Robinhood says Vlad Tenev’s X account was compromised in fake $VLAD token promotion
Robinhood said its CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was compromised and used to promote a fake memecoin called VLAD, according to a post from the company’s official communications account on X. The company said it was working with X to restore access and that the 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
The available source indicates the compromised post promoted what appeared to be a fake token tied to the Robinhood Chain theme, but the exact scope of the incident remains unclear from the source material alone. Additional confirmation on how the account was accessed and whether any users were affected has not been provided in the available sources.
Third-party coverage cited by Cointelegraph via TradingView and other reports said the post attracted attention quickly before being flagged as a scam. Those reports also said a blockchain explorer associated with Robinhood Chain later labeled the token contract a scam, though that detail should be treated as separate from Robinhood’s own confirmation that the account had been compromised.
At this stage, the confirmed development is limited to the account compromise and the removal of the post. Any wider claims about trading activity, token economics or the identity of the actor behind the compromise remain unverified in the sources provided.
