{"id":44343,"date":"2024-12-31T11:56:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T11:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/pepe-gains-12-as-elon-musk-updates-x-profile-with-frog-themed-avatar\/"},"modified":"2024-12-31T11:56:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T11:56:49","slug":"pepe-gains-12-as-elon-musk-updates-x-profile-with-frog-themed-avatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/pepe-gains-12-as-elon-musk-updates-x-profile-with-frog-themed-avatar\/","title":{"rendered":"PEPE gains 12% as Elon Musk updates X profile with frog-themed avatar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Invezz )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The crypto market displayed faded excitement on the last day of 2024, with Bitcoin swaying beneath $95K, currently trading at $93.2K.<\/p>\n<p>However, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk stirred the community by updating his X profile.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Musk triggers crypto community with new X profile<\/h2>\n<p>The tech entrepreneur changed his name to Kekius Maximus. <\/p>\n<p>Moreover, his new display photo features the popular Pepe the Frog meme, which inspired the PEPE token launch in April 2023.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-xeet-wp xeet-wp\">\n<div class=\"react-tweet-theme Prh5YO6Z7gkcGwVjnX1Q\">\n<article class=\"y3vyxk0KOdMgcSTtzERK\">\n<div class=\"lXRMjX2KYR7IZSOZPFbm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1873985108044091822\" class=\"nkzum3vS9EE0UMk6wIwD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"gxuhzv6slGlIBy5JFjVm\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1873974185766060032\/gRZc3N-3_normal.jpg\" alt=\"Kekius Maximus\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gxuhzv6slGlIBy5JFjVm\">\n<div class=\"jM__a2FZ4FtvadsBSIC5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"BwMePHrH3rvsmYE498nW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1873985108044091822\" class=\"oDvOSSsrnTspryAL9YVt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"YqFZOCD996i_gAbVzqfJ\"><span title=\"Kekius Maximus\">Kekius Maximus<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"k4aQ6nZmsk6GjbvjPKss FgA7vJPvpWgsyInO1FMI\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"T65hgE51dyqUMzAY5hl0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1873985108044091822\" class=\"jg4rjgPtL89uoWZw81FG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span title=\"@elonmusk\">@elonmusk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"IulIEDncuBnezCKlPUfn\"><span class=\"f9i0GrOk4HWCqDStzGHE\">\u00b7<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?screen_name=elonmusk\" class=\"X9KF8bvQvjpxMkEUAQSg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Follow<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1873985108044091822\" class=\"VAKgDYwbCPjVtzvR7vsi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"View on Twitter\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"AdGEHCYjGQTkPV_D5imj\"><span>Kekius Maximus will soon reach level 80 in hardcore PoE<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"cacqfhueggAloScon8Ff vbELv9queVpQp7_WI5IK\">\n<div class=\"lA2IAt33tV3Va0ux5nae\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1873985108044091822\" class=\"cMOXrU0jLUAJlX48teJs qKjwtPPLFbJmZprUT2qh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"qnLhJK8xTTrk0D3Cnl3W\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%\"><\/div>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GgG7hgnXMAAcryB?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"Image\" class=\"_pM7v0lMKodnLxq5lHUq\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_0kiDv1j1JHI8CF0Ntb_\"><a class=\"PF6M5QdjvCYeUIeL82Pw\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1873985108044091822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"12:20 pm \u00b7 31 Dec 2024\">12:20 pm \u00b7 31 Dec 2024<\/a><a class=\"EUWNvie68q0hB7x9gYil\" href=\"https:\/\/help.twitter.com\/en\/twitter-for-websites-ads-info-and-privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Twitter for Websites, Ads Information and Privacy\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"r1nP5SJS7VNmWTX19Auq\"><a class=\"gcUKEvUouWctDVs4Uni5\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1873985108044091822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Like. This Tweet has 8.7K likes\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"EYp9rp32FVnHEztzLqMG\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"aMeAuAqW2H34ePc2jorL\">8.7K<\/span><\/a><a class=\"We700JQVK913TW5TZQk6\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=1873985108044091822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Reply to this Tweet on Twitter\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"SXNJIS9giXWKxuUsSwXx\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"qAurmX5F17a0m0GbrhOq\">Reply<\/span><\/a><button type=\"button\" class=\"EDcxfgdhQDFSaBs5yAxC\" aria-label=\"Copy link\" data-xeet-url-to-copy=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1873985108044091822\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"O1W4EuB8WU92_ex7pGQT\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ovn4FbJMqbXsfiK7gvth\" data-copy-text=\"{&quot;copied&quot;:&quot;Copied!&quot;,&quot;copyAllText&quot;:&quot;Copy link to Tweet&quot;}\">Copy link<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"cjgWV81BwLW_tK8FicCg\"><a class=\"tczCx_QJsiI5O2NPUrfI\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1873985108044091822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"LW1dI56xN0L7kAXJota7\">Read 2.1K replies<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The photo features a Roman general-dressed Pepe the Frog as Kekius Maximus. <\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s post referred to Path of Exile, an online game where hitting level 80 represents a crucial milestone.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crypto community and PEPE&#8217;s reaction<\/h2>\n<p>Cryptocurrency enthusiasts reacted quickly to Musk\u2019s updates, displaying optimism regarding Pepe the Frog and meme token PEPE.<\/p>\n<p>The reply section had many mentioning the alt\u2019s ticker, $PEPE.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, some individuals launched a new meme token, KEKIUS.<\/p>\n<p>The frog-themed coin soared following Elon Musk\u2019s move. <\/p>\n<p>PEPE jumped from the daily low of $0.00001779 to $0.00001998 \u2013 a 12.31% surge on the daily chart.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image inv-component-break-container size-full\"><img width=\"558\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/invezz\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-179.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2412504\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/currencies\/pepe\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Chart<\/a> by Coinmarketcap<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>PepeCoin trades at $0.00001982, with a 130% surge in trading volume indicating robust trader interest.<\/p>\n<p>Technical indicators support PEPE\u2019s bullish trajectory. <\/p>\n<p>The 4H Moving Average Convergence Divergence has approached a bullish crossover with the signal line, reflecting a possible buyer resurgence.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the Relative Strength Index at 62 confirms more room for PEPE gains before hitting overbought conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Derivatives market data also confirms the renewed optimism, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/currencies\/PEPE\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Coinglass<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>PEPE\u2019s open interest has increased by 18% to 153 million. Also, the daily Long\/Short ratio nears 1, currently at 0.994. <\/p>\n<p>That shows more traders opening longs, reflecting confidence in alt\u2019s trends.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Elon Musk has been a prominent figure in the crypto space over the past years. <\/p>\n<p>He established his name in the market after propelling Dogecoin to all-time highs with a series of posts on X in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Dogefather even hinted at <a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\/news\/2021\/12\/14\/elon-musk-says-tesla-will-start-accepting-doge-for-select-merchandise\/\">integrating DOGE for Tesla merchandise<\/a> and facilitating X payments.<\/p>\n<p>Musk briefly switched his Twitter blue bird logo with a Dogecoin mascot in 2023 \u2013 after purchasing the social media platform and rebranding it to X.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Musk has posted PEPE-linked characters in the past. <\/p>\n<p>For instance, Musk retweeted a generated photo of Kekius Maximus on December 10.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meme crypto market outlook<\/h2>\n<p>Themed digital coins display resilience amidst the ongoing broad market sell-offs. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/categories\/meme-token\" rel=\"noopener\">CoinGecko data<\/a> shows meme market cap increased by 2.4% within the past day to $108 billion. <\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the $13.62 billion 24-hour trading volume confirms robust interest in the asset class&#8217;s prevailing performance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image inv-component-break-container size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/invezz\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-180-1024x204.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2412509\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/categories\/meme-token\" rel=\"noopener\">CoinGecko<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Also, large-scale investors accumulated the latest meme token dip. <\/p>\n<p>For instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\/news\/2024\/12\/31\/whale-accumulates-peanut-the-squirrel-tokens-after-latest-dip-whats-next-for-pnut-price\/\">one investor purchased PNUT worth over $6.1 million for the first time<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>That suggests confidence in the alt\u2019s future performance.<\/p>\n<p>Further, the original meme token Dogecoin sees magnified whale activity. <\/p>\n<p>Whale Alert <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/whale_alert\/status\/1873719274855960725\" rel=\"noopener\">highlighted<\/a> an address that transferred DOGE worth over $149 million. <\/p>\n<p>Moreover, another large-scale investor moved 350 million tokens yesterday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-xeet-wp xeet-wp\">\n<div class=\"react-tweet-theme Prh5YO6Z7gkcGwVjnX1Q\">\n<article class=\"y3vyxk0KOdMgcSTtzERK\">\n<div class=\"lXRMjX2KYR7IZSOZPFbm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whale_alert\/status\/1873732968994291791\" class=\"nkzum3vS9EE0UMk6wIwD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"gxuhzv6slGlIBy5JFjVm\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1132579647374417921\/9ifIGXEQ_normal.png\" alt=\"Whale Alert\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gxuhzv6slGlIBy5JFjVm\">\n<div class=\"jM__a2FZ4FtvadsBSIC5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"BwMePHrH3rvsmYE498nW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whale_alert\/status\/1873732968994291791\" class=\"oDvOSSsrnTspryAL9YVt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"YqFZOCD996i_gAbVzqfJ\"><span title=\"Whale Alert\">Whale Alert<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"k4aQ6nZmsk6GjbvjPKss FgA7vJPvpWgsyInO1FMI\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"T65hgE51dyqUMzAY5hl0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whale_alert\/status\/1873732968994291791\" class=\"jg4rjgPtL89uoWZw81FG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span title=\"@whale_alert\">@whale_alert<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"IulIEDncuBnezCKlPUfn\"><span class=\"f9i0GrOk4HWCqDStzGHE\">\u00b7<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?screen_name=whale_alert\" class=\"X9KF8bvQvjpxMkEUAQSg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Follow<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whale_alert\/status\/1873732968994291791\" class=\"VAKgDYwbCPjVtzvR7vsi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"View on Twitter\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"AdGEHCYjGQTkPV_D5imj\"><span>\ud83d\udea8 \ud83d\udea8 \ud83d\udea8 \ud83d\udea8 \ud83d\udea8  350,000,000 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DOGE\" class=\"LuuFAn5qKGMLl5k1L76T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DOGE<\/a><span> (109,962,192 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to unknown wallet<\/p>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/whale-alert.io\/transaction\/dogecoin\/0abd621e984c39078ea805530a5e480a9c8643b2942a6f10e39ea5fa8c7f288f\" class=\"LuuFAn5qKGMLl5k1L76T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">whale-alert.io\/transaction\/do\u2026<\/a><span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"_0kiDv1j1JHI8CF0Ntb_\"><a class=\"PF6M5QdjvCYeUIeL82Pw\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whale_alert\/status\/1873732968994291791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"7:38 pm \u00b7 30 Dec 2024\">7:38 pm \u00b7 30 Dec 2024<\/a><a class=\"EUWNvie68q0hB7x9gYil\" href=\"https:\/\/help.twitter.com\/en\/twitter-for-websites-ads-info-and-privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Twitter for Websites, Ads Information and Privacy\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"r1nP5SJS7VNmWTX19Auq\"><a class=\"gcUKEvUouWctDVs4Uni5\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/like?tweet_id=1873732968994291791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Like. 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Musk triggers crypto community with new X profile The tech entrepreneur changed his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3947362363,"featured_media":44344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44343"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3947362363"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}