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'''AmbaCoin''' is the official [[cryptocurrency]] of [[Ambazonia]].<ref name="qz">{{Cite web |last=Atabong |first=Amindeh Blaise |title=Cameroon's Anglophone separatists have created their own cryptocurrency |url=https://qz.com/africa/1492745/cameroon-anglophone-separtists-create-cryptocurrency-ambacoin/ |website=Quartz Africa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2018 |title=Ambacoin, la cryptomonnaie pour les séparatistes camerounais |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2018/12/14/ambacoin-une-cryptomonnaie-pour-les-separatistes-au-cameroun_5397673_3212.html |via=Le Monde}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameroun anglophone: l'AmbaCoin disponible à l'achat - RFI |url=http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20190102-cameroun-anglophone-ambacoin-disponible-achat |website=RFI Afrique}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Tom |date=7 January 2019 |title=December in Africa: {{sic|Ghan|ian|hide=y}} healthcare drones and Cameroonian separatist cryptocurrency |url=https://thenextweb.com/contributors/2019/01/07/december-in-africa-ghanian-healthcare-drones-and-cameroonian-separatist-cryptocurrency/ |website=The Next Web}}</ref> One AmbaCoin is worth 25 cents ([[United States Dollar|USD]]), or about 140 [[Central African CFA franc|CFA franc]]s. It is said to be backed by the "rich natural resources" of the breakaway region.<ref name="qz" /> The AmbaCoin was launched on in 2018, and the [[Initial coin offering|ICO]] was from December 2018 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AmbaCoin a revolutionary cryptocurrency to assist the Ambazonian quest |url=https://ambacoin.io/ |access-date=13 January 2020 |website=Ambazonian Crypto Currency {{!}} AmbaCoin |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Ambazonia Governing Council|Ambazonian Government]] claims that all profits go towards their independence struggle and humanitarian aid.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameroon rebels issue virtual currency to fund independence |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/cameroon-rebels-issue-virtual-currency-fund-independence-181224172110496.html |access-date=13 January 2020 |website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Finnan |first=Daniel |date=1 January 2019 |title=Cameroon separatists sell cryptocurrency as replacement for CFA franc |url=http://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20190101-cameroon-separatists-sell-ambazonia-cryptocurrency-replacement-cfa-franc |access-date=13 January 2020 |website=RFI |language=en}}</ref>
'''AmbaCoin''' is the official [[cryptocurrency]] of [[Ambazonia]].<ref name="qz">{{Cite web |last=Atabong |first=Amindeh Blaise |title=Cameroon's Anglophone separatists have created their own cryptocurrency |url=https://qz.com/africa/1492745/cameroon-anglophone-separtists-create-cryptocurrency-ambacoin/ |website=Quartz Africa|date=12 December 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=14 December 2018 |title=Ambacoin, la cryptomonnaie pour les séparatistes camerounais |newspaper=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2018/12/14/ambacoin-une-cryptomonnaie-pour-les-separatistes-au-cameroun_5397673_3212.html |via=Le Monde}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameroun anglophone: l'AmbaCoin disponible à l'achat - RFI |url=http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20190102-cameroun-anglophone-ambacoin-disponible-achat |website=RFI Afrique|date=January 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Tom |date=7 January 2019 |title=December in Africa: {{sic|Ghan|ian|hide=y}} healthcare drones and Cameroonian separatist cryptocurrency |url=https://thenextweb.com/contributors/2019/01/07/december-in-africa-ghanian-healthcare-drones-and-cameroonian-separatist-cryptocurrency/ |website=The Next Web}}</ref> One AmbaCoin is worth 25 cents ([[United States Dollar|USD]]), or about 140 [[Central African CFA franc|CFA franc]]s. It is said to be backed by the "rich natural resources" of the breakaway region.<ref name="qz" /> The AmbaCoin was launched on in 2018, and the [[Initial coin offering|ICO]] was from December 2018 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AmbaCoin a revolutionary cryptocurrency to assist the Ambazonian quest |url=https://ambacoin.io/ |access-date=13 January 2020 |website=Ambazonian Crypto Currency {{!}} AmbaCoin |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Ambazonia Governing Council|Ambazonian Government]] claims that all profits go towards their independence struggle and humanitarian aid.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameroon rebels issue virtual currency to fund independence |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/cameroon-rebels-issue-virtual-currency-fund-independence-181224172110496.html |access-date=13 January 2020 |website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Finnan |first=Daniel |date=1 January 2019 |title=Cameroon separatists sell cryptocurrency as replacement for CFA franc |url=http://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20190101-cameroon-separatists-sell-ambazonia-cryptocurrency-replacement-cfa-franc |access-date=13 January 2020 |website=RFI |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 04:52, 20 November 2022

AmbaCoin
Official logo of AmbaCoin
Development
Initial release24 December 2018[1]
Development statusIn use
Valuation
Exchange rateUS$0.25
Website
Websiteambacoin.io

AmbaCoin is the official cryptocurrency of Ambazonia.[1][2][3][4] One AmbaCoin is worth 25 cents (USD), or about 140 CFA francs. It is said to be backed by the "rich natural resources" of the breakaway region.[1] The AmbaCoin was launched on in 2018, and the ICO was from December 2018 to 2019.[5] The Ambazonian Government claims that all profits go towards their independence struggle and humanitarian aid.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Atabong, Amindeh Blaise (12 December 2018). "Cameroon's Anglophone separatists have created their own cryptocurrency". Quartz Africa.
  2. ^ "Ambacoin, la cryptomonnaie pour les séparatistes camerounais". Le Monde.fr. 14 December 2018 – via Le Monde.
  3. ^ "Cameroun anglophone: l'AmbaCoin disponible à l'achat - RFI". RFI Afrique. January 2019.
  4. ^ Jackson, Tom (7 January 2019). "December in Africa: Ghanian healthcare drones and Cameroonian separatist cryptocurrency". The Next Web.
  5. ^ "AmbaCoin a revolutionary cryptocurrency to assist the Ambazonian quest". Ambazonian Crypto Currency | AmbaCoin. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Cameroon rebels issue virtual currency to fund independence". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  7. ^ Finnan, Daniel (1 January 2019). "Cameroon separatists sell cryptocurrency as replacement for CFA franc". RFI. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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