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American-born Senegalese singer Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam, who is better known as Akon, has disclosed that he’s planning to release a new cryptocurrency named after himself – called AKoin
Speaking at the Cannes Lions Festival on Monday, the Locked Up singer said he believed cryptocurrency could be “the saviour of Africa”.
AKoin’s official website says the singer wants the app “on every mobile phone” between now and December.
And Akon says he’s also planning to build a “crypto city” in Senegal which he calls “a real-life Wakanda”.
The website says Akon has been “gifted” 2,000 acres of land by the President of Senegal to build the city – which will also be named after himself.
Akon Crypto City will apparently be “a short drive” from Dakar, the capital of Senegal.
Just like Wakanda in Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’, Akon says his city will be a “futuristic environment”.
He calls it “the first 100% crypto-based city with AKoin at the centre of transactional life”.
Under the “Akoin Ecosystem”, consumers will be able to buy, hold and spend cryptocurrency straight from their smartphones.
“It brings the power back to the people and brings the security back into the currency system,” Akon explained.
“It also allows the people to utilise it in ways where they can advance themselves and not allow government to do those things that are keeping them down.”
However, Akon admitted he didn’t know all the technical aspects of his new venture.
“I come with the concepts and let the geeks figure it out,” he said.
What is cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency that operates independently from a central bank.
It uses cryptography (the conversion of information into an almost uncrackable code) to secure and verify transactions.
This makes it extremely difficult to counterfeit.
The first and probably most famous crypto currency is Bitcoin, which was created by an unknown person using the name Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009.
Several celebrities have endorsed or invested in cryptocurrency, including Katy Perry, 50 Cent and Ashton Kutcher.
Akon’s others ventures in Africa
AKoin is one of many projects Akon has announced in Africa.
While he was born in Missouri, Akon is of Senegalese descent and spent much of his childhood there.
In 2007 he co-founded the Konfidence Foundation, a health and education charity for underprivileged children in West Africa and the United States.
He also co-founded the Akon Lighting Africa project in 2014, which Akon’s site says has brought solar power to 18 African countries so far.
By: Susan Amoako Agyemang

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