Akoin Cryptocurrency Launches in Kenya as Pilot for $6 Billion Akon City

Akoin Cryptocurrency Launches in Kenya as Pilot for $6 Billion Akon City

The akoin cryptocurrency, created by famous singer and philanthropist Akon, has started trading on a global crypto exchange. It is also being launched as a means of payment in a tech city in Kenya as a pilot for Akon City, the $6 billion futuristic city that is being built in Senegal. Akoin Crypto Starts Trading and Is Being Used for Payments in Kenya The much-anticipated cryptocurrency created by Senegalese-American star and philanthropist Akon that will be used as the primary currency in his $6 billion Akon City in Senegal has launched. The akoin cryptocurrency (AKN) began trading....


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