NEW DELHI, India — Tech billionaire Elon Musk don change im display name for X, wey be formerly Twitter, to ‘Gorklon Rust‘ on Sunday, May 4, 2025. Dis new name dey cause plenty speculation among users wey wan sabi wetin e mean.
Di name ‘Gorklon Rust’ fit blend different references. One na ‘Grok‘, wetin be di name of di AI chatbot wey Musk own company, xAI, develop. Di other part ‘Rust’ fit refer to di Rust programming language, wey dey part of xAI technology framework. Dis name change dey come just one day after Musk announce big change for X recommendation algorithm.
In statement, Musk talk say dem go integrate lightweight version of Grok into X system to help improve user experience. ‘Di X recommendation algorithm dey get new one wey go make am better sotay users go notice di difference soon,’ he write.
Dis no be di first time wey Musk dey change im name for X. Earlier dis year, he don use name ‘Kekius Maximus’, wey get connections to di Pepe di Frog meme. For dat time, him profile picture even show di famous frog wey hold controller for gaming.
On di crypto side, ‘Gorklon Rust’ also be di name of a meme coin wey dey circulate for Solana blockchain. Di coin dey traded on platforms like PumpSwap, Raydium, and Meteora. Musk change im name don lead to surge for di trading of dis meme coin, as crypto enthusiasts dey rush to buy.
Di excitement for di new name don spark conversation on social media, as users dey try figure out wetin e really mean. Some suggest say e fit represent connection between AI and programming, kitting into di tech community’s growing interest in meme-based currencies and innovation.
“Gorklon Rust as name dey catchy and e really fit di vibe wey Musk dey create around xAI,” one tech analyst wey no wan give im name talk. “E show how e dey use pop culture references to connect with users.”
As di dust dey settle from di latest name change, all eyes go dey on how dis go affect X and di crypto space in di coming days.
