Multiple outlets report that the X account of Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is hacked and used to promote a fake memecoin. According to reports, the attacker posts content touting a token—described as “VLAD” or a “Vladhood” memecoin—along with a token contract address and claims that the token would be listed by Robinhood. The posts are later deleted. Several articles describe the incident as part of a broader pattern in which scammers exploit trusted public figures’ social media accounts to create credibility for newly issued tokens, rather than directly breaching cryptocurrency exchanges or wallets. Reports also note that the token briefly surged in value before it was flagged as a scam by observers, with at least one account stating the token hit around $10 million during the spike. One outlet additionally points to a wider context of heavy memecoin activity on decentralized exchanges associated with the Robinhood Chain ecosystem, though the reports focus primarily on the social media compromise and promotional content. Overall, sources agree the compromised profile was used to push a fraudulent token and that the promotional posts were subsequently removed.