Elon Musk stuns the community with a new tweet about Kekius Maximus, PEPE price skyrockets

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and director of the U.S. Office of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E) tweeted a line featuring the character Kekius Maximus based on the meme Pepe the Frog.

This quickly provoked a strong reaction from the crypto community, especially from PEPE supporters. The tweet posted on Wednesday evening coincided with a surge in the price of the memecoin.

Musk returns with the tweet thread Kekius Maximus

Musk posted an image of a meme character inspired by Pepe the Frog, which he first posted at the end of December 2024, and then changed his X account name from Elon Musk to Kekius Maximus.

At that time, Maximus ( could refer to Ridley Scott's iconic film released in 2000 and then the sequel at the end of 2024) was dressed like a Roman general.

This time, the appearance of the meme character has completely changed. It is dressed like the famous character Captain America, sitting on a sofa and playing video games. In the background, the wall features an image of a rocket flying into space, possibly alluding to Musk's SpaceX company and the memecoin signal of rising prices, "to the moon."

Although he is very fond of Dogecoin, Elon Musk recently stated that the U.S. government has no plans to use DOGE or any other cryptocurrency, at least for the time being.

PEPE holders excited, memecoin price skyrockets

The crypto community responded to Musk's tweet about Pepe with a wave of enthusiasm, posting various Pepe images in the comments.

Some people describe Pepe as the President of the United States, Donald Trump, celebrating the revival of the crypto market.

The stock market also reversed its upward trend after Trump announced a 90-day pause on the trade tariffs he had just announced. However, he raised the tariff rate to over 100% on Chinese goods in response to the country’s refusal to eliminate the 34% tariff on American goods.

Bitcoin rose nearly 10% on Wednesday, surpassing the $83,000 mark before slightly dropping back to around $81,400 at the current time.

PEPE is trading around $0.000056679 after a 7% increase in the past 24 hours.

Source: TradingViewYou can view the PEPE price here.

Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and is not investment advice. Investors should do thorough research before making decisions. We are not responsible for your investment decisions.

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