The Scam that Doesn't Rug: How $VLAD Farms Its Victims

The scam that doesn't rug: How $VLAD farms its victims

Hackers used Tenev's account to launch a token that cannot rug and pays them fees forever. The rug pull just became a yield product.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev's X Account Hacked to Promote Fake Memecoin

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev‘s X account was compromised on Thursday and used to shill a fake memecoin, just as the brokerage’s new blockchain has become a magnet for speculative token trading. The now-deleted post introduced a token called Vladhood, or $VLAD, as the “official Robinhood chain mascot,” claiming it would be listed in the Robinhood app. “Does Robinhood love memes? The answer is yes,” the post read. Robinhood later addressed the memecoi…

Robinhood CEO X Hack Shows Why Crypto Scams Still Target Trusted Names

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Robinhood Chain-based launchpad Memecoin.fun raises $3.5 million

Robinhood Chain-based Memecoin.fun announced it has raised $3.5 million in a strategic financing round led by Becker Ventures. The post Robinhood Chain-based launchpad Memecoin.fun raises $3.5 million appeared first on Crypto Briefing .

Robinhood says Vlad Tenev’s X account was compromised in fake $VLAD token promotion - The Cryptocurrency Post

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 re…

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev's X Account Hacked to Promote Scam Memecoin

Key highlights:Vlad Tenev’s X account promoted a bogus memecoin after a hacking incident.Tenev has since recovered the X account, but victims lost 650 ETH in the scheme.Last week Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky’s X account was breached to promote tokenization.​Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is the latest high-profile figure to suffer a security breach on microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter). While Tenev has recovered the X account, attackers seized the…