Robinhood says Vlad Tenev’s X account was hacked in meme coin scam

Robinhood confirmed that CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was compromised and used to promote a fraudulent meme coin on Thursday. 🚨Heads up: Our CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was compromised and posted a fake promotion for a meme coin. We’re working with X to restore access and the post has been removed. — Robinhood Comms (@RobinhoodComms) July 23, 2026 The company said the unauthorized post had been removed and that it was working with X to restore access to Tenev’s account. “​​Our CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was compromised and posted a fake promotion for a meme coin,” Robinhood said. The compromised account promoted a Robinhood Chain token called Vladhood under the ticker VLAD. The post falsely claimed that the token would become the official mascot of Robinhood Chain and would be listed on the Robinhood trading app. The token’s market capitalization briefly approached $10 million within minutes of the post being published as traders rushed to buy it. Robinhood Chain’s Blockscout explorer flagged the token contract as a “potential scam.” The contract had recorded approximately 1,868 transactions after being deployed through PonsLaunchFactory. The incident comes as Robinhood Chain experien...