Maya is an inspiring character with a long standing personal interest in getting justice served for her country, and for her own family (her father was killed after exposing financial crime, and the subsequent investigations into the killing revealed deeper levels of state corruption around the whole affair) - a good article was published on bitcoin magazine recently -

which is well worth a read.

She's running for office, and plans to integrate Bitcoin into the economy of Suriname, including mining, and has been working at a grassroots level to onboard businesses and organise meetups to stimulate awareness and adoption.

She was interviewed recently on Live From Bitcoin Beach -

There's also a Geyser fund set up to accept donations for their project - you can zap them here -

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