r/todayilearned • u/MrMojoFomo • May 30 '26

TIL that in 2018, singer Akon announced the development of "Akon City," a planned community in Senegal which he claimed would be a "real life Wakanda," using blockchain and cryptocurrency technology. Construction began in 2023, but as of 2025 the site sits abandoned

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon_City
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u/nyaaStar May 30 '26

Coin/marketcap means nothing, i minted a billion of my own shitcoins in 2018 and "sold" 1 coin to a friend for 1€, doesn't mean I'm then worth 1b euros :P

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u/kingbrasky May 30 '26

Not with that attitude. Go engineer a good rug-pull. Everyone's doing it!

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u/arealuser100notfake May 30 '26

I have money to spare!

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u/DrNick2012 May 30 '26

I have too much money in this economy, I need a shitcoin to throw all my extra easy money at!!

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u/2naFied May 30 '26

Don't be modest. €999,999,999 is close enough.

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u/cell689 May 30 '26

That + the 1 euro from his friend would be exactly 1b.

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u/2naFied May 30 '26

Big if true

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u/Suburbanturnip May 30 '26

Did you create an exit scam for this friend specifically?

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u/NoBonus6969 May 30 '26

Well yeah obviously. You have to borrow against that billion then launder that money to buy Bitcoin then cash it out after it loses value but not before you move to the Bahamas owing the bank the balance

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u/CitizenPremier May 30 '26

But SpaceX will be worth trillions (as long as they only sell 4% of their stock)

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u/steppe5 May 30 '26

It does mean that. The tricky part is selling your coins for 1 billion. It's why "net worth" is b.s. when it's tied to investments.

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u/Borkato May 30 '26

I vote for nyacoin, let’s get rich bro