🏙️ Akon City, the $6 billion futuristic city that will function solely on the akoin cryptocurrency, is underway.

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🏙️ Akon City, the $6 billion futuristic city that will function solely on the akoin cryptocurrency, is underway.

by Warp Institute | Aug 18, 2020 | Cryptocurrency, Economics, Innovation, Society

The project began in 2018 when Akon announced that he was working with the Senegalese government to build a city with a cryptocurrency-based economy. Akon achieved fame and success as a singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He has sold over 35 million albums...

🍩 Is the world ready for doughnut economics?

by Warp Institute | Aug 7, 2020 | Economics, Environment

Oxford economist Kate Raworth marveled at the dusty and static models and graphs that economics students are forced to learn. How could economics from the 17th and 19th centuries be applied to the current situation? What worldview do economists bring to working...

✋ Vietnam stops illegal animal markets

by Warp Institute | Jul 28, 2020 | Economics, Environment, Society

Vietnam is an important transit and destination country for several illegal animal products, including elephant ivory, rhinoceros, pangolin shells and tiger parts. It is now hoped that a new directive will work to combat wildlife trafficking in the country...

⚡ Renewable energy surpasses coal in U.S. power generation every day in the month of April 2020

by Warp Institute | May 11, 2020 | Economics, Energy, Environment

This impressive stretch actually began on March 25, when utility-scale solar, wind and hydropower collectively produced more than coal-fired generation, and has continued for at least 40 straight days through May 3, according to preliminary figures from the EIA’s...

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🏙️ Akon City, the $6 billion futuristic city that will function solely on the akoin cryptocurrency, is underway.