Like so many entrepreneurs, developer Ire Aderinokun started her business because she was frustrated with something—namely the Nigerian financial system. It was operating on technology and bureaucracy that seemed stuck in the past and unsuited for global consumers. Which is why Ire started Buycoins, a crypto trading platform for Africa allowing people to seamlessly buy and sell cryptocurrency. We talk to Ire about her background as a front-end web developer and user interface designer, her work advocating for women’s equality in Nigeria as a founding member of the Feminist Coalition, and how cryptocurrencies can shape our future for the better.