Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky's X account hacked; attacker posted AI-slop on asset tokenization

Brian Chesky regained control of his account and told any new crypto followers he would be a "disappointing follow".

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky's X account hacked; attacker posted AI-slop on asset tokenization

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Airbnb CEO says X account was hacked, attacker posted AI-slop on tokenization

Brian Chesky regained control of his account and told any new crypto followers he would be a "disappointing follow".

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Jul 17, 2026, 8:50 a.m.

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said his X account was hacked, and the attacker posted about tokenized real-world assets.

The posts, which discussed the benefits of tokenization for assets like buildings and bonds, contained no links or blockchain addresses.

Chesky regained control of his account and told any new crypto followers he would be a "disappointing follow".

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said his X account was hacked, and the attacker posted a thread promoting tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) that was criticized as being heavily AI-assisted.

The now-deleted posts argued that tokenization could make buildings, bonds and funds easier to divide, trade and settle. The thread referenced trading platform Robinhood’s push into

tokenized assets

.

The posts did not mention a token sale, wallet or token address or investment link, making the compromise less obvious than a typical crypto account takeover.

“To the person who hacked my account earlier this week: thanks for all the new crypto followers,”

Chesky wrote

after regaining access. “To my new crypto followers: I’m going to be a very disappointing follow.”

Airbnb reported the incident to X, which secured the account. It isn't clear how the attacker gained access or who was responsible.

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