Elon Musk "crazy" followers in "X" / The latest change is making the rounds on the network

The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has sparked speculation after changing his name on his social networking platform X to "Kekius Maximus".

The tech mogul and close confidante of US President-elect Donald Trump offered no immediate explanation for his name or new profile picture depicting the character Pepe Frog, a meme that has been used by extremist groups right.

In the past, Musk has influenced crypto prices with his comments on social media, but it was not immediately clear if he had any involvement in this particular memecoin.

"Kekius" appears to be a Latinization of "kek," a word roughly equivalent to "laugh out loud" popular with gamers but now often associated with the alt-right.

"Kek" is also the name of the ancient Egyptian god of darkness, who is sometimes depicted with the head of a frog.

Many people would associate "Maximus" with the name of Russell Crowe's heroic character in the film Gladiator, Maximus Decimus Meridius./ CNA

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