Crypto City - Akon artist project
Akon, the GRAMMY-nominated artist, plans to establish a futuristic metropolis in Senegal, which he describes as a "real-life Wakanda," with an economy based on a new virtual currency named after him.
The 45-year-old singer, who was born in Missouri but is of Senegalese origin and spent most of his youth there, believes it has the potential to be "Africa's savior." Akon expects that his new cryptocurrency Coin will be at the heart of Akon Crypto Metropolis, a "100% crypto-based city" in the Senegalese capital of Dakar.
The Coin digital currency, like bitcoin, would operate outside the sphere of governments and established financial institutions, bringing "power back to the people."
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