Seeing #Robinhood Chain so booming fills me with a mix of admiration and melancholy. I can’t help but think back to #SOL.

Back then, old public chains were likened to highways: once the road was built, more lanes appeared—but then the cars disappeared too, leaving a strange scene of a wide road with sparse people.

Now, the core question is: which came first—the egg or the chicken?

In the past, public chains were built to construct “highway land.” They attracted capital and users, essentially building for future needs. But looking back, it seems more like building out of jealousy—ordering a bowl of dumplings, then realizing it’s a bit awkward.

Robinhood, however, is smart. It brought existing users, capital, demands, and mature technology straight into the build. That’s like buying vinegar specifically for dumplings—it just feels like the perfect match.

Back then, SOL was said to have support from Wall Street capital. But now, in Wall Street’s eyes, it really has become the go-to public chain for combining crypto with traditional finance.

Nevertheless, Robinhood was born directly in Rome—right away it was defined as a dedicated public chain for traditional finance to deploy assets on the blockchain.

Such is fate. Clearly, in the past crypto relied on hype and narratives—but now we need to see whether it can actually solve problems, whether there’s market demand, and whether the business logic can be implemented to generate cash flow!