Kekius Maximus, a meme coin, rose over 120%on May 17, 2025 after Elon Musk had modified his X profile name in “Kekius Maximus”. He has also updated his avatar to a AI image that shows itself in Gladiator armor. Musk didn’t mention Kekius Maximus in any contribution.
Kekius Maximus (Kekius) Price boost – May 2025. Source: tradingview.com
The token quickly attracted attention in crypto circles. TradingView data show that Kekius Maximus has risen from almost zero to a high of USD 0.06. The last time the meme coin was moved was in January 2025 when it was $ 0.4011 in one other moment of mom.
Kekius Maximus had previously shown little trade activity. The profile update brought the token back into focus and pressed each its volume and the value in a brief window.
Kekius Maximus market capitalization climbs to 57 million US dollars
After the spike, Kekius Maximus reached a market capitalization of virtually 57 million dollars. This stays lower than the previous all-time high of $ 181 million. This level was seen during its rally in January, which was also connected to Musk's activity on X.
The branding of Meme Coin combines the Pepe the Frog Meme with the Maximus character from the 2000 film Gladiator. The name and the design correspond to the profile update of Elon Musk, but there isn’t a official connection between him and Kekius Maximus.
Musk has influenced other memes coins up to now, including dotecoin. Although he didn’t mention Kekius Maximus, his online activity has led to speculation-based movements in previous cases.
The current increase of Kekius Maximus reflects these earlier trends which can be driven by users who react to small profile updates without direct announcements.
Kekius Maximus fraud warning: a wallet controls 99% supply
While Kekius received Maximus attention, a warning was issued for a suspicious tokens that was connected to his name. On May seventeenth, an analyst on X made a Kekius Maximus -Smart contract, through which the mountain movement kept 99% of the token offer.
The token, which is listed under the address 6m51rc2jrzkrtqknnp4sxrste6yq76f9hua8myrt pump, gave the impression to be controlled by a single group. Read a post,
“$ Kekius (approx. 6m51rc2j …) is an obvious fraud, don't buy this garbage … you might have 99% of the offer.”
Kekius Maximus Whale Wallet Snapshot. Source: Pumpfun/ X
The data shared by Nova showed that nearly the complete token offer was in only one wallet. The concentration raised concerns in regards to the dump and the unfair sales practices which can be common for Meme -Münz fraud.
Analysts made it clear that this fraud token was separated from the unique Kekius Maximus. However, each tokens use the identical branding that dealers can mislead that will not be aware of contract details.
Meme -Münz pattern is repeated with Kekius Maximus response
This will not be the primary time that a meme coin like Kekius Maximus has reacted to Elon Musk's profile activity. Past tokens connected to Musk have shown similar short-term rallies, especially if its online actions meet certain token issues.
Kekius Maximus had minimal visibility before May seventeenth. The spike got here shortly after Musk's profile. Despite no tweet or his statement from Musk, the value and market capitalization of the Meme Coin rapidly rose.
Many investors still react to indirect signals from musk. This pattern was seen with Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and other Meme coins that rose on Meme references, image changes or tweets.
