Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account hacked in $10M memecoin scam

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account has been hacked to promote a fake company-linked memecoin that briefly reached a market capitalization of about $10 million. Summary Hackers used Vlad Tenev’s X account to promote the fake Vladhood memecoin. Vladhood briefly reached a $10 million market cap before Robinhood confirmed the breach. The attack follows similar memecoin scams targeting CZ, BNB Chain and Yi He. Robinhood confirmed the breach through its official X account, telling users that Tenev’s profile had been compromised and that the company was working with X to restore access. The brokerage added that the unauthorized post had been removed. 🚨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 Posted at about 17:24 UTC on July 23, the message introduced Vladhood under the ticker VLAD and described it as the “official Robinhood Chain mascot.” The hackers also claimed that Robinhood would list the token on its trading app. Source: X Seeking to connect the token with Robinhood’s business plans, the deleted post cla...