Akoin
Topic: Company
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Key people | Akon(CEO) |
|---|---|
| Products | Cryptocurrency exchange |
| Website | https://www.akoin.io |
Akoin (AKN) is a cryptocurrency developed by Senegalese-American R&B singer Akon, born Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, in 2017. Akon is the co-founder and chairman of Akoin along with Jon Karas and Lynn Lisa. [1][2]
On April 2, 2021, Akon meet with Uganda President Yoweri Museveni and announced plans to develop a utopian city to be built in Uganda called Akon City. The $6 billion city that Akon proposes is described as a "real-life Wakanda".[3]
See also
- List of scrypt crypto currencies
References
- ↑ "Singer Akon Is Launching a Cryptocurrency, Building Senegal City". June 20, 2020. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-20/singer-akon-is-launching-a-cryptocurrency-building-senegal-city.
- ↑ "Roll x Akoin Partner to Take Social Money Global - Roll". October 20, 2020. https://tryroll.com/roll-akoin-partnership/.
- ↑ "Visiting Uganda, rap star Akon seeks business opportunities". April 2, 2021. https://apnews.com/article/business-yoweri-museveni-akon-africa-uganda-5838eb196e3249cfa81940ab22f764f3.
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