Remember Akon's Futuristic Crypto City? Here's the Brutal Reality After 7 Years
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Akon's futuristic luxury city in Senegal is still not being built - The lack of interest from investors, the worthlessness of the R&B star's cryptocurrency, and the African country's debt crisis all contributed to the failure.


Remember Akon's Futuristic Crypto City? Here's the Brutal Reality After 7 Years
Senegal has officially scrapped Akon’s much-hyped plans to build a futuristic, crypto-powered city on its Atlantic coast. The West African country is reclaiming most of the land once set aside for the project and shifting focus to a scaled-back, privately funded tourism hub. “Real-Life Wakanda” No More First announced in 2018 and branded as a “real-life Wakanda,” Akon City aimed to transform Mbodiène, a quiet farming village about 80 kilometers …
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