Elon Musk changed his name to Kekius Maximus in X. Musk also changed his profile picture on X to Pepe the Frog, which is generally used by far-right groups.
According to BBC Turkish’s news, after the last move of Musk, one of the names close to Donald Trump, who was re-elected as the President of the USA on November 5 and will take over from Joe Biden on January 20, cryptocurrencies, especially memecoin, which was founded based on internet jokes, increased in value. won.
The word “kekius” is thought to be a Latin version of the word “kek”, meaning “to laugh out loud” among gamers. This phrase is also used by far-right groups.
“Kek” is also the name of the ancient Egyptian god of darkness, whose head is often depicted as a frog.
“Maximus” is a name identified with the character Maximus Decimus Meridius, played by Russell Crowe in the movie Gladiator.
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