Topic: Do we need more influencial women in crypto to help the gender embrace it? (Read 561 times)

This is a good topic and I would have to say yes, the more women in the "sector" the better chance bitcoin will have of reaching the mainstream (even more so than it already has).  I do have to say there's certainly some prominent women in the space whom are backing bitcoin, spreading the word etc, sort of like ARKK fund manager Cathie Woods. 

But yes, different races, different genders, all important ways of bitcoin reaching mass adoption.

I can't even count how many times I've read about this topic, so I'm already starting to wonder if someone will come to the conclusion that Bitcoin is some kind of anti-women project in which there is no place for women? Of course, this is not the case, and it is always fascinating to me that people think that women participate too little in all this, just because there are too few women who stand out as the CEO of some crypto companies.

Bitcoin is available to everyone, regardless of gender, nation or skin color - and I think there are quite enough women who are involved in it, but maybe they are not so dependent on being constantly exposed in public.

Who says there are no women in the crypto industry - here is a list of as many as 50 of them (minus Lagarde).

https://cryptoweekly.co/crypto-female-50-awards

I don't think gender has anything to do with crypto as every crypto enthusiast remains anonymous.Personal information about users are unknown like the gender,age and real name,so if every cyptro enthusiast is faking their identities,it's kind of difficult to figure out someone's personal information in the crypto space.There are lot of influencial women in the crypto market but their identities are unknown so it seems like the women are not really interested in crypto but that's totally wrong.In the crypto space no gender is restricted from investing and trading so there are lot of influencial woman that are involved in cyptro trade and investment.

It is free market and we never know who are all these crypto investors and we just came to the conclusion that its male-dominated too. The names we know are the CEO or the project creators and if women has the capability they are also free to enter into the competition and where things can be fair too no matter who is the competitor.

I understand the idea behind this is to have someone communicate this whole crypto language in the same wavelength as them, but honestly I think it all comes down to interest of the user's... if women don't get hooked by the digital age of crypto, let them be time will come when everyone will be forced to learn...btw my google search in terms of population of men against women shows there are more men than women which means naturally more men will be involved in this digital ecosystem.

Then again culture differences can be the cause of less women getting into crypto as some are pretty much taken care of 100% without them needing to work, for other's probably because they don't have the time as they are busy with family duties and don't have the privilege of being here... honestly it all comes down to interest.

Oh yeah, I have also switched to 'they/them' and been using it for years in the forum. The quoted story was during my early years hence the "I used to"

I understand people not liking it when someone misgendered them but make sure you have explicitly said your preferred pronouns first. The gender neutral they/them is frankly relatively new to be widely adopted all over the world and some folks are just not in a progressive environment. From the communities I've been on alone, a lot are actually willing learn once you teach them.

One interesting thing about women is their beauty, while the main reason people get into the world of Bitcoin is mostly about money.

You might want to compare Bitcoin to food, where when a food product is promoted by a woman, it tends to attract more male customers. However, Bitcoin doesn't work like food, and its market is different. Someone diving into the investment world aims to make profit as effectively as possible, not to seek attention from women.

Sure, some consumer products may use sales promotion girls to make their customers feel more comfortable, but not Bitcoin. Bitcoin isn't meant for consumption... it's a commodity for making profits.

I got your point. But we all know how people are easily influenced when they see VIP and notable women get engaged into a certain thing that they will try to follow the same thing especially if those influential women are already successful and profitable in their investments. So imagine if these public figures are into crypto, surely a lot of women will be curious about it and discover the potentials of crypto eventually. Yes, that would be unnecessary like what you’ve said since crypto is already becoming mainstream, but having these influential women around can help boost the promotion of crypto easier and faster.

You know you are finished. Check mate.

Cathie Wood. (the CEO of ARK Invest)  

"Cathie Wood - Wikipedia
Catherine Duddy Wood (born November 26, 1955) is an American investor and founder, CEO and CIO of ARK Invest, an investment management firm. Her company has erased $14 billion in wealth over the last decade, making it the leading wealth destroyer among investment firms."

"Wealth destroyer". It says it right out. Google

She's a little older than me.

Honestly I don’t know a single woman in crypto. I’ve seen a couple enthusiasts who make tweets about cryptocurrencies (mostly altcoins) but I haven’t seen one that is a public figure and her niche is fully crypto. I really believe that it is needed to help women get into crypto because she will serve as a role model to many and people will aspire to be like her. Unfortunately when it comes to things like this, most people think men know better than women so they tend to support the men more.

IMO I do t think we do, bitcoin has enough testimonials already to make anyone who sees its value invest and no matter who promotes bitcoin skeptics would always be that way, no coiners would remain that way. Bitcoin has nothing to with gender, you might even be wrong cause who knows if women has bitcoin more than men, besides gender is not written on any address, I don't understand why you feel a lot of women are not involved in bitcoin anyway, try checking out some social media on crypto you would see both gender like all active on the community so I think you are mis informed on this assumption that they are not enough women involved in crypto.

Definitely, there will be but they may not like the type of publicity men get for themselves and may decide to lie low. Women aren't built to withstand pressure and pressure from crowd is like a mob action. Exposing oneself to the public as a crypto hodler comes with its own kind of pressure and danger. It may be very difficult for women to go through all that.

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If I'm unsure of the person's sex, I refer to them as "they". That cuts across my posts here. Some people don't like it when you misappropriate their gender while others don't give it a second thought. They see it as nothing. On the picture thing on the profile, many would think a dude is making use of his wife's or gf's picture on their profile there.

I feel all of that is unnecessary op because crypto is already pretty popular around the world and people(male or female) will join if they want to. Also, you don't just need many influential people in the world of crypto.

More commoners need to invest in the crypto world for it to properly go mainstream if you think about it.

    I agree with you, you don’t know whose account is who, also crypto does not discriminate, it solely depends on the individual or organization to get  involve with the crypto market. There are very young and vibrant females in the crypto space and are really good at their job. And once they pick interest and try to learn anything, they grab so well and become so good at it. Anyone getting into crypto is solely responsible for their actions so you don’t have to blame others for your failures.
  Personally I like when females also involves in bitcoin conversations, be it in one on one conversation or in twitter space.Women are not naturally risk takers and anything that warrant them kissing their money they don’t want any part of it. It is in their  nature to be good keeper of money, they prefer to save that money than to invest it. It a good thing we now have more female risk takers. Trying to beat the odds like every other person. Crypto is for everyone follow the trend !!

I believe we already have alot of women in the cryptocurrency space more than you people could think though most of them may not be on this forum but we have a large of them who are social media influencers and they are doing good.
About Senator Elizabeth Warren, got her influencer power through her teaching at the law schools of the University of Pennsylvania, Texas, Rutger, Michigan, and the University of Houston. Besides, she has been serving since 2013 which is the reason she hasbk a strong influencer power.

Isn't this a free market? Why should we push women to become more active and influential in crypto? Everything happens naturally, men show more interest in crypto and women show more interest in beauty. It won't be bad if the number of women in crypto grow but I know where it goes, the aim is more women in power. What about more women in labor intensive jobs?
I have seen some campaigns that pay or subsidize women exclusively to get involved in tech and so on, I think that's unfair. If we are looking for talents and involvement of people in different things, then we should equally treat and reward everyone.

It's very possible there could be very influential women who are into crypto and are yet to be really known probably because of their location, they may be domicile in regions where their prowess in the crypto industry isn't given the much needed recognition or probably crypto currency isn't in full adoption so they still do it on a limited scale and aren't getting the kind of exposure that should bring them to lime light at once, there are few female cryptopreneure who are yet to get global attention but in their locality they are thriving and hoping some day they will be recognized on the global platform.

Gender based platforms could be a propelling force to fishing out this women who are yet to be known, platforms that are global yet with little to no restrictions would go a long way to projecting such women because some of them are actually limited by some of this restrictions on locations that are on some global platforms.

You could be shocked to know that there might be more female crypto holders than males if we have to total the number of crypto adoptors in the world under a uniform data with but since cryptocurrency supports privacy of users we can't certainly say for sure who's a man or woman. Take the forum for instance, you just by the username of a person say it's a male or a female user and that's the beauty of anonymity in the crypto world.

Is it really true that you, I or many others value anonymity and that is the main reason why we are in this market? Or are we looking to make money quickly and cryptocurrency gives us that? But making quick money also comes with greater risks, and most women tend to prefer safety over risk like men. So that might be why we still don't see too many women entering the market compared to men.

Gender discrimination no longer exists in today's world, but there is no denying that high-risk fields are still dominated by men. But I hope that in the coming years, as the need to make money becomes greater and greater, more women will soon participate in this market.

As far as I can see there is no difference here it is entirely up to women whether they participate in anything. Now there is no one left behind men are doing the work women are also looking very proficient. There is no end to the work if there is qualification. Equal rights for women not only in crypto but in all workplaces there is no discrimination between them. With the right knowledge stay-at-home women can have great opportunities in the crypto space.

indeed that we need more Women that will be going out and tell the world about their
participation in crypto because there are lots of women out there that needs to be lured inside this market.
because who stays at home? women right so if there are human that has lot of time
to spend in this market then those are women because we men mostly goes working and has tons of outside
jobs(you know what I mean lol)

There are not many women leading large corporations and organizations in the world, so it is very normal that you hear of few women related to this field. Besides, women are often quite stubborn in approaching new trends, especially in risky fields like the cryptocurrency market, they are more hesitant than men. Their investment tendency is quite safe, we need people with voices and influence in the world community who are women to speak up strongly in support to be able to promote more women's acceptance.
The influence of Caitlin Long or Cathie Wood is not really too great to change the minds of many people. Recently, the person I think has more influence is Senator Elizabeth Warren, but unfortunately she is currently inclined to oppose this market. But if the US can complete the law for crypto, I believe her thinking will also change and she will become one of the powerful women who support Crypto, it will be a good premise for women around the world view crypto more officially.

Nowadays you are not measured by the ability of "You/I" to know someone, in fact influence thanks to social networks allows these "true" influencers to do their regional work according to the reach of their radius of penetration of followers, and In this sense there are many girls who are doing very well, and make better contributions than some who were legends in the past...well now they live off that fame.

On the Spanish speaking side in Spain I follow Catalina Castro^España.

Lorena Ortiz^MEX,v is co-founder and CEO of Bitcoin Embassy Bar,  consultant, leader and lecturer on Blockchain, Podcaster, Content creator, etc.

So, today you don't have to look for big names, there are many women making contributions without the need for so much publicity.

""So how do we add emotion?""

I know a woman who just started Bitcoin and I can tell you emotions is not what you want in crypto !
She went a little mad and had some kind of mental breakdown because she was only thinking about it and became desperate when the price was going down and pure FOMO when it was going up.
She still calls me whenever the price pumps or dumps and asks me what to do ?!

You need to be cold as F when playing with money.

I think more women in Bitcoin is exactly what we need. Unfortunately, it seems that Bitcoin is not as attractive to women as much as it is to men, for some unknown reason. Maybe it is because there is no glamour in buying/holding/transacting Bitcoin? Nothing to take a selfie with?

What we need to do is to rethink the image of Bitcoin and advertise it as social status supplement for women. Good marketing is the answer, I think. Men are logical beings, which is why they find Bitcoin so attractive. They understand the logic behind it.

Women on the other hand, are emotional beings. So how do we add emotion?

I don’t think it is. Women can already compete with men and there can be no more gender inequality as there are already equal opportunities and chances provided regardless of its gender. But maybe, if there are also good count of women crypto influencers, that will also motivate other women to explore the crypto market and experience the good side of it. While it can be more risky for majority, but it will serve as a bigger challenge for those who are into more passionate of taking risks and chances.

But passion and motivation is not enough. There should also be stable amount of finances or stable source of income so that if one decides to trade or invest and then lose eventually, he/she will not resort into quitting but will try harder to improve his/her performance in the crypto market.

I don't think it's necessary to push more women into the fold. There's just a lot of results being published for bitcoin alone that leaves the decision to women on whether they want to buy in to it or not. Goal and results-oriented women will likely be tempted to invest in bitcoin and be a leader in the field if they want to. It's their own drive and their own discretion on whether they want to be in the space or not. Having more women in the space will not inspire other women to it if it's not their cup of tea.

That’s not my perception in life and in crypto. For me, if other men or women can successfully do it, then most likely there’s high possibility that I can actually do it as well. No need to outnumber more women or men in general, because if you are really interested to indulge in crypto, you will do everything even when others have become hopeless already.

However, the most possible way I think that will help people embrace crypto is to educate them regardless of their gender. What men can do can actually women can do as well. And crypto is giving us equal freedom and opportunities, it’s only up to us how we will take them as compliments.

Do we have to make everything about our differences..gender, race, ethnicity? There is no discrimination against women in the crypto space. Tbh people who have to deal with these issues are companies because now they have to make diversity quotas when hiring. This is great when you’re benefiting from it btw but after a while you start to wonder if you got the job because you merit it or because of your gender.

I don't think gender plays a huge role in influencing people to adopt into bitcoin, because there are no significant reason why we need more men or women in crypto space as we share the same goal and that's to maximize the opportunity what bitcoin and other crypto could bring to us. Let's skip those big names in the crypto and financial industry and let's tackle about those social media or youtube influencers who constantly uploads a crypto related content. Do you see any difference on their subscribers and audiences? Do you see a female influencers has majority of his subscribers are women? absolutely no, because we are not talking about cars and cosmetics here, we're talking about investments and gender does not matter here.

I don’t think gender matters. If you really have a solid goal in crypto, you will always have the courage to motivate yourself to enter the crypto space regardless if majority of the influencers are men or women. It’s more of a positive mindset about crypto and not because you want to take risk in crypto since you see if  a lot of men or women can do it, then of course you can do it as well. Although it’s kinda helpful, but I believe the decision depends on your own perspective about crypto.

From the past, cryptocurrency has never looked at who uses it and what the user's social status was at that time until now. So this has caused more people to like cryptocurrency, which also includes women, so this is what makes cryptocurrency very suitable for everyone regardless of gender and social status in society. And this has also made the popularity of cryptocurrency in all levels of society grow very rapidly as it is today.

Gender is not the basis of why people are embracing crypto but it is based on how they view the market. The more they understand and see the potentiality of crypto, they will gain courage and they never ask who are the people invested already as it is not in their minds anymore. Indeed, many known personalities are investing in crypto and they stay anonymous believing that it is not important to let the public know as this won't help others change their mind. It is an individual assessment and they invest when fully ready.

Cryptocurrency is gaining popularity among individuals who value anonymity. The gender or identity of those using cryptocurrency is irrelevant, as long as they do not wish to disclose it. People who appreciate the benefits of cryptocurrency will use it regardless of their gender or social status. There is no need for more influential women to endorse cryptocurrency for it to be accepted by the public.

Including your beloved Craig Wright.

Who cares? You can't even know if someone is a male or female since crypto space is anonymous, we don't need to do some debates on this, before Elizabeth Wood became a crypto investor I have known a female friend since 2019 who was already accumulating Bitcoin, she was into Bitcoin even before me, to me gender doesn't matter here.

I also have a family friend in the US, she is way older, someone I would call an aunt because she is in 50 years plus range, all she knows how to do is trade crypto and also invest in crypto, there are many females in crypto space than you know, and we don't even need to know how many they are.

If you are someone who have interest in other alternative crypto projects, you will see many new projects with good numbers of females as a developer and team member.

There will be, and it is either they are deciding to stay lowkey, or have not made enough exploits to be noticed.


If there are no prominent females that have the same status as the males who are very famous in cryptocurrency, it can serve as a motivation to other females who are in cryptocurrency, hodling bitcoins but not known. It is a motivation for the females who are in cryptocurrency to do exploits in their field and make themselves known.

Yes i think that's how it should be [women are created from ribs not backbones]. It should be men who face this kind of activity. But if there are women who are upside down, maybe it's the circumstances that force them.
Regarding the very good performance in this crypto world, i see it not from a gender issue because this is not a hard physical job and this can be done by anyone for those who understand and understand how it works (more to rely on the brain / mind) so it can be said to be a job that is physically light and complicated in mind.

I don't think gender should really be an issue or a big topic when it comes to crypto space. We're all aware that majority is male, but maybe another factor of that is majority of the population with regards to technology and investment related stuff are also men. So when you combine tech and investment, it will still be men.  

About your idea bringing someone to attract women more in this space, for me it can be any gender as long as they are influential to women. It's possible but probably won't make such a big difference... Maybe women are just less likely to be interested in this kind of activity as it can be too complicated and risky.

Makes sense. In crypto, lots of us prefer to keep things on the down-low, regardless of gender. Whether you're here to learn about Bitcoin, make some cash or just do your thing without sharing personal details, it's all good. The crypto space is for everyone, no matter how you roll or what your gender is.

Because they think they don't need to show up and tell the world that they are investing in crypto despite their gender.
In fact, social media influencers are more influential than these legit investors as we see. Many people believe these fake investors than those who are officially investing in cryptocurrencies. Because it was not the name or gender, what makes people embrace crypto is their interest and the way they understand how this works. Once they feel confident, with no doubts they will get into it and start. Building trust can't be made too easily or too fast which is why the adaption happens slowly, not an instant.

One of the most important names is that of Cynthia Dwork , a woman that with Moni Naor came up with the idea of proof of work back in 1993 . I think that having influential people is not a good thing , we need knowledgeable ones like Cynthia that have something important to add .
Some of the male names you mention above are currently facing criminal charges , so i wouldn't consider them a plus . Most of them just want to take big profits and don't give a f****g f**k for the technology that can change the world as we know it .  

They enrich the playing field with their distinct viewpoints, not just diversify it. We have pioneers like Caitlin Long, Cathie Wood, and Elizabeth Stark, but there are more.

Though the crypto realm is broad, we typically hear the same names. We must raise the voices of women creating waves while staying under the radar. I believe that more women in the crypto spotlight will inspire and encourage a new generation of women to enter the blockchain sector.

Diversity is key to the crypto industry's future. By empowering women, we're breaking gender barriers and unleashing a long-untapped source of invention and creativity. More influential women in crypto might revolutionize the business, not only for women.

First of all,the gender feature is not necessary,secondly,bitcoin is not gender-based which makes it accessible to all.
 Honestly,some controversies are not even supposed to be on the table,there's nothing like gender inequality here its not the men's fault that fewer women are not interested in bitcoin.Normally,the man is the head family and he is supposed to be more explorative and committed when it comes to career.Its only few women that are conscious about taking big responsibilities in career.
  Most women have less interest in bitcoin,already,been a mother is also a full time job for time and having to deal with too much work load can get them choked up.And its okay for us to never think and believe that the cryptospace is gender-based.

It is the world of the Internet and digital currencies, and it is difficult to know the dealers unless they want to reveal their identity publicly

But I believe that there are pioneering women in this field and in other fields, despite their small number. Perhaps everyone should be supported to make work and profit opportunities equal for all .

Do we have to think about it? Not only in the crypto space, but women are less active in industrial activities and almost every activity that is outside of the home. Even though anyone can be in crypto without going outside. But, the mentality matters as well. Not every woman cares about making money or inventing something new that will help them make money.

Everyone wants easy money these days. If someone could make money more easily, why they would work hard? Girls usually like working hard at home to make it better for you. Isn't it better? She let you work and earn, and she work to satisfy you and give you comfort when you are tired.

Well, the cryptocurrency industry is always open to anyone regardless of gender, age, race and all other factors so if there are only a few women then maybe it is not yet their time to go in. As mentioned above, there are now women who are famous in this industry so in terms of role model we have them and it is all up to women to take the challenge and be a part of this still men-dominated world. Do we have to tell women to join us here? You can do that if you want but that can be a big waste of time as cryptocurrency is mostly online anyone with an interest can easily find information she is looking for. So the question is: Why women are less interested with cryptocurrency...is it the perceived risks in here like many of them are viewing crypto like gambling?

I think that would be good to get more influential women in crypto.

There are definitely women who have a negative connotation of Bitcoin and Crypto due to men generally being more attracted to "riskier" investments and technology than women, and therefore they actually think of Bitcoin and Crypto as a male thing, rather than simply a technology, just because men are naturally more attracted to the type of thing that Bitcoin happens to be.

Women actually see Bitcoin/Crypto as some male culture thing that is gate-kept by men, as though it actually has anything to do with gender, and therefore something that simply isn't for women. And among some women the toxic scammy annoying "Crypto Bro" stereotype is how they think of anyone who is at all involved in the space. With some women if you even mention Bitcoin they think you are doing something suspicious or are going to try to scam them. Bitcoin is still largely seen as a suspicious thing, and for women even more so simply because it happens to more easily attract men. Basically they think Bitcoin and Crypto is some men's club, rather than being a technology. And that's not good because the more women who think this and express these opinions, the more women who are going to adopt that line of thought.


Unfortunately the vast majority of people don't yet have any distinction between Bitcoin's role as a revolutionary global currency for humanity and "Crypto degens" / "Crypto bros" / altcoins and NFT shilling get-rich-quick scammy type people. So Bitcoin gets lumped in with the shadier and absurd parts of Crypto. Of course this doesn't have anything to do with gender, but adding in the fact that pretty much all the toxic or silly stuff is done by men (because its mostly men in the space in general) makes women associate the bad stuff with crypto men and therefore think the whole space is to be avoided as some sort of male money cult.

Probably doesn't help either that I feel like half the time I actually hear about a woman getting popular in the space its because she's giving crypto trading advice based on make-believe astrology nonsense, which makes it seem like only silly women get involved in the space. Probably also don't help that when I try to think of a woman associated with crypto in some way, the first name that pops in my head is Elizabeth Warren, who is horribly misinformed on Bitcoin and very publicly hates it and is regarded by many women (and men) as a righteous crusader. I mean I'm liberal and agree strongly with her on some stuff (mostly social policy) but her economic ideas, including on Bitcoin, just tend to be extreme and stupid.

So it seems like right now when women become popular for crypto views its either for being silly or for being strongly against Bitcoin due to misinformation. Not the kind of Bitcoin/Crypto female role models anyone should want.

There is Lyn Alden Schwartzer, who is a financial analyst whose content on Bitcoin I've seen occasionally over the past few years. And she is probably the most sensible and intelligent person I've ever seen talk about Bitcoin. Whenever I read her stuff it parallels my own knowledge/thoughts of Bitcoin, but then she brings in her vast additional knowledge and data to shed new light on the subject that is far beyond my own knowledge. But most people don't have a clue who she is since she's not some celebrity finance person.

Anyway, yes we need more influencial women in crypto so certain demographics of women stop associating Bitcoin/Crypto as some "crypto bro" male money cult and instead recognize it as a incredibly powerful monetary technology that they should be involved with.

I don't see any big issue right here now, we can compare this to "Women in tech".
So for me, increasing the number of powerful women in the crypto industry can be a great way to bring about change, but it's also critical to address the systemic problems that lie at the root of gender imbalances, like discrimination in hiring procedures, workplace culture and resource and education accesibility.

IMO the reason for less number of women in crypto might be women may be more risk-averse and less likely to invest in or pursue careers in such fields.  Plus factor of this lack of confidence may deter women from participating in male-dominated spaces like involving in crypto.
That's why, most of those influencers are men, not women but hopefully, in the future, there will be great women influencers.

But sometimes I think that we shouldn't need influencers and gender doesn't matter since we're all here in this space wanted to be anonymous for privacy matters.

First thing first, I always support women to get to the top of whatever they are doing. And in this modern era other than physical strength and willingness, there is really nothing that prevent women from achieving what man can achieve, especially in the developed nation where the opportunity and role for women and men is equal. So if there is lack of women showing up as a crypto influencer I think it is a matter of choice because strength doesn't matter in this field.

And I don't think we need more influencer not man nor women, there is already enough influencer in crypto Industry, and let's be honest most of us doesn't even actually listen to those influencers, we know it's just for the show. And if we look at the crypto project's team, there is already many women working in the engineering or marketing department, so I think those women are choosing to work in the thing that actually matter in the crypto Industry, rather than just become an influencer.

I think cryptocurrency does not differentiate between gender and age in its adoption and development, how many women there are is not an obstacle for crypto to move forward,
Even though in reality there are many women who have entered crypto themselves, they hide themselves from their gender

The debate on gender arises where there is no equality and women are treated down. This means that for the same work done, women will be paid less and men will get higher pay. These kinds of activities can be seen in some places. In such a situation, there is a need for stronger women who are capable of fighting for their rights. Here, no such issues were recorded, as the majority of the activities take place in an anonymous manner. Compared to the past, the involvement of women in the cryptospace has increased. This is quite good and appreciable.

You're right in what you said, all of us who hold or buy Bitcoin can do what we want to do, honestly. If you want to do it, you can do it for experience. so it's just that in these situations, which is the time of accumulation of Bitcoin in most of the crypto field, we will first put aside the use of Bitcoin as payment in any business that accepts it as payment.

It is even better for now to accumulate it until the time when we need to sell it because we know that we can make a profit from it. It's that simple to do as holders.

There are many women in cryptocurrency whose identity we don't know. There may also be many large holders in Bitcoin that we don't know. Several individuals has also said that gender discrimination should not bring in this purpose either. Since this platform values one's privacy it is foolish to share personal information which no one would want to do. You mentioned some of the top names in cryptocurrency but there are many women who are anonymously contributing to the space as well. Looking at Bitcoin wallets can't tell anything but it can be inferred that women aren't far behind in the crypto space either.

If they will come OP, they're welcome but it doesn't mean this would help and promote crypto adoption and I know investors don't focus on knowing who is investing in Bitcoin. People will embrace crypto if they gain trust and interest in this because even hearing those influential names if they live in doubts, that can't be possible to step in, they will still move away.

It is not the gender that brings people confidence in embracing/adapting crypto but it is their understanding as we can't bring people in if they never know something about Bitcoin and crypto in general. Maybe that will encourage them but not the assurance that it gets much attention from the community.

Doesnt really matter actually which gender is really that dominating here on crypto space and with those known personalities or figures here on crypto on which if it turns out that those big names are mostly males
then it doesnt mean that women in population wont really be that having those kind of impressions on getting interested with cryptocurrencies? I dont actually see the relevance because when it comes to poking up
someones interest then it wont matter whether you have seen it on a man or a woman into those words which are correlated to crypto.

Well, it doesnt matter much though since we've seen that recognition and adoption rate is never been that stopping and it gets better or higher year by year.
Sooner or later we've been able to see that majority of the population do already know Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies existence and just like on what i have
said that this is something which is inevitable.

What's the need to balance the numbers between men and women in this industry? Investment chooses no gender or race, except one's will and initiative to invest as well as knowledge to do so, nothing more and nothing less. There are just people who tend to compaare; if you notice that male investors are way larger with number of female also doing the same thing, that is only because of difference with preference as an individual. Crypto in the first place still has its issue concerning market price volatility and widescale adoption as an alternative mode of payment. It doesn't matter if you are a girl or not, as long as you know to yourself what you are engaging yourself with. Rather than focusing with the differences, it would be better to look for things we do all have in common;  drive to earn profit and being patient of profit.

As a woman—by any definition—the question strikes me as odd, perhaps because of my non-U.S. upbringing.

First, is there a compelling reason a project needs specific types of individuals—women, Indians, or birdwatchers—unless justified by concrete technical, research, or market-related factors? Crypto inherently does not discriminate and is, in my honest opinion, one of the least toxic and most welcoming domains. A primary reason, as highlighted by many, is the anonymity of most community members. Who's to say a significant number of us aren't women? Maybe Satoshi Nakamoto is a woman, or a collective of women—who can tell? 

Second, as m2017 said, "if there are women who want to build a career in this field, then if they have the abilities and talents, they will very quickly become famous and influential personalities." From personal experience, I can say that in real life it's already reverse discrimination on steroids. Almost every time I attended any relevant events like at MIT, people offer to join some random project because having a female team member will be beneficial to apply to, say, YCombinator just because of the shape of my organs, and I'm in the right place with that shape. This situation upsets me a lot because I do not want or need genitalia-based affirmative action; I personally consider it (reverse) discrimination.

Third, if you want more women involved in anything, you are working from the wrong direction. It's not the crypto community (or almost any in the English-speaking world) that discriminates against women; it's the huge number of women who are now being treated as slaves/property/cattle and not allowed to have education and participate in literally anything. Free these women, and you automatically increase the number of women participating in all types of projects everywhere. Girls born in the US don't know how lucky they are. The main obstacle in my life to being involved in fields I loved, that my family considered inappropriate for a girl (like computers, technical things, math), was *traditional family values*—the "be pretty not smart" mentality. When it became obvious that I had some math talent by winning local math Olympiads without any training (I was surprised when years later I found out that people train for math Olympiads the same as for sport Olympiads; I was under the impression you are just sent to it and get a free day from school), instead of embracing it, my mother told me a story about some acquaintance of hers who was a math professor but did not have a family and was, according to my mother, very unhappy (although she had no f..g idea). That's why I urgently need to compensate now for all the most productive learning time I lost before I escaped from the iron hug of my "loving family," and I need to self-educate myself very quickly to get up to speed.

Bottom line, yes, we need to end discrimination of women, but not where there is none (like in the crypto community), but where the root of the problem actually is—in terrible societies where women are property, not people. For example, in Afghanistan, the word "kidnapped" is translated differently for men and women: for men/boys, the meaning is close to "kidnapped," but for women/girls, it's "stolen" like a cow—a cow cannot be kidnapped, it can only be stolen. If all those feminists had spent an iota of their energy on fighting the disastrous women's situation where it's actually urgently needed, perhaps this question about "more women" anywhere would be even less relevant than it is now in the English-speaking world.

I apologize for the rant; I needed to say it out loud, and this forum is probably the only place where I can speak freely without self-censorship.

Firstly what does technology have to do with gender, anyone who contributes to developing a system is never recognized based on gender, what's bad if more men or more women are contributing on a platform to evolve the system? What matters is the system itself and its growth not the number of individuals based on gender.

Why do people particularly mention men & women even in this timeline I really cant get it. What could make a change wether a technology is developed by men or women that not the concern for if you are a consumer just use the technology and live good, if you are a competitor put more efforts for more efficient product.

Without discriminating against women, men dominate almost all the sectors of the world. Even the female fashion industry is dominated by men. I think men can access funds more than women so they can easily invest in any sector. Another reason might also be that men are more focused on business than women who are sometimes distracted by childraising and home keeping. I totally agree with your position that the crypto space is nondiscriminatory which means everybody is free to be part of the industry. However, speaking from the happenings in my location, it will be difficult for a large number of women to get involved in the crypto business because many of them don't have the same opportunities most men have because of religious and cultural sentiments.     

My politics tend to lean toward the right, and I find many things like ESG funding and forced diversity in media to be a horrible trend that's actually discrimination disguised as something else, and it only serves to divide rather than unite us.

So you probably know what my answer to this is going to be: if women want to get into bitcoin and become so involved in it that they actually become influential, they're free to do so.  I've never heard any stories of women being discriminated against when it comes to the crypto space, so the paucity of women in general and influential ones in particular tells me that the majority of bitcoin/crypto enthusiasts are male. 

It's been that way from the start based on the few books I've read about bitcoin's history.  We don't need more women necessarily, as I don't think there's any benefit to anyone if they suddenly started adopting it.  They can if they want to; nothing's stopping them.

Next we'll be asking for racial and ethnic representation to help, I don't know, native Americans embrace crypto? Or ethnic tribal Asian groups?
That's not how it works.

This gender thing goes beyond crypto -- even when a few years back they were really trying to bring women numbers up in blockchain companies, you'd notice they were largely grouped into content/marketing/admin/hr -- just like in any other industry. Sweeping generalisation, of course, as the names you've mentioned are technical career women (and not also dismissing the content/media etc. categories).

It's an age-old issue in tech and engineering. You just don't get enough interest or support. That's grassroots education, not something a specific industry can really change.

My region learnt long ago you don't just fill up universities with women in the areas you feel they're underrepresented (I remember in the 90s 9:1 ratio of women to men in unis in a lot of technical faculties, and yet majority of women graduates ended up not choosing a career in the field). Change, if they truly feel is needed, also has to come from within, no?

Gender isn't a big deal I'm this space. Whether male or female, it doesn't matter, what really matter is that the space is moving forward.
Crypto is not a gender based agenda. Any gender willing to embrace it should do so.

Gender aside, I think crypto currency awareness or popularity should or is not based on which gender group is much more knowledgeable about bitcoin or crypto currency. Yes, if we will compare, there are more men than women who do crypto currencies, and we don't know the exact reason for that, but maybe because men are more on the internet and like to explore as their hobbies are gaming or what, while women are more focused on other stuff like aesthetics or something like that. Also, as we know, crypto currency is just for strong will and a strong mind, so women tend to be more fragile than men, so they can't take the stress and anxiety crypto currency may bring. But we aren't gatekeeping or limiting women from accessing or doing crypto currency; it is just that in reality, more men are emerging into complex things such as crypto currency.

I can guess one of the main features of the crypto space is privacy and I believe lots of person would prefer to keep their identity unknown and am sure that is basically one of the major thoughts on the minds of one of the greatest creators @satoshi nakamoto as he aslo kept him anonymous so if you really come to think of it who knows if Satoshi is even a lady? but who cares we all know that a certain proportion of both genders are involved in the activity around the Crypto space and this adds no impact so let's focus more on what's ahead.

Many women are engaged in cryptocurrencies and quite successfully, I personally know a few. My opinion is that the names of men are well known, because men have always been behind the greatest discoveries, inventions and innovations in any field, that's how this world works. I don't want to offend women in any way, but there are statistics.

The narrative that women aren't interested in crypto has slowly diminished over time. Just because they don't get all the headlines like CZ or Justin Sun doesn't mean there aren't many women in the industry. The names you mentioned are a few of the most prominent examples. A decade ago it would've been difficult to name more than 1 or 2 off the top of my head. If people think there isn't enough women in crypto they should pay more attention and follow a more diverse set of people on social media. It is clearly a thriving demographic.

OP, just like the first comment said, and based on what I read early last year regarding the millions of Bitcoin wallets that have been created, there is no evidence that can help you segregate between the wallet that belongs to a woman investor and the one that belongs to a man investor. I don't know why people feel that there are fewer women who are into crypto. Personally, for me, I don't feel that way; I believe that there are so many women in the crypto space too. Even in my country, I know that there are so many young ladies who are very interested in Bitcoin and crypto, as long as it is something that they feel is safe to put in their money, they are ready to invest.

I believe that men have the heart to risk a lot, while women cannot risk a lot because they want to protect their money with whatever they have so that the money they have managed to save doesn't slip from them, but that doesn't mean that there are fewer women in the space. Women also have brains like men to be able to know what Bitcoin is and blockchain technology, so they don't need a woman influencer in the crypto space before they can key into the space. They are already doing so, without your notice.

Not only influential women I respect all women who are involved in crypto-currencies and who do other things including investment trading. Cryptocurrencies are generally dominated by men rather than women, so if women are able to engage with the platform and carry out various activities, they will certainly be appreciated for their work. If a list of the best Bitcoin investors were to be made, there would certainly be a number of female investors who are big investors. You have to respect the courage and risk-taking nature of women doing such great work in a place where women are considered relatively weaker than men. There are many women investors who are idols of many and are followed by many.

While there are still relatively few women involved in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, the ones who have adopted it are finding success. For example, Gracy Chen, a thought leader in the crypto space, whose insights are impressive. Her expertise demonstrates the potential for women to thrive in this industry. Although more work needs to be done to make crypto and blockchain more inclusive, the accomplishments of these pioneering women are encouraging. Their leadership can inspire more female participation and advancement in this important emerging field.
https://www.techopedia.com/women-in-crypto-bitget-gracy-chen

Lol this got me laughing man...I have experienced same scenario in several group chats

How do you propose to increase the number of women in the cryptoindustry? Issue quotas? This, just like the market, is a self-regulating phenomenon, and if there are women who want to build a career in this field, then if they have the abilities and talents, they will very quickly become famous and influential personalities. In a world of equal rights, everyone has equal rights, right?

The gender doesn't need the help of powerful women to accept crypto. Women should embrace cryptocurrencies not because of other women in the industry, but because of the technical or financial opportunities that cryptocurrencies provide. Simply put, if you want to buy a cryptocurrency, do it not out of gender solidarity, but based on technical analysis.

I think that equality and distrust about gender identities in this space should be implemented and practiced by everyone. I've grown tired of reading about cases of fraud by a Tinder "pretty girl".
By the way, Thailand^[1] requires more special attention regarding OP's wishes .

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_identities_in_Thailand

Exactly my thoughts. Crypto is one of rare remaining places where we don't have this toxic thing. I actually never thought that there is very few women in crypto. Yeah, there is less than men, but not so few that it would be a problem actually. And as you say, staying anonymous is a thing in crypto, no matter that someone would like to change it, some people just don't want to disclose their identity, gender.
Equal rights is great thing, but in most cases you won't have 50/50 ratio of man and women, no matter it's crypto, science, sports, art or something. Unless you're pushing this thing artificially.

Do we really have to bring in that gender debate and that toxic culture associated with it into the crypto space too?

Here majority of us are anonymous and prefer to stay that way, crypto has never been of that mainstream ideology and I would prefer it to be like that. But obviously someone will always differ in motions.

A lot of women already are in crypto but they dont show their details. I dont mind that, after all my job on this space is to learn about bitcoin and make money not anything else.

Whether there are more female crypto personalities are out there, what is important is most of us have the same goal on this community and that is to thrive and be all successful by investing on it. I think there's an edge for the female crypto personalities since this is likely a male-dominated market. There could be simp or what not but that's not the whole point of it when a truly influential female comes to defend the community and knows how-to on this market.

I agree, it doesn't really matter at all and it seems that all of us here, both genders are just equal. Anyway, you've got a great sig mate.

There are other factors at play when it comes to people's interest but I imagine that could help as well. My guess is, it's gonna be like the general tech industry. It's male dominated but we've slowly seen an increase of women as the industry expanded so I'm expecting an increase on crypto space too as it gets more popular.


Lol I have a theory about this.

So I used to refer people I've met on crypto online communities as he/him by default aka assumed they were dudes lol. It's possible a lot of folks have the same way of thinking.

This is a cryptospace where physical contact is very rare, there is no reference to a crypto address whether the owner is male or female which means it really isn't a necessity. Maybe the statistics about gender numbers are true, but we will never know the reality. I have a female friend who is active in several airdrop groups, and people there call her "sir", "bro", "man" even though she is clearly wearing a profile photo of her own face.
So, gender isn't something serious.

When we talk about influencial names in crypto aside the greatest of the greatest like Satoshi Nakamoto and Vitalik Buterin, we hear names like Chanpeng Zhao, Justin Sun, Barry Silbert and the rest. I have only come across few female names which are quite unpopular if you ask me. Names like Caitlin Long, Cathie Wood and Elizabeth Stark are few names that rings a bell out of the thousands names one can find. Do you think there are more influencial women in crypto, this will help to encourage more women into adopting cryptocurrency? Perhaps there are some which are doing really great but we haven't got to hear their names.