Elon Musk has altered his display name on X to “Gorklon Rust,” prompting speculation among users regarding its meaning.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has changed his display name on X (previously Twitter) to a quirky new monicker, “Gorklon Rust,” sparking speculation among the social media platform users regarding its meaning. Besides changing his display name on X to Gorklon Rust, the Tesla CEO also adopted a new display picture that resembles a distorted version of the Grok logo.
So, what does this odd name that Elon Musk adopted mean? Some social media users believe that ‘Gorklon’ is a take on the name of Musk’s AI chatbot Grok, available on X and powered by Musk’s xAI. ‘Rust’, on the other hand, could be a nod to the programming language, which is a part of xAI’s tech infrastructure.
Another set of social media users believe that “Gorklon Rust” is a reference to a meme coin on the Solana blockchain, currently being traded on decentralised platforms such as PumpSwap, Raydium and Meteora. Regardless of whether this was true or not, after Musk changed his name to Gorklon Rust on X, the prices of GORK shot up almost 100% in 24 hours. Earlier, it traded at Rs 2.62, and it reached approximately Rs 5.24.
