Robinhood CEO’s X Account Hacked to Push Fake VLAD Memecoin

• Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was hacked to promote a fake VLAD token.
• Hackers made about $1.3M as the fake memecoin briefly surged in value.
• Robinhood Chain now holds over $750M in assets since its July 1 launch.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was compromised on Thursday and briefly used to promote a fake memecoin called Vladhood (VLAD). The fraudulent post described the token as the “official Robinhood Chain mascot,” claimed it would be listed on the Robinhood app, and included a token contract address for traders.

The post reached more than 175,000 views in under 20 minutes before users flagged it as a scam. Robinhood quickly removed the post and confirmed that Tenev’s account had been hacked.

“Our CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was compromised and posted a fake promotion for a meme coin,” Robinhood’s communications account wrote on X. The company ad…

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