New XAI gork (GORK): Elon Musk's Gork-inspired meme coin
Two major narratives have dominated the crypto markets over the past year and a half: meme coins and artificial intelligence (AI). Meme coins appeal to the speculative nature of the market, and AI tokens appeal to anyone interested in the frontier of novel technology.
In this article, we’ll take a look at the New xAI gork (GORK) token, which combines AI technology with the speculative nature of meme coins.
Key Takeaways:
GORK is a Solana-based meme coin inspired by the Gork AI parody chatbot. It has no affiliation with xAI or Musk.
GORK surged to $80 million within 48 hours after Elon Musk changed his X account name to "Gorklon Rust" in April 2025.
Bybit users can now trade GORKUSDT Perpetual contracts with up to 12.5x leverage.
What is Gork?
The GORK token is inspired by the Gork X account. Gork, a parody AI chatbot that was created to be a sarcastic version of Grok, Elon Musk’s ambitious xAI project, began as a tongue-in-cheek response to Grok’s mission to deliver “truth-seeking” AI. Instead of aiming for truth, Gork offers irreverent, Gen Z–style humor and calls itself a “minimally truth-seeking” chatbot.
Source: https://x.com/gork/status/1918901272591126950
The account quickly went viral and gained over 174,000 followers on X within two months.
What Is New XAI gork (GORK)?
Following the success of GORK, multiple Gork-themed meme coins were launched in the web3 marketplace. One such token is NEW XAI GORK, launched on Apr 30, 2025 on the Solana blockchain. Though it has no affiliation with Musk, xAI or Gork, its branding helped the token become the biggest Gork-themed meme coin on web3. By the next day, its market cap had reached a peak of over $60 million, which slowly declined to $18 million by May 3, 2025.
Elon Musk’s “Gorklon Rust” catalyst
Around the same time, Elon Musk changed the name of his X account to “Gorklon Rust,” blending the words “Gork,” “Elon” and “rust,” possibly nodding to the Rust programming language. Soon after that, all the Gork-themed meme coins soared in value, including New XAI GORK.
GORK had a market cap of around $18 million when Musk renamed his account, and over the next 48-hours reached a market cap of $80 million — an increase of 340% over just two days. The project also witnessed strong growth in user volume and social media mentions during the same time.
Is GORK a good investment?
All meme coins thrive on community enthusiasm and hype, and GORK is no exception. The biggest reason for the hype around GORK is Elon Musk and his posts concerning the Gork chatbot. This isn’t the first time Musk’s influence has pushed up the price of a meme coin. In 2019, Musk’s tweets about Dogecoin let to its price doubling within a month, and in 2023, Musk’s tweets about Shiba Inu resulted in the strong performance of SHIB and FLOKI tokens.
However, traders must always be aware that meme coins are entirely speculative assets that are extremely volatile and lack intrinsic value. Therefore, GORK’s price is dictated by hype, making it vulnerable to abrupt crashes. In addition, hundreds of Musk-inspired tokens compete for attention in the crypto market, diluting GORK’s uniqueness over time. If Musk were to change his profile name back, it would likely lead to a decline in the price of the token.
Where to buy GORK
GORK is a Solana-based meme coin. The spot pair is available on major Solana decentralized exchanges such as Raydium. Traders interested in perpetuals can now access GORKUSDT on Bybit via its Innovation Zone. Bybit offers up to 12.5x for the GORKUSDT pair. Check out this page to learn more listing details.
How to trade GORK on Bybit
Follow these simple steps to start trading GORKUSDT on Bybit:
Log in to (or sign up for) your Bybit account.
Fund your Unified Trading Account using crypto or fiat deposits.
Head to the GORKUSDT Perpetual contract page.
In the Trade section, choose Limit or Market order.
Enter the price and quantity of the limit order, or
Enter just the quantity for the market order.
Click on Open Long or Open Short, based on your preference.
Market orders execute immediately, while limit orders are filled when the market reaches your target price.
To learn how to trade USDT Perpetual contracts on Bybit, check out our simple guide here. Start trading GORK now!
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