Editing Enron (section)

== 2024 satirical reboot and meme coin ==

On December 2, 2024, a new tweet was posted on the @Enron [[Twitter|X]] account. The tweet had the caption "We're back. Can we talk?", along with a promotional video. Viewers also noticed that the website enron.com was also functional. The replies alleged a potential [[cryptocurrency]] scam, but others pointed to the new [[terms of service]] including a clause explicitly stating that the content on the website was parody protected under the [[First Amendment]]. Many pointed out that this was likely a joke, as the domain seemed to be registered by Peter McIndoe, a performance artist and founder of [[Birds Aren't Real]]. Additionally, the rights to the Enron name had been purchased at auction by The College Company for $275 in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/who-is-behind-enron-reboot-its-the-birds-arent-real-guys.html|title='Don't Worry, the Enron Reboot Is Probably Just a Joke'|work=[[NYMag]]|author=Matt Stieb|date=2 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="KTLA"/> On December 9, it was announced that the CEO of Enron was Connor Gaydos, another cofounder of The College Company and Birds Aren't Real. It was also announced that Enron planned to hold a new "Enron Power Summit" on January 6, 2025.<ref name="KTLA">{{cite web|url=https://ktla.com/news/enrons-new-ceo-involved-in-birds-arent-real-conspiracy-movement/|title='Enron’s new CEO involved in ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ conspiracy movement'|work=[KTLA]|author=Cameron Kiszla|date=9 December 2024}}</ref> On December 12, the Twitter page @[[Pubity]] posted video of Gaydos being [[pieing|pied]] in the face. Many viewers quickly assumed the incident was staged, and it may have been a parody of an incident when [[Jeff Skilling]] was pied in the face by a California woman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/12/12/enron-new-ceo-connor-gaydos-hit-with-pie-nyc-video/|title="'Enron CEO' Connor Gaydos hit in the face with pie in New York City"|work=[[New York Daily News]]|author=David Matthews|date=13 December 2024}}</ref>

On January 6, 2025, Enron announced the Enron Egg, its first new product in 20 years. Gaydos claimed that the product was a micro [[nuclear reactor]] capable of powering a suburban home for 10 years using 20% [[enriched uranium]] in the form of [[uranium zirconium hydride]]. The announcement supposedly took place at the previously-announced "Enron Power Summit," but the [[Houston Chronicle]] was unable to confirm that such an event actually took place.<ref name="houston-chronicle">{{Cite web|title=Enron announces parody product 'Enron Egg,' a micro-nuclear reactor that it claims can power homes|first=John|last=Lomax V|website=[[Houston Chronicle]]|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/enron-egg-nuclear-reactor-announcement-20018660.php}}</ref>

On February 4, 2025, Enron launched a crypto token named $ENRON on the [[Solana (blockchain platform)|Solana blockchain]]. At one point trading with a market capitalization of $700 million before the price fell at least 76% within 24 hours of launch.<ref>https://www.panewslab.com/en/articledetails/cfor81qv.html</ref>