Meme coins named after “Kekius Maximus” surged late Sunday night after tech mogul Elon Musk mentioned it in an X post.
What happened: Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)-based Kekius Maximus (KEKIUS) jumped 10% in a matter of minutes after Musk’s post, according to CoinMarketCap. The coin’s market valuation hit $32.97 million, reflecting a 1.07% spike in the 24-hour period.
Another similarly-named coin, KEKIUS, based on Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) but with a considerably smaller valuation, rose 9.5% since the post.
The rally comes after Musk posted a clip from what appeared to be the video …