Akon’s Crypto City Moves Ahead Awarding $6B Construction Contract

Cointelegraph

Published Jun 17, 2020 01:43PM ET

Updated Jun 17, 2020 03:20PM ET

United States engineering firm KE International awarded Senegalese-American singer and entrepreneur Akon with a $6 billion contract to build a cryptocurrency city in Senegal.

According to a June 4 announcement, KE International secured $4 billion from investors for the first two phases of Akon City’s construction. Akon first announced plans to build the city in January. The firm has now confirmed the deal and added more details about the project...

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