Akon is not only a rapper, but also a solar energy entrepreneur. To improve the conditions in Aftica, he is planning to launch a new cryptocurrency ‘Akon’ in two weeks. He believes that blockchain technology could change the life of Africans and make them powerful economically.
He wants to build up a crypto city that will completely follow blockchain technology and support a new cryptocurrency ‘Akon’. The city will be developed on 2000 acres land granted to Akon by Senegal’s President. It will be called “Akon Crypto City”. Every transaction in this city will be done through cryptocurrency. Akon Crypto City lies nearly five miles away from the new international airport of the country. It will be developed as a smart city.
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