Cryptocurrency23 Jul 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev's X account hacked to promote token amid memecoin fren…

The post, now deleted, touted a token called $VLAD and falsely claimed it would be listed on Robinhood. Robinhood said CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was hacked Th…

The post, now deleted, touted a token called $VLAD and falsely claimed it would be listed on Robinhood. Robinhood said CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was hacked Thursday after it was used to promote a fake memecoin called Vladhood ($VLAD) as the “official Robinhood chain mascot.” The fraudulent post falsely claimed the token would be listed in the Robinhood app and included a blockchain wallet address before being deleted. The incident comes as Robinhood’s newly launched blockchain network has rapi…

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