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July 12–26, 2026 Two weeks. Twenty six builders. One freedom tech cohort. Last month, Hack4Freedom wrapped up its São Paulo cohort: fifteen days of workshops, mentorship, and open-source building with bitcoin, Lightning, and Nostr. Here's the full story, from Day 1 to Demo Day. By the
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Across the Global South, women face some of the greatest barriers to financial access, from limited control over bank accounts and credit to legal, cultural, and economic systems that restrict their independence. These are also the places where bitcoin and freedom technology can be most powerful. But the people most
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Events are how you find your people. Bitcoin is how you pay them. Today we're launching Evento 2.0, the most complete version of the platform yet. A full self-custodial Bitcoin wallet, peer-to-peer zapping, powerful host tools, robust social profiles, and a completely new look.
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A couple of weeks ago at Btrust Developer Day in Mauritius, we quietly introduced something we’ve been building for a while: a simple, open source, self custodial bitcoin lightning wallet inside Evento. More than 80 people set up their wallet for the first time, and it was magical to
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Last week in Mauritius felt like a glimpse of the future we’re building toward - a future where communities gather freely, where technology empowers rather than restricts, and where people around the world connect through play, learning, and purpose. Evento had the honor of running a booth at Btrust Dev
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Across Africa, women face the greatest barriers to financial access, censorship-resistant communication, and digital autonomy, yet they remain the least represented in building the technologies that aim to solve these problems. Globally, women make up roughly 3% of open-source contributors. In African tech, they represent less than 8%
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Three weeks ago, we hosted yet another unforgettable TABConf, the world’s most fun, quirky, and nerdy hands-on bitcoin developer conference (I may be biased though!) This year marked my fifth TABConf, and every year somehow gets better. I've finally been able to collect my thoughts, processing
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At Evento, we believe that powerful things happen when people gather with purpose. Our mission is to help communities organize meaningful events that spark action, create opportunity, and build lasting connections. Hack4Freedom is a reflection of that mission - a hackathon designed not just to teach technical skills, but to help
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Kaduna, Nigeria – August 30, 2025 – The Arewa Bitcoiners community in Kaduna hosted the first-ever Evento Bitcoin Social, setting a new standard for how Bitcoin education can be made accessible, fun, and community-driven. This wasn’t a technical meetup. It was an experiment in making Bitcoin human: through games,
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In Nigeria, women face significant barriers, from financial exclusion and censorship to a lack of access to digital identity and secure communication. But what if the very tools to dismantle these obstacles could be placed directly in their hands? We are thrilled to announce Hack4Freedom, our answer to this challenge.
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A combined reflection by Sekinah Ibrahim and Abdulmalik Ibrahim Sekinah Ibrahim, Community & Events Manager at Evento As an activist in Nigeria, you learn to live with a certain level of fear. It becomes a constant, low hum in the background of your life. I have felt the sting of
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A powerful event is just the beginning. It captures attention, brings people together, and ignites emotion. But the true impact of any gathering is measured by what comes next: how the energy carries forward, how connections evolve, and how ideas take root. That ongoing journey is what we call the