The advantages of the three major US institution chains
The core advantage of Robinhood Chain is that it is close to the 30 million US stock-broker users and trading entry points it connects to. Arcโs core advantage is Circleโglobalโs largest compliant stablecoin issuerโalong with USDC and TradFi. Inkโs core advantage lies in Kraken, centralized exchange (CEX) fund entry, the Superchain, and DeFi.
So the โtraffic entry pointsโ behind these three chains are actually different.
And whatโs most worthๅ
ณๆณจ about Ink is not only the chain itself, but also how Kraken connects the DeFi pathway through Inkโmeaning users, capital, and trading demand that previously stayed on the CEX are further brought onto-chain. Krakenโs positioning of Ink is, in itself, as the DeFi foundational layer of the Superchain, emphasizing Krakenโs security capabilities, brand, and user entry points.
In essence, Ink is an Ethereum Layer 2 built on the Optimism OP Stack, and it is also part of Optimismโs Superchain. The mainnet went live on December 18, 2024.
Krakenโs Ink ecosystem priorities are well worth watching:
1. UNI. Uniswap is an important DEX and liquidity infrastructure in the Ink ecosystem. Its core value is DEX, AMM, and liquidity. UNI is increasingly looking less like a standalone โDEX token,โ and more like liquidity infrastructure behind different chains and different financial platforms.
2. VELO. Velodrome is an important DEX and AMM in the Ink ecosystem, and also a very important liquidity infrastructure for the Superchain ecosystem.
3. Nado. Its core products are spot trading, perpetual trading, and trading infrastructure, making it one of the more important trading applications in the Ink ecosystem.
4. Tydro. Its core product is lendingโfundamentally rounding out Ink ecosystemโs lending capabilities and capital efficiency.
5. Even more worthๅ
ณๆณจ is INK itself. One of the biggest differences from Robinhood Chain is that Ink has its own token plan. The total supply of INK is 1 billion. The token has not yet launched TGE, but Ink has already introduced Ink Points. The first Points begin to be tracked on April 13, 2026, and Kraken Proโs activities have been clearly included in the Points system.
Next, what needs to be้็นๅ
ณๆณจ is: how will the INK token be ultimately allocated? How much weight will Kraken users have? How much weight will ecosystem projects such as Velodrome, Nado, and Tydro receive? Will on-chain interactions actually be incorporated into the final allocation model? These are the real variables to watch going forward.
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