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Development | |
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Initial release | 24 December 2018[1] |
Development status | In use |
Valuation | |
Exchange rate | US$0.25 |
Website | |
Website | ambacoin |
AmbaCoin is the officialcryptocurrency ofAmbazonia.[1][2][3][4] It was launched in 2018, and theICO was from December 2018 to 2019.[5] TheAmbazonia Governing Council claims that all profits go towards their independence struggle and humanitarian aid.[6][7] It is said to be backed by the "rich natural resources" of the breakaway region.[1]
In 2018, AmbaCoin was created with the intention of being the official currency of Ambazonia. Despite the AmbaCoin being a cryptocurrency, it cannot be used as an official currency due to many Ambazonians not having access to the internet, low internet literacy, and lack of proper electricity infrastructure; most residents have little to no access to electricity. Because of this, a new currency would have to be introduced if independence is attained, for day-to-day transactions and business matters. Several names have been suggested but none have been adopted officially. Examples include: the Amba, the Ambazonian Shilling, the Amba-Dollar, Southern Cameroonian Pound, AmbazonianCowry (the historical currency that circulated along the coast of West Africa, mostly by traders and merchants, before the colonization of Africa), Njangi,[8][9] Ambazonian Dinar, Ambazonian Qwid and theWest African Eco (provided it joins theECOWAS along with theWAMZ if or once independence is attained).
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