It’s finally time for AI memes to dominate the charts.
The last day of 2024 was still a carnival day for AI memes on the Solana chain. Around 2 p.m., Musk changed his Yes, this is the first time Musk has changed the name of X.
Yes, that’s it👇
Source:X
In addition, Musk has been frequently posting about "crazy breasts" Pepe-related concepts recently. This big move of changing his name and avatar directly made the meme market start to boil. In addition to $Pepe, which was already listed on the exchange, it rose in response, and PumpFun fans on the Solana chain. Because a group of demons were dancing wildly, the entire northwest of Shanxi was in chaos.
GMGN.AI data shows that the popularity of the Kekius Maximus concept meme has dominated the meme market within an hour.
Source: GMGN.AI data Kekius Maximus accounts for most of the hourly popularity list
Is Lao Ma playing internet fusion memes again?
The first time Musk A few days later, Musk mentioned in X that the next new character in the expert mode (HC) of his favorite game (Path of Exile (POE)) would be named Kekius Maximus.
Source:X
Musk’s new post today also hinted at the game’s name:
Source:X
Speculating on the origin of “Kekius”
According to netizens' speculation, the name Kekius Maximus should also have something to do with the Pepe meme culture.
The prefix "Kekius" of the name may come from the Internet meme "Kek". Originally derived from the game (World of Warcraft), when Horde players type "LOL", Alliance players will see it translated into "KEK". This simple gaming term subsequently became widely circulated in the gamer community, and originally represented the same meaning as "LOL".
As online culture evolved, the word took on new meanings on platforms like 4chan and Reddit. Netizens discovered that there was a god named "Kek" in ancient Egyptian mythology. During the Greco-Roman period, he was depicted as a frog-headed man and was regarded as a symbol of chaos and darkness. This coincidence gives this Internet term a deeper cultural meaning.
However, due to the mixed environment of the Internet, the word "Kek" was often used as a political metaphor on the Internet. This phenomenon was especially popular during the 2016 US election. I will not go into details here. For interested readers You can carefully refer to Wiki or Meme Encyclopedia for a detailed introduction to the etymology.
Source: Wiki
However, due to the mixed environment of the Internet, the word "Kek" was often used as a political metaphor on the Internet. This phenomenon was especially popular during the 2016 US election. I will not go into details here. For those who are interested, Readers can carefully refer to Wiki or Meme Encyclopedia for a detailed introduction to the origin of this etymology.
Source: Meme Encyclopedia
Kek and the Frog Memes
Back to memes, as mentioned earlier, there was a god with a human body and a frog head named "Kek" in ancient Egypt. Combined with the popular image of Pepe the frog in recent years, the connection between Pepe and Kek is naturally indispensable on the Internet, and it is often used for Pepe Second creation.
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At the same time, according to X user @neso, as early as April 2023, when $PEPE was issued, “In Lord Kek we trust.” was written on the official website. At that time, the $PEPE project party played a joke about Kek.
Image source: Shenchao TechFlow
The name Musk changed this time to "Kekius Maximus" may be a mixed word based on the etymology of "Kek". By combining "Kek" with the Latin suffixes "-ius" and "Maximus" (meaning "the biggest"), a unique combination of gaming culture, Internet slang and classical language was created.
Look at it this way, Musk is indeed a high-intensity Internet surfer.
Which coins are getting the hype?
Said so much? Which related concept coins are being hyped? Urgent, urgent.
Because the explosion happened so quickly, the memes of the Kekius Maximus concept are still in a relatively PVP state, with rugs and scams flying everywhere. According to the editor's personal experience (losing money), there are currently only two coins that have been established for a long time and have community operations to remain in a relatively healthy state.
(Crypto City) Note: Meme token prices fluctuate violently and are highly risky. Investors should fully assess the risks and participate with caution. Most of the tokens returned to zero or ran away after Musk changed back to his original avatar.
1. $KM (Kekius Maximus) - Solana
Contract address: HuAncxDEsakCDgZS2Yfo9xJbHmtHXMnxxkT9jqdXnHhm
Created: December 10, 2024
Current market cap: $3.3 million
24H trading volume: $22.9 million
This token was created on the day Musk mentioned the concept of Kekius Maximus for the first time, and hit a market value of nearly US$2 million when Musk mentioned it for the second time. Since then, the price has been falling, but the social account @kekius_onsol has also remained Active, it has caught up with the hot spots today and has become the hottest Solana token in the entire concept. (Sadly, the community is indeed very lucky.)
Source: GMGN
2. $KEKIUS (Kekius Maximus) - Hotspot created the day before and issued by PumpFun (note the risk)
Contract address: XC78JjRHnSqaysrHiTrhR8eRngFbvX3rrHyRjWEpump
Created: December 30, 2024
Current market cap: $1.1 million
24H trading volume: $5.8 million
Coincidentally, the day before the hot spot broke out, $KEKIUS happened to be launched on PumpFun. Although it tended to return to zero after the launch, the currency price also rose rapidly after the hot spot became popular today, and its current market value is around US$5.6 million.
But according to GMGN.AI detection, Project
Image source: Shenchao TechFlow
Source: GMGN
3. $KEKIUS (Kekius Maximus) - Ethereum Mainnet
Contract address: 0x26e550ac11b26f78a04489d5f20f24e3559f7dd9
Created: December 14, 2024
Current market cap: $98.6 million
24H trading volume: $221 million
From a time perspective, $KEKIUS on the Ethereum mainnet should have been created after Musk mentioned the word Kekius Maximus on Twitter for the second time. During this period, the token fluctuations were relatively large, and the transaction volume was compared to that on the Solana chain. less. However, the social account @KekiusMaxi has also remained active, and today the currency price has increased by up to about 10 times.
Source: GMGN
summary
This "makeover" may be because Musk really likes this new image, or it may be a well-known "conspiracy", or it may just be Musk doing it casually.
However, as market participants, when facing such real-time and random hot spots, paying attention to identifying risks and protecting asset safety should be the most important participation criteria. After all, there are hot spots every day, and the best opportunity may be next.
Protect your principal and don’t get ahead, DYOR.
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Original author: TechFlow
"Musk changed his name and then back again!" What is Kekius Maximus? Meme Coin Crash After Carnival" This article was first published in "Crypto City"
