When a high-profile executive’s social media account gets hijacked to push a fake cryptocurrency, the damage moves faster than any retraction ever could. That’s exactly what happened on Thursday, when the Robinhood CEO account hack turned Vlad Tenev’s X profile into a vehicle for a fraudulent token promotion — reaching over 175,000 people before most of them even knew something was wrong.
Key takeaways
Vlad Tenev’s X account was compromised to promote a fake memecoin called “VLAD,” including a malicious token contract address.
The scam post surpassed 175,000 views in under 20 minutes before users flagged it as fraudulent.
Onchain Lens reported the breach; Robinhood Chain’s blockchain explorer labeled the token contract a scam.
Robinhood had not officially confirmed the hack at the time of publication.
Robinhood has never launched a memecoin, despite its aggressive expansion into digital assets.
How the Fake VLAD Token Scam Unfolded
The fraudulent post app
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