This session highlights how economic empowerment and blockchain technology can offer peaceful solutions to violent global issues. Tavanya Evans shares her mission to create Guapcoin, a Black-owned cryptocurrency designed to build community wealth through transparency and trust. Reggie Middleton, the “father of DeFi,” discusses programmable money’s role in democratizing ownership and the ongoing battle over technology control. They emphasize that true peace and progress come from controlling economic resources, teaching communities their inherent value, and leveraging data and blockchain to build inclusive, resilient financial systems that reduce inequality and violence.
