Elon Musk disconcerts by becoming “Kekius Maximus”

Confusing billionaire Elon Musk has changed his nickname to that of the character from the movie Gladiator.

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An image of “Pepe the Frog” as a profile picture

Close to President Donald Trump, of whom he has become an important advisor, the boss of Tesla and SpaceX also swapped his profile photo for an image of “Pepe the Frog”, a popular cartoon character who had nevertheless been associated with the far right during Donald Trump’s first election and described as a “sign of hatred” by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).

As usual, Elon Musk, the richest man on the planet, who bought Twitter to rename it X in 2022, gave no explanation for these changes which caused the buzz.

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An allusion to Maximus Decimus Meridius?

His new pseudonym could be an allusion to Maximus Decimus Meridius – the Roman general played by Russell Crowe in Gladiator in 2000 – and to +kek+, an expression frequently used by far-right Internet users and many trolls to replace +lol+. Before changing his pseudonym, Mr. Musk posted an announcement on X: “Kekius Maximus will soon reach level 80 in hardcore PoE. » PoE is an apparent reference to the popular video game Path of Exile.

Following Mr. Musk’s change of pseudonym, the value of the memecoin Kekius Maximus – a cryptocurrency inspired by an internet meme – soared by nearly 1,400% on Tuesday afternoon, according to the site CoinGecko as Internet users question to find out if this is a joke. or a hidden message in favor of cryptocurrencies.

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The billionaire will be one of the key figures of Trump’s mandate, who appointed him to head a commission for “governmental efficiency”, an organization created to reduce federal budgets, one of the workhorses of Donald Trump. like Elon Musk.