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Multi-Platinum Recording Artist Akon To Build Cryptocurrency On Stellar

Ramsey Baker

Summary: Akon, the Multi-platinum recording artist, chose to develop his Akoin cryptocurrency ecosystem on top of the Stellar blockchain. On Feb. 26, Jon Karas, the co-founder and president of Akoin, said that they decided to launch the project on Stellar due to having a shared vision of “creating global financial inclusion, particularly in areas such as ...

Akon, the Multi-platinum recording artist, chose to develop his Akoin cryptocurrency ecosystem on top of the Stellar blockchain.

On Feb. 26, Jon Karas, the co-founder and president of Akoin, said that they decided to launch the project on Stellar due to having a shared vision of “creating global financial inclusion, particularly in areas such as Africa.”

Stellar aims to aid the unbanked and Akoin’s spokesperson noted that Stellar was already working with businesses in Africa and may assist with the project’s planned Dapps and micro-loans.

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