Tech entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk has sparked excitement in the crypto community by changing his name and profile picture to X. The community of the memecoin PEPE was particularly surprised and excited. The crypto industry’s response immediately followed with the launch of a new memecoin.
Elon Musk Reveals X Name and Avatar Changes Today, tech mogul Elon Musk gave the X community, especially cryptocurrency fans, a big surprise by changing his X name to “Kekius Maximus” and making an avatar using the popular meme Pepe the Frog, which inspired the creation of the cryptocurrency PEPE last April.
This is not Elon Musk's first time posting a PEPE-themed character on his X page this month. On December 10, he retweeted an image titled "Kekius Maximus" created by another X account, along with his own commentary. "Kekius Maximus" depicts Pepe the Frog dressed as a Roman general standing in the center of a coliseum—likely referencing Ridley Scott's film (Gladiator 2) released in theaters worldwide in November. Elon Musk's tweet mentioned the online game (Path of Exile), where reaching level 80 is an important milestone in the game's progression system.
The community reacted enthusiastically to Musk's actions, with PEPE rising by 12%.
The cryptocurrency community also eagerly responded to Musk's tweet, sharing their enthusiasm for Pepe the Frog memes and meme coins. This time, many mentioned the coin's ticker $PEPE in the comments of Musk's post. However, the biggest surprise did not come from the posted image, but rather from the tech entrepreneur changing his name to this.
However, Musk is likely to revert to his real name soon. It is well-known that he has changed his avatar in the past. In 2023, when he acquired the social media platform for $44 billion, he even briefly changed Twitter's blue bird logo to the DOGE mascot before quickly renaming it to X.
This brief action caused a significant increase in the price of Dogecoin. According to CoinGecko's statistics, crypto enthusiasts closely monitoring new trends in the cryptocurrency market have launched a token named "Kekius Maximus" (KEKIUS). The price of PEPE/USDT has risen by 12% in the past two hours.
