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Shivolink (SLINK)

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Summary

Shivolink (SLINK) is a memecoin deployed on Robinhood Chain that surged past an $80 million market cap on or around September 4-5, 2026, after attackers compromised the X account of Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis and used it to promote the token. Elon Musk's ambiguous emoji reply to a post from the compromised account was widely interpreted as an endorsement, triggering a wave of retail buying; the token subsequently collapsed more than 95% as insider wallets, believed connected to the attacker, extracted an estimated $4.7 million in profits at over 1,200x returns. No arrests or law enforcement actions related to the incident have been publicly reported as of September 2026.

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Timeline(9 events)

4 September 2026

SLINK token launched on Robinhood Chain; all-time high price of approximately $0.36 recorded per Coinranking data, consistent with the pump date.

Coinranking

4 September 2026

Shivon Zilis's X account (@shivon) is compromised. Attackers post at least two messages promoting SLINK, crafted to avoid obvious crypto signals in order to elicit a genuine reaction from Elon Musk.

AMBCrypto

4 September 2026

Neuralink podcaster Ryan Tanaka publicly flags the @shivon account as likely compromised.

AMBCrypto / EdgeX

4 September 2026

Elon Musk replies to a post from the compromised @shivon account with a '100' emoji. The reply is widely interpreted by the market as a Musk endorsement of SLINK.

KuCoin / AMBCrypto

4 September 2026

Ryan Tanaka retracts his warning about the compromised account after Musk's reply, further legitimizing SLINK in the market.

EdgeX / AMBCrypto

4 September 2026

SLINK market cap surges past $70-80 million. Approximately 30 alleged insider wallets, reportedly connected to the attacker, accumulate positions and begin selling.

Odaily News / AMBCrypto / Lookonchain via Wublock123

5 September 2026

The compromised @shivon account deletes the SLINK-related posts. Blockchain intelligence platform Arkham surfaces evidence of the account compromise. SLINK collapses more than 95%, falling below $1 million in market cap.

KuCoin / AMBCrypto

5 September 2026

Lookonchain reports that the top 30 alleged insider wallets collectively profited approximately $4.70 million (over 1,200x returns). Onchain Lens documents at least $807,000 in losses across four retail whale wallets.

Wublock123 / EdgeX

5 September 2026

Multiple crypto outlets including AMBCrypto, KuCoin, Odaily, and EdgeX publish detailed accounts of the incident. Ryan Tanaka confirms his original account-compromise assessment was correct.

AMBCrypto
Provenance & Audit Trail

Decision Log

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 event). 9 of 11 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

model: claude-sonnet-4-6

generated: 9/13/2026, 12:08:21 PM

last updated: 9/13/2026, 11:26:18 PM

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