Money That Thinks for Itself

A Hawaii Tech Week masterclass on programmable money, with Sean Cover of Eco Speaker: Sean Cover is Chief Financial Officer at Eco, the stablecoin network making money programmable. Eco connects major blockchains so that dollars can move like internet traffic — routed, automated, and executed across trading, treasury, and FX without a person pushing the button. Sean is also the author of The Story of Money: The Journey From Shells and Shekels to Bills and Bitcoin, and he's based right here in Honolulu. Money doesn't move unless you tell it to. It doesn't know where to go, when to go, or why. It just sits there and waits. AI and crypto are changing that in ways most people aren't paying attention to yet. Money is becoming programmable. It can follow rules, move on its own, and get smarter over time. Sean Cover has been building at this intersection at Eco. In this masterclass, he'll break down how programmable money actually works, what it means when transactions can think for themselves, and why money is about to get a whole lot smarter. You'll leave understanding: What "programmable money" actually is How AI agents and crypto rails work together to move money automatically Why this shift matters for Hawaiʻi, and how to get ahead of it instead of catching up later No crypto experience needed. Come curious. Hosted by Pūpūkahi Tech Foundation — closing the digital economy gap for Hawaiʻi's local communities through technology access, digital education, and fluency in AI, Web3, and cryptocurrency.