Elon Musk's profile modification sparks a big crash in Kekius Maximus memecoin, with its price dropping by more than 70% in one hour.

Elon Musk bizarrely changed his X profile name to “Kekius Maximus” on Tuesday — sparking a flood of questions from supporters and critics alike.

The world’s richest man’s new handle and avatar appear to refer to a cryptocurrency – but they both include references previously co-opted by the far right

The price of the Kekius Maximus dropped 60% following a whale dump after Elon Musk changed back his X account name to his original name.

Elon Musk’s recent decision to change his name to “Kekius Maximus” on X (formerly Twitter) has sparked a flurry of questions and speculation across the internet. The name change was accompanied by a new profile picture featuring a version of the Pepe the Frog meme.

The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has sparked speculation after changing his name on his social media platform X to "Kekius Maximus". The tech mogul - and close confidant of US President-Elect Donald Trump - offered no immediate explanation for the name or his new profile image which depicts the character Pepe the Frog - a meme that has been used by far-right groups.

His new handle appears to be a blend of "Maximus Decimus Meridius" — a Roman general played by Russell Crowe in the "Gladiator" — and "kek."

ALBAWABA - Elon Musk is once again the talk of the internet after taking to his official X account (formerly known as Twitter) and changing his user nam

Elon Musk changed his name on X to ‘Kekius Maximus,' and even changed his profile avatar to feature an image of the popular Pepe the Frog character.

The $KEKIUS token is back in the green even after Elon Musk reverted back to his real name on X, indicating that the memecoin, which rose in popularity on New Year's Eve when the Tesla CEO took on the Kekius Maximus persona,