Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and the boss of the US Division of Authorities Effectivity (playfully contracted as D.O.G.E. to honor Musk’s favourite cryptocurrency) has revealed a tweet that includes Kekius Maximus character based mostly on the Pepe the Frog meme.
Musk has achieved that for the primary time in 4 months and shortly triggered the response of the crypto neighborhood, specifically those who help the PEPE meme coin. The publication of the tweet on Wednesday evening coincided with the meme asset’s vital worth soar.
Musk returns with Kekius Maximus tweet
Musk revealed a picture of the meme character derived from Pepe the Frog, which he first revealed in late December 2024, briefly altering his X account title from Elon Musk to Kekius Maximus then. Again then, Maximus (which is probably going a reference to the long-lasting Ridley Scott film launched in 2000 after which its sequel in late 2024) was dressed like a Roman basic.
This time, the meme character’s look has modified radically. This time, it’s dressed like the favored comics character Captain America, sitting on a settee and enjoying a online game. Within the background, the wall carries a picture of a rocket flying to area, which is probably going a reference to Musk’s SpaceX firm and to a well-liked bullish crypto meme, “to the moon.”
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— Pepe (@pepecoineth) April 9, 2025
Regardless of his love for Dogecoin, Elon Musk just lately said that the US authorities has no plans to make use of DOGE or some other cryptocurrency, at the least in the meanwhile.
PEPE holders excited, meme coin’s worth spikes
The crypto neighborhood responded to Musk’s Pepe tweet with a wave of enthusiasm, posting different Pepe photos within the feedback. Some depicted Pepe as US president Donald Trump, celebrating the revival of the crypto market. The latter adopted the bullish reverse of the inventory market as Trump has carried out a 90-day pause for his just lately introduced commerce tariffs.
Nonetheless, he has elevated these towards Chinese language items by a complete of greater than 100% in response to China’s refusal to discard the 34% on tariff on American items. Bitcoin surged by almost 10% on Wednesday, surpassing $83,000 nevertheless it has rebounded by now, altering arms at $81,680.
The meme cryptocurrency Pepe is buying and selling at $0.000056714 after rising by 7% over the previous 24 hours.
