Women in crypto space...
The beauty of blockchain technology and the crypto space is that it is an inclusive place for anyone to participate in, regardless of gender, social class, and age. After all, the main goal of crypto is to empower anyone and everyone to make better financial decisions. With that being said, there are plenty of incredible women around the world who are carving a name for themselves in the space. They are starting companies, leading projects, educating others, and contributing to the technology itself.
The crypto inspiring women names are:
Connie Gallippi
Connie Gallippi, the Founder and Executive Director of BitGive which is the first Bitcoin and blockchain nonprofit organization.
Elizabeth Rossiello
Elizabeth Rossiello who is the Founder of BitPesa!
Catherine Coley
Running the USA branch of Binance is no easy feat but Catherine Coley handles it with grace and expertise. As CEO of Binance US.
Amber Baldet
The Co-founder and CEO of Clovyr, Amber Baldet.
Camila Russo
Camila Russo is now the founder of The Defiant, a content platform that curates, digests, and analyzes all major developments in DeFi to keep readers informed and knowledgeable.
Amiti Uttarwar
Not only is Amiti Uttarwar the first known woman to contribute to Bitcoin Core, she is also the first woman to receive funding to work full time on Bitcoin Core! Last year, OKCoin and BitMex jointly granted $150,000 for her to continue her work.
Gloria Zhao
One such person to be inspired and mentored by Amiti is Gloria Zhao! Her interest was first sparked when Amiti suggested that she clone the Bitcoin repo and attempt to build the code.
Hester Peirce
Nominated by both Barack Obama and Donald Trump, Hester Peirce was an SEC commissioner who is well known for being a vocal advocate for the crypto space.
Meltem Demirors
Meltem Demirors, Chief Strategy Officer of CoinShares!
Laura Shin
Laura Shin is doing her part in spreading the beauty of crypto and blockchain as a journalist.
Dawn Song
Not only is Dawn Song the Co-founder and CEO of blockchain-based cloud computing developer Oasis Labs, she is also described as a serial entrepreneur and prominent computer science scholar.
Fiona Kobayashi
Fiona Kobyashi is a software engineer who is involved in the development of various blockchain tools within the crypto space and is an Arctic Code Vault contributor. Her skills include Solidity, Java/J2EE, JavaScript, TypeScript, and more.
Tascha Punyaneramitdee
Tascha Punyaneramitdee who hails from Bangkok, Thailand. Previously she was the Head of Strategy at Band Protocol, Product Manager at Tencent, and an Investment Banker at Jefferies. Now, as the project lead at Alpha Finance Lab.
I just want to highlight and celebrate some awesome women who are doing great things in the space.
Yes woman are part of progress...