Sarcastic account gork goes viral! Musk personally replies and shows attention, meme coin GORK skyrockets 4 times surpassing 70 million dollars

X meme account @gork gained popularity with a sarcastic style and today received attention and a reply from Musk, causing the price of its namesake meme coin $GORK to soar over 4.6 times in just one hour. (Background: Coingecko reports that over 50% of the 7 million altcoins/meme coins created in the past four years are now dead) (Additional context: The meme coin $MIKAMI related to Yua Mikami opened for presale, raising over 2 million dollars in 4 hours) On May 1, the @gork account on X platform went viral, mimicking the AI model 'Grok' developed by Musk's xAI, attracting a large following with its extreme sarcastic meme content. Many of its humorous dialogues are both amusing and absurd. This also sparked significant user interaction, even the well-known 'On-Chain Emperor' 0xSun started following and interacting with it. Other prominent KOLs following this account include Shapolang, Liangfen Xiaodao, Changwei Xi, Laser Cat, CryptoCat, Magnolia, and others. As the account gained fame, the namesake meme coin $GORK also surged significantly, with its market value surpassing 63 million dollars within two days, but later experienced nearly a 50% pullback. Attention and Reply from Musk However, early this morning, @gork suddenly gained Musk's attention and received a heart smiley emoji reply on a related post. Many users expressed excitement over Musk's attention, believing it was a form of 'recognition' for the account. As a result, the price of $GORK quickly rose from 0.01684 dollars to 0.07784 dollars, hitting a new high, increasing by more than 4.6 times in less than an hour and a half. Potential Impact Musk's attention has historically had a significant short-term driving effect on meme coin prices, as seen with Dogecoin and Shiba Inu in the past. Discussions on the X platform indicate that some investors expect @gork ($GORK) could receive greater attention due to further interactions from Musk (such as retweets or public mentions), and there could even be some connection with Musk's xAI project. However, all of this remains speculation; meme coins are typically highly volatile and speculative. While attention from celebrities like Musk may drive prices up rapidly, there is also a substantial risk of significant pullback. Investors should carefully evaluate before investing. Related Reports Meme coin brainwashing culture prevails: When the Italian Shanhaijing and Tungtungtung go on-chain Trump announces 'Trump meme coin' for the top 220 participants to join a dinner on 5/22, token surges 60% US senators call for Trump's impeachment: $TRUMP meme coin 'selling out the White House backdoor' meets impeachment threshold "Sarcastic account gork goes viral! Musk personally replies and shows attention, meme coin GORK skyrockets 4 times surpassing 70 million dollars" This article was first published on BlockTempo (BlockTempo - The most influential blockchain news media).