Vlad, take a minute to read this when you can.
@vladtenev@RobinhoodApp
There is a reason $HOODRAT keeps making more sense the deeper you look.
• The name was made for Robinhood.
Hoodrat contains "Hood" which connects naturally to Robinhood and $HOOD, and the character itself is a bat.
• Hoodrat is not a character created afterward to force a narrative.
He is an actual Matt Furie character from The Night Riders, published in 2012.
• The connection to Vlad writes itself.
Vladimir → Dracula → Vampire → Bat.
• Hoodrat comes from the same Furie universe that gave the internet $PEPE, $BRETT, $ANDY, and $WOLF.
Crypto has already shown that Furie characters can become much bigger than the books they originally appeared in.
• Robinhood Chain only launched its public mainnet on July 1.
Most chains do not get a second chance to choose their earliest and most recognizable memes. $HOODRAT is here while that culture is still being formed.
• The character fits Robinhood culture naturally.
He is an underdog, a gamer, slightly chaotic, and instantly recognizable. He feels much closer to the average retail trader than a polished corporate mascot ever could.
• Giant ears, bat rat energy and a nocturnal gamer personality make him incredibly easy to meme.
You understand the character almost immediately.
Then came the Matt Furie situation.
Matt Furie's account followed $HOODRAT and interacted with the project before changing its PFP to Hoodrat and posting Hoodrat-related content.
Those posts were later deleted, which led many people to believe the account had been compromised.
But the interaction before that did not look like a quick crypto scam.
According to the Hoodrat team, the conversation took place over several hours. There was no immediate wallet request, no rush to receive compensation, and genuine concern was raised about the safety of the NFT mint.
Was Matt hacked?
Was part of the interaction genuine?
Nobody outside the situation can say with certainty yet.
But either way, it created something that cannot be manufactured: real lore.
A Furie account, a Furie bat, a new Robinhood chain, and one of the most chaotic origin stories a memecoin could possibly have.
The controversy did not erase the narrative.
It added another chapter to it.
PEPE is the clearest example of why direct approval from the artist is not what ultimately determines a meme's success.
$PEPE had no official affiliation with Matt Furie, but the internet adopted the character anyway and carried it beyond an $11 billion market cap.
Once a meme truly belongs to the community, it can become bigger than anyone's involvement in it.
• The tokenomics are simple.
0% tax.
LP burned.
Contract renounced.
• The community is organic, aggressive and already building memes, artwork, PFPs and NFTs around the character.
• There is less competition than on Ethereum, Base or Solana, giving $HOODRAT a real first mover opportunity on a major new chain.
• Most importantly, the narrative can be explained in seconds:
Matt Furie + Robinhood + Vlad.
Hood + bat + Furie.
That is the meme.
If Robinhood Chain develops its own native meme culture, one character will eventually become the face people associate with its earliest days.
$HOODRAT has every reason to be part of that conversation.
Maybe the unofficial mascot of Robinhood Chain was hiding inside a Matt Furie book since 2012.
I made two PFPs for you:
Good Robinhood Hoodrat and Evil Dracula Hoodrat
Which one are you picking?👀