About this episode

Brianna Honkawa d'Estries discusses how Bitcoin can empower communities and women in tech through her initiatives Evento and Hack4Freedom.

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. ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ 🌴 Join us at Mita TechTalks 2026 — an invitation-only gathering for executives, family offices, and industry leaders exploring the future of capital through Bitcoin, AI, and Energy. Oct 25-27, Punta Mita. Request your invitation: https://2026.mitatechtalks.com/ ⚡ Get personalized onboarding at River for Bitcoin-only financial services: https://partner.river.com/buildwithbitcoin ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lynne Bairstow, Israel Munoz

Guest: Brianna Honkawa d'Estries

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• financial empowerment
• community events
• women in tech
• open-source tools
• privacy
• self-sovereignty

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• financial empowerment
• community events
• women entrepreneurs
• open-source
• privacy
• self-sovereignty

Sponsors

River

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Evento, Hack4Freedom, Human Rights Foundation

Places: Global South, Punta Mita

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