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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]