#ElonMusk ’s change of his X profile name back to “Kekius Maximus” has seen the price of Ethereum-based meme coin #KEKIUS increase by more than 100 percent in a day.
Elon Musk drew attention in the crypto world again on Friday, May 17, when he changed his X (formerly Twitter) username back to “Kekius Maximus.” This change quickly led to a price increase of more than 100 percent in the price of the meme coin called KEKIUS, which operates on the Ethereum (ETH) network. This is another example of how Musk’s social media moves are affecting the crypto markets.
KEKIUS was launched on the Ethereum and Solana blockchains five months ago. The coin, which first attracted attention in the final days of 2024 when Musk used the same name, has reached a market value of $380 million, up more than 900 percent in that period. This time, the price rose to around $0.055, while its fully diluted market value was calculated as $55 million. The 24-hour trading volume was approximately $37 million.