Vladhood ($VLAD) Memecoin Scam
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anchored·2ZzU4T…B6E1Summary
On July 23, 2026, unknown attackers compromised the verified X account of Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev and used it to promote a fraudulent memecoin called Vladhood ($VLAD), falsely presenting it as the official mascot of the Robinhood Chain network and claiming it would be listed in the Robinhood app. The token had been pre-deployed on the Pons launchpad 46 minutes before the post appeared, and attackers extracted approximately 650 ETH ($1.2–$1.3 million USD) through trading fee collection rather than a traditional rug pull. No attacker attribution or law enforcement action had been publicly reported as of late July 2026.
Connected Entities
4 entities · 60 linked investigations- Arbitrum→mentioned with→Ethereum(80%)
- Arbitrum→mentioned with→Uniswap(60%)
- Vladhood ($VLAD) Memecoin Scam→mentioned with→Ethereum(80%)
- Vladhood ($VLAD) Memecoin Scam→mentioned with→Arbitrum(70%)
- Vladhood ($VLAD) Memecoin Scam→mentioned with→Uniswap(60%)
- Uniswap→mentioned with→Ethereum(80%)
Timeline(8 events)
July 2026
Robinhood Chain mainnet launches as an Arbitrum Orbit-based Ethereum Layer 2 network, rapidly attracting memecoin speculation.
CoinDesk16 July 2026
Memecoin launchpad Vlad.fun halts operations on Robinhood Chain, citing a 'serious internal integrity issue' involving team members.
CoinTelegraph23 July 2026
VLAD token contract (0x92d176ccBeEffeCd8089e841D09ea17b6C22D969) deployed via PonsLaunchFactory on Robinhood Chain, approximately 46 minutes before the fraudulent X post. Token metadata lists Vlad Tenev's X profile as the official website, indicating the account was already compromised.
CoinEdition / crypto.news23 July 2026
At approximately 17:24 UTC, the compromised X account of Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev posts fraudulent promotion for Vladhood ($VLAD), calling it the 'official Robinhood chain mascot' and claiming it will be listed in the Robinhood app.
CoinDesk23 July 2026
Post accumulates over 175,000 views within approximately 20 minutes. Trading volume on the VLAD token surges to over $22 million with approximately 85,000 swaps.
The Block / CoinPedia23 July 2026
Robinhood confirms the compromise via its communications X account. The fraudulent post is removed. Robinhood Chain explorer labels the contract as a 'potential scam.'
Decrypt / CryptoTimes23 July 2026
Token reaches an estimated $10 million fully diluted market capitalization at peak before declining. On-chain monitors report approximately 650 ETH ($1.2–1.3 million) extracted by attacker wallets via Pons fee-collection calls.
crypto.news / The Defiant24 July 2026
HOOD stock (Robinhood Markets, Inc.) declines on the trading day following the hack; reports cite declines ranging from 2.78% to 6.57%.
The Coin Republic / BenzingaDecision Log
- slot 443502076 · hash E68XiEVBVCinSJ9hTWiXVX6bCdUYUczQ8hBA6kYhutQK
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 decision). 14 of 16 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 7/26/2026, 5:16:57 PM
last updated: 7/26/2026, 5:16:57 PM
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