The post, now deleted, touted a token called $VLAD and falsely claimed it would be listed on Robinhood.
- Robinhood said CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was hacked Thursday after it was used to promote a fake memecoin called Vladhood ($VLAD) as the “official Robinhood chain mascot.”
- The fraudulent post falsely claimed the token would be listed in the Robinhood app and included a blockchain wallet address before being deleted.
- The incident comes as Robinhood’s newly launched blockchain network has rapidly attracted more than $700 million in assets and heavy speculative trading in memecoins.
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Beyond the Risk-Free Rate: Diversified Real World Yield in Productive Stablecoins
Diversified RWA stablecoins sustain 5-7% yield from real credit as crypto funding compresses to ~4%. GENIUS pushes yield off-chain; TAM grows to $4B in 3 years.
Why it matters :
Diversified RWA stablecoins sustain 5-7% yield from real credit as crypto funding compresses to ~4%. GENIUS pushes yield off-chain; TAM grows to $4B in 3 years.
A16z is the latest VC giant to widen bets beyond crypto and into AI and emerging tech
Crypto custody specialist Fireblocks denies it's in talks to be acquired by Visa
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