Not only Akon, many other well-known celebrities are adopting cryptocurrency including Serena Williams, Ashton Kutcher, Mike Tyson, William Shatner and Kanye West. Celebrities attraction and entry into crypto will definitely boost the market. They have also firmly participated in the funding for Blockchain cyber Security Company. Their interest in the company can be taken s a major source of attraction for citizens. As people love to follow what their celebrities do.
That's good to know. The more celebrities make use of Bitcoin, the better it'll be for its mainstream adoption. People will quickly resort to Bitcoin once they see popular celebrities patronizing it. This is good for the benefit of not only Bitcoin but the Blockchain industry in general. But without real use cases for the mainstream world, you cannot expect demand to rise for Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency on the market. At least, Akon has a good initiative for the widespread use of crypto worldwide. But other celebrities can help out too, by giving "free Bitcoin" to people in order to encourage its use all around the world.
There's a difference between celebrities using Bitcoin, and celebrities promoting Bitcoin within the mainstream world. Most celebrities talk positively about Bitcoin, but only a few make use of it. Some celebrities like John McAfee, Elon Musk, and even Mark Zuckerberg have talked positively about Bitcoin, but they don't make use of it (as far as I know). Still though, we need all the help we can get in order to get as much people into Bitcoin as we can. With greater adoption, comes greater success for Bitcoin and the whole Blockchain industry.
Nonetheless, I'm hoping to see more celebrities make use of Bitcoin within the mainstream world. Maybe someday we'll be able to see Hollywood actors using Bitcoin in public? I'd be surprised to see famous figures like Steven Seagal, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Keanu Reeves, and even Dwayne Johnson (aka "The Rock") using Bitcoin in public. That would serve as a massive boost in Bitcoin's adoption in the mainstream world. But above all else, Bitcoin would need to focus on scalability in order to maintain adoption by everyday people. Just my thoughts