On December 31, Elon Musk’s X profile changed its name to Kekius Maximus and swapped its profile picture to the character Pepe the Frog, dressed as a gladiator. The change sparked controversy among users on the platform.
Elon Musk changed his name and profile picture on X, formerly Twitter, to over 210 million followers. On December 31, he changed his name to Kekius Maximus and swapped his profile picture to the character Pepe the Frog, which caused controversy on the platform.
Musk’s version of Pepe was dressed in gladiator attire. The character Pepe the Frog was originally created for the comic series Boy’s Club but became associated with white supremacists and the far-right during the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.
However, Musk denied any connection to these symbols and stated that his character was reaching level 80 in hardcore mode in PoE, a possible reference to the game Path of Exile 2.
Kekius Maximus is the name of a meme-based cryptocurrency that rose in value by 900% after Musk changed his profile name. The Tesla CEO is known for his influence on the cryptocurrency market, as he did with Dogecoin.
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