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🚨 Elon Musk rebrands as Kekius Maximus, adopts 🐸 Pepe image on X: Here's why

Elon Musk changed his name on his social media platform X to ‘Kekius Maximus’ and replaced his profile picture with a variation of Pepe the Frog, a meme character, ahead of the New Year.

The change has set off speculation about Musk’s possible involvement in the burgeoning cryptocurrency named after his new alias.

🦧 What is Kekius Maximus?

Kekius Maximus, often abbreviated as KEKIUS, is a cryptocurrency token operating on blockchain platforms such as Ethereum and Solana. It has quickly gained attention in the cryptocurrency space.

As of December 27, 2024, the token was trading at $0.005667, having experienced an extraordinary surge of nearly 500 per cent in just 24 hours. With a 24-hour trading volume exceeding $2.73 million, KEKIUS is gaining traction among investors and enthusiasts.

🐸Pepe the Frog: A controversial meme🐸

The use of Pepe the Frog in Musk’s profile picture also carries layers of cultural significance. Created in 2005 by American artist Matt Furie for his comic series Boy’s Club, Pepe was initially an innocent character with the catchphrase ‘Feels good man’. However, the character’s evolution from a lighthearted meme into a symbol of controversy is well documented.

Pepe gained popularity on internet platforms like 4chan and Reddit in the early 2000s, with users creating countless variations such as ‘Sad Pepe’, ‘Smug Pepe’, and ‘Angry Pepe’. Celebrities like Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj embraced the meme, further catapulting it into the mainstream by 2015.

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