Elon Musk's return to 'Kekius Maximus' Avatar pushes the price of Meme Coin with over 200%: What does that mean? | Today news

Elon Musk is back as “Emperor Kekius Maximus” on X. After the name change on his X account, the price of Kekius Maximus Meme coin increased by more than 145 percent. The rate of Kekius Maximus was 145 percent higher on Saturday (IST) from 08:45, according to the forecasts on coinmarketcap.com. The rates rose by more than 273 percent around 9:15. Credit: coinmarketcap.com This happened after Elon Musk changed his name on X, once again, on Friday, May 17, 2025 to the old Moniker “Kekius Maximus” Indirect’s promotion of Ethereum (ETH) base Memecoin Kekius. Musk also changed his profile picture. It showed him in an armor, with ‘Emperor Kekius Maximus’ written in the photo. The last time Musk changed his name on the social media platform was in December last year. He then renovated his persona and replaced his profile picture with an imaginative version of the ‘Pepe the Frog’ meme. It contains pepe dressed as a fighter, complete with armor, with a joystick for a video game. Shortly after Musk’s name change in December last year, Memecoin Kekius increased by more than 900%, according to the Hindustan Times. However, while Musk returned to its original avatar and name, Kekius’s value dropped to $ 0.001165, which underlines the extremely volatile feature of meme-based cryptocurrencies. What does Kekius Maximus mean? The name “Kekius Maximus” comes from a popular Memecoin, Kekius. It is a term derived from the words Kek and Maximus. According to reports, Kek comes from the World of Warcraft and is found in the Internet rolling. Maximus is a Latin word that means something great or ultimately. Collectively, Kekius Maximus means the ultimate meme -controlled. Kekius Maximus is also presumably a reference to the character of Elon Musk in the way of Exile 2 video game, a reference to the Gladiator film. It also refers to a pun on the Internet game KEK, a variation of LOL (Laugh Out Laid) that originated in South Korea and in the World of Warcraft Online Game. How is the value of Kekius Maximus Meme coin determined? The Kekius Maximus -token normally acquires its value from X -posts by Musk, which explains why it rose to a record height of $ 0.3978 in January when he initially changed his X name, an article in BankLess Times said. The risk of buying the Kekius sign is that Musk is known for changing his X name several times. So the drawing price is likely to experience a hard turnaround if it occurs. According to other Eports, Kekius Memecoin has already been listed by the top crypto exchanges including Gate.io and Mexc. As a result, Kekius Price is reportedly positioned to rise exponentially in the coming months, especially amid the rising calls for an all -time season.