Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has changed his name on the social network X to “Kekius Maximus” unleashing all kinds of speculation about the reasons that led him to take this decision.
The tycoon has not given any explanation regarding the name or the new profile image in which the character ‘Pepe the Frog’ is shown, a meme that has been used by far-right groups, wearing a Roman military suit and holding what appears to be a video game console.
However, the measure has had repercussions in the world of cryptocurrencies, causing the value of a memecoin (a digital currency inspired by Internet memes) that shares the same name to skyrocket. At the moment, it is not clear whether Musk has crypto assets of this type in his possession.
Meanwhile, the name “Kekius” appears to be a latinization of “kek,” a word referring to a loud laugh popularized among video game players that is also often associated with the alt-right.
“Kek” is also the name of the ancient Egyptian god of darkness, who is sometimes depicted with the head of a frog.
Likewise, users on social media have linked the nickname “Maximus” to the name of Russell Crowe’s character in the film ‘Gladiator,’ Maximus Decimus Meridius.
