Singer Akon Says World’s First ‘Crypto City’ Set for Senegal 2025

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Published Jan 14, 2020 06:06PM ET

Updated Jan 14, 2020 07:41PM ET

Singer Akon Says World’s First ‘Crypto City’ Set for Senegal 2025

Singer Akon tweeted yesterday, “Just finalized the agreement for AKON CITY in Senegal. Looking forward to hosting you there in the future.”

Last year, Cointelegraph reported early plans for the futuristic city. The project portends a “100% crypto-based city with Akoin at the center of transactional life.” The metropolis would become Senegal’s first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified city. It is set on a 2,000-acre parcel gifted by the Senegalese president.

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