcrypto posted on 2026-10-12 about the StonkEx acquisition solving Stockify's distribution problem. @bialos posted on 2026-10-12 about a $3 USDC-on-Base raffle for Bored Ape Kennel Club #3909 via @BlowFlyHQ. @fuhume posted on 2026-10-14 about @primus_labs' XP system with Base-network transactions. @tonysopranfto posted on 2026-10-17 that @base is "about to experience" innovations in tokenized assets and memestocks, tagging @jessepollak, @Nibel_eth and @XenBH.
Why it matters
The main @base-related thread this week is not a new Base product, but Base as the benchmark that a rival chain is measured against: multiple accounts argue Robinhood Chain is outpacing Base on app-revenue speed, while Base's own product news (tokenized stocks) and its still-unlaunched network token are the reference points.
Observed reaction
Constructive-to-defensive on Base's position rather than on a new Base product. The loudest strand is Robinhood Chain boosterism using Base as the slow comparator (richardnhsu, ioachimviju, bythegentleman, csmn_vf). Base's own news is steady and product-level (tokenized stocks, events), while the token question is openly pessimistic in prediction-market terms (0xkyz).
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Where it started and who carried it
- First seen
- Oct 11, 01:28 UTC by @andredenis09
- Accounts
- 65 tracked · 101 elsewhere on X
- Communities
- base farcaster (17), eth defi (8), general ct (7), airdrops farming (7)
- Key accounts
- @polymarketjapan, @ama_protocol, @aave, @yike699, @duccryptox
Explainability
Evidence register
@ioachimviju says accounts that called Robinhood "Base 2.0" days earlier were switching sides, quoting @vladtenev saying Robinhood wants the best builders on Robinhood Chain.
[1]@bythegentleman says Pons now lets users launch tokens paired with stock tokens ($NVDA, $SPY, $SPCX, $DJT) on Robinhood Chain, and calls it something no other chain can copy.
[1]@_miki777 reports 19 new Coinbase Tokenized Stocks live on Base (incl. SONYc, NOKc, SAPc), $500M in tokenized-stock trading volume on Base last week, Base at token2049 Singapore with @jessepollak, a Powered by Base episode with @serpinxbt, and Base joining Devcon 8 in Mumbai.
[1]@0xkyz reports Polymarket $BASE launch odds at 7% by end-2026, 20% by June 2027 and 44% by December 2027, down from 62% a month earlier, with no confirmed launch date or tokenomics since Base began exploring a network token in September 2025.
[1]@yike699 posts "Day 335 of sharing Base memes until $BASE is live."
[1]@hisamooo2 replies to a @base post that users are just waiting for good news.
[1]@jimmyjames760 says a new BRB/DRB pool launched on Uniswap V2 on Base, seeded with 7.21M $BRB + 2.61M $DRB (~$1k), with a 3% swap tax routed to a reflection vault.
[1]@jimmyjames760 asks @bankrbot about turning OK Computer NFTs on Base into yield-bearing vaults holding $BRB and a BRB Club Card.
[1]@fuhume says @primus_labs runs an XP system with rankings, verified through X/GitHub/ChatGPT activity, with transactions on Base; no airdrop for XP has been announced.
[1]@tonysopranfto says @base is about to see fresh innovations in tokenized assets and memestocks, tagging @jessepollak, @Nibel_eth and @XenBH.
[1]@yike699 posted "Base trenches."
[1]Angles
- Base as the yardstick: every new chain claim this week is measured in "days to $100M" against Base's 282.
- Base's product story (tokenized stocks, token2049, Devcon 8) is running ahead of its token story (Polymarket odds falling to 44% by December 2027).
- Robinhood Chain's builder pitch, from @vladtenev's quote to the Pons/stock-token pairing, is being sold to the Base audience directly.
- Long-tail Base activity: launchpads, raffles, XP systems and reflection tokens all using Base as their settlement layer.
Formats in use
- chain-vs-chain revenue comparison threads
- weekly ecosystem roundup posts
- prediction-market odds posts
- daily meme-countdown posts
- launch/feature announcement threads
Risks
- Revenue and volume figures ($100m app revenue in 72 days, Base's 282 days, $500M tokenized-stock volume) are claims posted by individual accounts, not confirmed by a `market` block, and should be treated as unverified.
- Polymarket odds cited by @0xkyz are that account's reading of a prediction market, not a confirmed Base announcement — Base has no confirmed $BASE launch date or tokenomics.
- Several posts read as promotional for specific tokens and products on Robinhood Chain and Base ($PONS, $UP, $BRB, $STONKBROKER, $STONKBROKER-linked RWA mint, Stockify) — treat as likely paid or coordinated promotion and not as neutral reporting.
- The BRB/DRB pool and reflection/tax mechanics described by @jimmyjames760 are self-promotional launch details from the project's own account.
Observed content
Most-engaged posts
People think I’m crazy when I say I believe $UP has the potential to 100x. What if Vlad and Robinhood support UP the way Base supports $AERO? It’s very clear from Vlad’s recent comments that he will be supporting builders on RH. Doesn’t sound too crazy now does it? https://t.coOpen on X →
Base trenches https://t.co/zNX0bNxX1lOpen on X →
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If you're not aware yet, @base is about to experience a lot of fresh and cool innovations in tokenized assets and memestocks. Every project benefits. Innovation about to drop, and you haven't had this fun in a long time! Welcome back PvE. We build the meta together. Still dayOpen on X →
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I THINK THE STONKEX ACQUISITION JUST SOLVED STOCKIFY’S BIGGEST PROBLEM. And it wasn’t the technology. It was DISTRIBUTION. I’ve been researching base:0xc6405d7a226e1c18e559be2f335f74c01ad07bf5 for a while now, and the conclusion kept coming back to the same thing: the fundameOpen on X →
People are still fading Robinhood chain because they don’t actually look at the data. RH chain is the fastest growing chain in the history of crypto with multiple metrics. One of the most important metric for a chain imo is app revenue. In the chart, you can see that RH only tOpen on X →
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