đSession 4 - Access Tribe Book Club - Ownschooling with Deanna Heikkinen
If you missed the final session of âOwnschoolingâ with Deanna Heikkinen you can watch the replay below:
This week we wrapped up our 4-part Book Club series with Deanna Heikkinen. A fascinating person with an incredible depth of knowledge about history, education, money and much, much more.
It was such a privilege and so much fun to get to interview her. We hope you enjoyed the sessions as well.
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About the Author
Deanna Heikkinen is an author, historian, and educator with over 15 years of experience in teaching. Holding a Doctorate in Education and Masterâs degrees in both History and Anthropology, she brings deep academic insight and a love of storytelling to her exploration of world history, Western civilization, and the evolution of money. She co-authored, with her husband Joel, the 2004 book Shells to Satoshi: The Story of Money & The Rise of Bitcoin, which follows the development of money from ancient exchange systems to digital currency. Her 2025 book Ownschooling: Bitcoin, Sovereignty, and Educationencourages families to reimagine education, sovereignty, and financial literacy in an increasingly decentralized world. She is also developing a multi-level childrenâs book series that introduces the story of money, from cowrie shells to Bitcoin, to young readers.
As the founder of The Money Wisdom Project, a new nonprofit educational initiative, Deanna seeks to educate children and communities about the history of money and Bitcoin. The organization is working to create comprehensive curriculum packets on the history of money and Bitcoin to distribute free of charge to teachers, schools, communities, and Bitcoin circular economies. The projectâs mission is to deepen financial and historical literacy while donating books on the history of money and Bitcoin to schools and public libraries worldwide, empowering learners of all ages to connect the lessons of history to todayâs monetary systems.