埃隆·马斯克 (Elon Musk) 将 X 名字和头像更改为 Meme Coin PEPE the Frog，引发加密社区的兴奋

科技企业家、亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）通过更改他的 X 名字和头像，引发了加密社区的兴奋。

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has triggered the crypto community’s excitement by changing his X name and avatar. The community of meme coin PEPE was particularly surprised and excited.

This is not the first time this month that Musk has posted a PEPE-themed character on his X page. On December 10, he retweeted a Grok-made image of “Kekius Maximus” from another X account, with his comment.

“Kekius Maximus” was Pepe the Frog dressed as a Roman general standing in the middle of the Coliseum area – a likely reference to the Ridley Scott Gladiator-2 movie released in cinemas around the world in November.

Elon Musk’s tweet refers to the online game Path of Exile, where reaching level 80 is a significant milestone in the game’s progression system.

Kekius Maximus will soon reach level 80 in hardcore PoE pic.twitter.com/Cg5ttuqjvX

The crypto community also eagerly responded to Musk’s tweet, sharing their enthusiasm regarding the Pepe the Frog meme and the meme coin. This time, many mentioned the coin’s ticker $PEPE in the comments to Musk’s post. However, the biggest surprise came not from the published image but from the tech entrepreneur changing his name to that.

game on @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/XADwBx0Ixx

The PEPE coin price has reacted immediately to Musk’s latest move, showing a 12% gain in the past 2 hours, according to data from CoinGecko. The coin is currently trading at $0.0027 and has shown a 60% gain in the past week, while also rising by 150% in the past 30 days.

According to CoinGecko, crypto enthusiasts who carefully monitor new trends in the cryptocurrency market have already launched a coin named “Kekius Maximus” (KEKIUS). The coin is currently trading on the decentralized exchange Raydium.