Because there are so many powerful women in crypto, we thought we’d stretch our series to highlight another five hard-hitters in the industry.
Bringing you the most influential women in crypto, part two:
Charlene Fadirepo
Charlene Fadirepo is the founder of Guidefi, a fintech platform connecting women of color with financial advisors, a venture that began after experiencing difficulty in finding a financial advisor for her family. Fadirepo is a bitcoin advisor and consultant that brings the digital currency into small businesses and non-profit organizations. She is also a Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Technical advisor for Georgian College, a Bitcoin speaker, co-host, and creator of the ‘Bitcoin In Nigeria’ Podcast. She’s even helped launch bitcoin across Africa!
Maliha Abidi
Maliha Abidi is a Pakistani-American artist, author, and neuroscience student. Abidi launched her first NFT collection Women Rise, complete with 10,000 NFT art pieces to “celebrate women in Web3 and bring more women into the space.” Abidi is fueled by social issues, including women’s rights, mental health, and anti-racism, and has been featured on BBC, Glamour Magazine, Malala Fund, and TRT World, to name a few.
Cleve Mesidor
Cleve Mesidor shifted gears from Obama Presidential Appointee, a senior staffer in Congress and running US political campaigns, to a Public Policy Advisor to the Blockchain Association. She also leads the National Policy Network of Women of Color in Blockchain and serves on the Board of Directors for Value Technology Foundation and Crypto Connect. She even has her own podcast and authored ‘THE CLEVOLUTION: My Quest for Justice in Politics & Crypto.’
Kiana Danial
Kiana Danial didn’t start investing in crypto until 2018, but she wasn’t late to the game. The author of ‘Cryptocurrency Investing For Dummies’ and ‘Invest Diva’s Guide to Making Money in Forex’, cryptocurrency expert Kiana Danial leads Invest Diva to help people create a unique financial strategy that works for them. Featured in The Wall Street Journal, Time, CNN, Forbes, and Fox News, Danial focuses on financially empowering women in the crypto world.
Wendy O
“Anyone who can read can learn crypto.” Entering the crypto space with zero experience in 2017, Wendy O is an expert and crypto influencer, confirmed by her spot as the largest female crypto YouTuber in the world. This is all thanks to The O Show, the channel she uses to document her crypto journey, to bring the complicated crypto world to the masses.
Stay tuned!
