Pepe and cryptocurrencies tied to “Kekius Maximus” rallied Sunday night after tech mogul Elon Musk changed his X avatar to one centered on the fictional character.
What happened: Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)-based Kekius Maximus soared 7% in the last 24 hours to a market capitalization of $1.8 million, according to CoinMarketCap.
Alongside, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)-based frog-themed PEPE popped over 5%, becoming one of the market’s biggest gainers in the 24-hour period. Notably, PEPE’s trading volume nearly tripled to $2.19 billion, making it the second-most traded meme coin after Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE).
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