A new memecoin, Kekius Maximus, has occupied the cryptocurrency trending space since Tuesday as Elon Musk changed his display name and image to the symbol, causing the coin to rise over 500% in a matter of hours.
Kekius Maximus is a little-known meme on the Internet that looks like a fusion of the character “Pepe the Frog” and the movie character “Maximus” from the movie “Gladiator.”
According to data from CoinGecko, the memecoin Kekius Maximus (KEKIUS) has surged over 500% in just a few hours. Not only this memecoin, but several other Kekius-themed memecoins have also entered the stage and are up over 200% despite their launch just a few hours ago.
Elon Musk is now posting memes and communicating with random users on X more frequently, and changing his username is one of them. Kekius Maximus is a popular meme among internet users based on the popular Gladiator movie character Maximus Decimus Meridius.
While this name only sounds…
