Elon Musk revives 'Kekius Maximus' persona, triggers new meme coin gold rush

Key Takeaways

Elon Musk’s change of X profile identify to Kekius Maximus led to a 1,700% surge in KEKIUS token.
Comparable meme coin worth surges occurred beforehand when Musk adopted the Kekius Maximus persona.

A number of meme cash referencing “Kekius Maximus” noticed dramatic worth will increase on Friday after Elon Musk up to date his X profile identify to the identical moniker.

A token buying and selling below the identify Kekius Maximus ($KEKIUS) jumped greater than 1,700% in lower than six hours, in accordance with knowledge from CoinGecko.

Different equally named tokens additionally posted double- and triple-digit positive factors amid renewed curiosity pushed by Musk’s on-line exercise.

This isn’t the primary time Musk has adopted the “Kekius Maximus” identification on X. He first referred to as himself Kekius Maximus on X again on December 31, 2024, which resulted in a fast 1,200% spike in a meme token sharing the identical identify.

Nevertheless, the unique token solely gained round 130% this time, knowledge reveals.

What’s ‘Kekius Maximus’ once more?

Kekius Maximus is a mashup of Pepe the Frog, a long-running web meme, and Maximus, the Roman common from the movie Gladiator. The persona blends satire and web tradition in a method that has grow to be typical of Musk’s posts on X.

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has steadily modified his X show identify, typically sparking meme coin frenzies within the course of.

In February, Musk quickly switched his X identify to ‘Harry Bōlz,’ which triggered a flood of Bōlz-themed tokens that pumped and dumped virtually as quick as they appeared.