Elon Musk, the CEO of Space X, has a new call on the X microblogging (formerly Twitter). The DOGE leader has gone by a new nickname on the social media platform: “Kekius Maximus. ”
Elon Musk also changed his X profile picture with an imaginative version of the ‘Pepe the Frog’ meme. The depiction features Pepe dressed as a warrior, complete with armour, wielding a joystick for a video game.
The so-called “Kekius Maximus” has recently gained traction in the cryptocurrency sphere, originating from the new and popular memecoin, KEKIUS. This character fuses the iconic Pepe the Frog meme with Maximus, the heroic figure from the famous movie Gladiator. After tech mogul Elon Musk’s hilarious adoption of the nickname in his
Kekius Maximus (KEKIUS) is priced at ₹9. 93 which is down 1. 3% from an hour ago and up 740. 4% from yesterday. KEKIUS price is 4780. 5% higher than 7 days ago. In the last 24 hours, the total volume of Kekius Maximus traded stood at ₹5,562,316,251, according to the official statement.
The surge of Kekius Maximus had a notable ripple effect on the cryptocurrency market, particularly benefiting other Kekius-inspired coins. Following the explosive rise of the memecoin KEKIUS, which saw gains exceeding 500 per cent, several newly launched cryptocurrencies associated with this trend have also experienced remarkable increases, with some reporting gains of over 200 per cent.
Elon Musk has sparked the interest of his fans by adopting the character of Kekius Maximus on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). While he didn’t explicitly explain the reasons for this fun name change, Elon Musk fueled the hypothesis through a series of fun posts. .
One notable reshared post imagined the reactions of journalists, stating, “Imagine you’re a journalist who’s writing about Elon Musk on X and it goes: ‘Elon Musk, aka ‘Kekius Maximus’ on X.’” Musk added a cheeky caption, “This will be priceless”.
Adding to the intrigue, Elon Musk shared a cryptic prediction about Kekius Maximus’s future. He posted an AI-generated image of the character touching a stone engraved with the number 80, along with the caption, “Kekius Maximus will soon reach level 80 in hardcore PoE,” referencing the popular video game Path of Exile.
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