Author: TechFlow
Note: The original text was first published on December 31, 2024
Finally, it's not the day when AI Meme dominates the rankings.
This morning, the Solana chain still belonged to the AI Meme carnival. Around 2 pm, Musk changed his Twitter profile picture to a Meme image similar to the Pepe frog, and directly changed his name to Kekius Maximus, which is quite special as this is the first time Musk has changed his Twitter name.
Yes, this is it:
Given that Musk has been frequently tweeting about the Pepe-related concept recently, this name change + avatar change has directly caused the Meme market to start boiling. In addition to the already listed $Pepe rising in price, the PumpFun Meme on the Solana chain is in complete chaos, and the entire northwest of Shanxi is in a mess.
GMGN.AI data shows that the heat of the Kekius Maximus concept Meme has already topped the Meme market within an hour.
Figure: According to GMGN.AI data, Kekius Maximus occupies a large portion of the hourly heat list
Is the old horse playing an internet fusion meme again?
Musk first mentioned the word "Kekius Maximus" on Twitter when interacting with other accounts posting frog images, and this slightly textured frog was apparently called Kekius Maximus at the time. In the following days, Musk also mentioned on Twitter that he would name his next new character in the expert mode (HC) of the game "Path of Exile (POE)" that he likes to play as Kekius Maximus.
Musk's new tweet today also cued the game name:
Guessing the origin of "Kekius"
According to netizens, the name "Kekius Maximus" should also have some connection with the Pepe Meme culture.
The prefix "Kekius" of the name may come from the internet meme word "Kek". Originally from the game "World of Warcraft", when Horde players typed "LOL", Alliance players would see it translated as "KEK". This simple game term later became widely circulated in the game player community, initially meaning the same as "LOL", i.e. big laughter.
With the development of Internet culture, this word has evolved new meanings on platforms like 4chan and Reddit. Netizens found that in ancient Egyptian mythology, there was a god named "Kek" who was depicted as a frog-headed human figure and was seen as a symbol of chaos and darkness. This coincidence gave this Internet term a deeper cultural connotation.
However, due to the chaotic environment on the Internet, the word "Kek" has also often been used as a kind of political metaphor on the Internet, a phenomenon that was particularly prevalent during the 2016 US election, which will not be elaborated here. Interested readers can refer to the detailed introduction to the origin of this word in Wiki or Meme Encyclopedia.
Kek and the Frog Meme
Coming back to Meme, as mentioned earlier, there was a frog-headed human god named "Kek" in ancient Egypt, and combined with the popular Pepe frog image in recent years, it is natural that there is an association between Pepe and Kek on the Internet, often used for Pepe derivative creation.
Meanwhile, according to Twitter user @neso, as early as April 2023 when $pepe was launched, the website said "In Lord Kek we trust.", so the $pepe project had already played with the Kek meme at that time.
And Musk's "Kekius Maximus" name this time may be a hybrid word based on the "Kek" etymology. By combining "Kek" with the Latin suffix "-ius" and "Maximus" (meaning "the greatest"), a unique combination of game culture, internet terminology and classical language was created.
Seen in this way, Musk is indeed a high-intensity internet surfer.
Which tokens are being hyped?
After all that, which related concept tokens are being hyped? Urgent urgent urgent.
Due to the rapid arrival of the highlight, the Memes of the Kekius Maximus concept are currently in a relatively PVP state, with Rug and scams flying all over the place. According to the editor's personal (loss of money) experience, there are currently only two coins with a long creation time and community operations that are in a relatively healthy state.
Note: Meme token prices fluctuate violently and have a high degree of risk. Investors should fully assess the risks and participate cautiously. This article is only for information sharing based on market hotspots, and the author and platform do not guarantee the completeness and accuracy of the content, nor does it provide any investment advice.
$KM (Kekius Maximus) - Solana
Contract address:
HuAncxDEsakCDgZS2Yfo9xJbHmtHXMnxxkT9jqdXnHhm
Creation time: December 10, 2024 (21 days ago)
Current market cap: $40 million
24H trading volume: $108 million
This token was created on the day Musk first mentioned the Kekius Maximus concept, and when Musk mentioned it for the second time, it surged to a market cap of around $2 million. The price has since fallen, but the community account @kekius_onsol has remained active, until today catching up with the hot spot, becoming the hottest Solana token in the entire concept. (It's amazing how lucky the community is.)
$KEKIUS (Kekius Maximus) - ETH mainnet
Contract address:
0x26e550ac11b26f78a04489d5f20f24e3559f7dd9
Creation time: December 14, 2024 (17 days ago)
Current market cap: $76 million
24H trading volume: $45 million
From the timeline, the $KEKIUS on the ETH mainnet should have been created after Musk's second mention of the Kekius Maximus term on Twitter, and the token has also seen relatively large price fluctuations during this period, with lower trading volume compared to the Solana chain. But the community account @KekiusMaxi has also remained active, and the coin price has risen up to 10 times today.
Summary
This "makeover" may be because Musk really likes this new image, or it may be a well-known "stratagem", or it may just be Musk doing it on a whim.
But as a market participant, when facing such instant and random hotspots, the most important participation principle should be to identify risks and protect asset safety. After all, there are hotspots every day, and the best opportunity may just be the next one.
Protect your principal, don't get carried away, DYOR.
