Akon has partnered with Baanx to officially launch a crypto debit card for his digital asset platform and cryptocurrency, Akoin (AKN).
In an Instagram post on Wednesday (November 24), Akon announced the completion of the development of the AKOIN card, which will allow shoppers to pay for their merchandise directly with the AKOIN cryptocurrency they own in stores of their choice that accept MasterCard.
“It’s Done,” the Konvict Music CEO touted in the post’s caption. “The official AKOIN Card!!! This allows you to now spend your AKOIN (AKN) where ever master card is excepted. I’m sure you can’t freely spend your crypto in any of your favourite stores right? Well, you can with AKOIN (AKN) so grab yours now on BitMart.com before we expand to the major exchanges.”
Though he began developing his AKOIN cryptocurrency as early as 2018, the AKOIN card is one of the most major developments in the Senegalese-American singer’s diverse tech world ventures.
Previously, Akon had announced that his AKOIN would serve as the benchmark currency for the futuristic cryptocurrency-themed city he is building in Senegal — for which he received a $6 billion dollar construction grant from United States-based consulting and engineering firm KE International last year in June.
