Elon Musk’s ‘Kekius Maximus’ avatar fuels unprecedented 900% crypto rally
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has stirred the internet by changing his handle on X (formerly Twitter) to “Kekius Maximus.” The alteration, made on Tuesday, caught the attention of his 210 million followers, generating a wave of speculation across the platform. Musk did not provide an explanation for the change, but his new handle and profile image have sent ripples across both social media and cryptocurrency spaces.Musk’s new handle combines “Kekius,” an apparent twist on the internet slang “kek,” with “Maximus,” the name of the heroic Roman general from the film Gladiator. Alongside this, his profile image was altered to show “Pepe the Frog” in Roman military attire, holding a video game joystick. This combination of…
