Brianna Honkawa d'Estries, founder of Evento and Hack4Freedom, joins us to explore how Bitcoin can power accessible community events and create real financial empowerment. She shares her journey into Bitcoin, the challenges of usability, her vision for open-source tools, and how Hack4Freedom is equipping women in the Global South to build on the protocol. Insights on privacy, self-sovereignty, and practical advice for women entrepreneurs are ready to ship.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Brianna and Her Journey

10:18 The Importance of Usability in Bitcoin

20:38 Integrating Bitcoin into Evento

25:21 Evento's Vision and Human Rights Foundation Grant

27:10 Crowdfunding and Financial Barriers

29:34 Privacy and Open Source Money

32:07 The Importance of Open Source Development

35:10 Hack4Freedom: Empowering Women in Tech

39:55 Bridging the Gap: Bitcoin for Women

099 - Bitcoin Freedom: Evento, Hack4Freedom, & Women Builders with Brianna