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Alexandra Navarro
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navarro 3 months ago
This is what freedom looks like with Bitcoin in the real world. Not in charts or conferences, but in indigenous Peru, where families without banks are using Bitcoin to build a better future. Over 9 days, we partnered with MOTIV Peru to work alongside 6 local and indigenous communities, building circular economies powered by Bitcoin. More than 70% of the program’s expenses stayed in the local economy, paid directly in BTC. Local hotels, drivers, artisans, and food vendors all accepted Bitcoin. 📲 300+ new wallets were activated across community members, connecting people to money they can access, own, and use without permission. 👟 We cared for and treated the feet of 100 children in a rural farming community, many of whom begin working in the fields as early as age 3, wearing worn-out or no shoes at all. Their feet were blistered and exposed. We then fitted them with proper new shoes, made by a local shoemaker and paid entirely in Bitcoin. For most, it was their first real pair. This is Bitcoin used as it was intended: to expand access, restore dignity, and create real-world freedom, especially for those who’ve been excluded for too long. This is decentralization in action, freedom lived, not promised. 🧡 Grateful to MOTIV Peru and every Paystand volunteer who gave their heart to this experience. 🙏