Musk Rebrands as ’Kekius Maximus’—Memecoin KEKIUS Pumps 108% in Chaotic Rally
Elon Musk’s latest Twitter handle change to ’Kekius Maximus’ sent shockwaves through crypto markets, with the obscure memecoin KEKIUS doubling in value within hours. The move follows Musk’s history of triggering volatile price action with single tweets—this time, retail traders FOMO’d into a token with no whitepaper, no utility, and no reason to exist beyond Musk’s apparent endorsement.
Market reaction: KEKIUS trading volume spiked 4,200% as speculators piled in, proving once again that crypto markets will rally on literally anything. Meanwhile, serious projects building actual blockchain infrastructure continue trading sideways—because who needs fundamentals when you’ve got memes?
Closing thought: Another day, another proof that ’financial innovation’ in crypto still means ’wealth transfer from late buyers to early pumpers.’ But hey—at least the ride’s entertaining.
- Musk has indirectly promoted dozens of memecoins amid the golden age of crypto assets in the United States.
- Launched five months ago, KEKIUS enjoys a strong community and significant liquidity.
Elon Musk changed his X handle to Kekius Maximus again on Friday, May 17, 2025, thus indirectly promoting ethereum (ETH)-based memecoin KEKIUS. At the tail end of 2024, Musk changed his X handle to Kekius Maximus and used an image of Pepe, a frog dressed in a gladiator costume.
As a result, KEKIUS memecoin was born earlier this year on the Ethereum and Solana networks. During the first time that Musk changed his X handle to Kekius Maximus, KEKIUS price surged over 900 percent and surpassed a market cap of $380 million.
Emperor Kekius Maximus is back!
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What Next for KEKIUS Memecoin
Following the MOVE by Musk to change his X handle to Kekius Maximus, the price of KEKIUS memecoin surged over 100 percent on Friday to trade at about $0.055 at the time of this writing. The small-cap memecoin, with a fully diluted valuation of about $55 million and a 24-hour average traded volume of about $37 million, confirmed a bullish breakout potentially towards its all-time high.
Moreover, the Ethereum-based memecoin has received significant attention from speculative crypto traders, currently amounting to over 26k on-chain holders. Additionally, the KEKIUS team has pooled over 452 WETH, currently worth about $1.16 million, to provide liquidity on different DeFi protocols.
Most importantly, KEKIUS memecoin has already been listed by top-tier crypto exchanges led by Gate.io, and MEXC, among others. As a result, KEKIUS price is well positioned to rally exponentially in the coming months, especially amid the rising calls for an altseason.
