Representation is important in every industry and so is the crypto industry. In recent years, women have come to work in the industry, from working on innovative products to starting their own crypto firms. Here is a list of some of the female leaders who have ruled and disrupted the space...
1. Gabriella M. Kusz, CEO of Global DCA
The Global Digital Asset & Cryptocurrency Association (Global DCA) is a self-regulating association for the digital asset and cryptocurrency industry. It was established to guide the development of digital assets, cryptocurrencies and underlying blockchain technology within a regulatory framework. Gabriella M. Kusz began advising professionals in the crypto industry in 2019. He started out as a consultant at Global DCA, which stands for Global Digital Asset and Cryptocurrency Association, and became a board member and eventually CEO. More than 80 member firms representing small, medium and big names in the digital asset industry, more than 10 policy responses and comment letters, more than 100 Capitol Hill (US Seat of Power) meetings, and a diverse and broad stakeholder group...
2. Lisa Loud, FLUIDEFI Co-Founder and CEO
FLUIDEFI is a cloud-based software-as-a-service (SAAS) platform for professional investors and financial institutions to manage, trade, transfer and monitor digital assets and pools of digital assets. Lisa founded this company and currently runs it as CEO. Previously, he led engineering, marketing and international expansion at different companies including ShapeShift, Apple, Oracle, Intuit and PayPal. Lisa is also a FinTech influencer and a speaker on blockchain practical applications and new trends in cryptocurrency. She often talks about decentralized finance (DeFi), NFTs, the future of FinTech, financial inclusion and empowering women in finance and technology. Its current goal is to accelerate the adoption of decentralized finance by providing innovative tools for professional investors.
3. Tavonia Evans, Founder of GuapCoin
Guapcoin is a cryptocurrency created to amplify the economic voice of the Black Community. Tavonia Evans is the founder and creator of Guapcoin. Tavonia entered the blockchain world in 2016 after seeing crypto as a tool that could boost economic growth and financial independence among the Black Community. She is one of the first black women in the Black Community to be recognized as the founder and chief engineer in creating a currency for such purpose. With over 20 years of experience in technology, she has declared herself a "mother entrepreneur". He is also the co-founder of Safe2meet, a peer-to-peer reputation platform.
4. Leanne Holder, CEO of Giving to Services
Giving To Services combines crypto with philanthropy. It offers a one-of-a-kind cryptocurrency and staking platform designed to give back to public service professionals. Its purpose is to recognize and reward civil service workers with financial support. After two years as the firm's Head of Partnerships, Leanne became CEO of Giving to Services. Leanne Holder is one of the crypto industry's few female CEOs and leads an all-male team. At 29, he is one of the youngest crypto CEOs in the world, if not the youngest.
5. Lisa Francoeur, Co-Founder of Crypto Tutors
Lisa Francoeur is the co-founder of Crypto Tutors, an educational platform that uses eLearning, one-on-one teaching and educational-entertainment to empower minorities. He has been called the "Oprah of Technology" while continuing his vision of "Scaling empowerment globally." Lisa has interviewed a variety of technology thought leaders on topics ranging from growing multibillion-dollar organizations to increased representation and elevating Black and Hispanic people to leadership positions.
6. Elizabeth Stark, CEO of Lightning Labs
Lightning Labs is developing an infrastructure that allows people to transfer money worldwide over the Bitcoin (BTC) network almost instantly and inexpensively. Elizabeth is the co-founder and CEO of Lightning Labs. Blockchain entrepreneur, educator, and supporter of the open internet. He is a member of the leading digital currency policy organization Coin Center and is a consultant at Chia (XCH), a company that is creating a new blockchain protocol based on proof of space and time. Elizabeth Stark has previously lectured on the future of the Internet at Stanford and Yale Universities. He has advised tech startups from decentralized technology to artificial intelligence.
7. Oluchi Enebeli, Founder of Web3Ladies
Oluchi founded Web3Ladies, Africa's largest nonprofit Web3 community, with over 15,000 members and a global audience spanning many African countries and platforms. As Nigeria's first female blockchain engineer, she founded this Web3 community to focus on growing the next generation of female disruptors in the Web3 ecosystem from Africa by educating them in blockchain skills. He has also worked with major companies like Binance and Bundle for years. Oluchi is currently a senior smart contract developer at Liquality.
