Women who rock that blockchain industry

As the blockchain market continues its apparently inexorable rise, it can seem as if women are not at the forefront of this growth. We are here to prove you wrong. Here are just some of the girls who are rocking all that blockchain ICO crypto-craziness, and there are even more to come! #girlpower

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Botanico
Aug 24, 2017 · 3 min read

A venture-backed technology entrepreneur with over a decade’s worth of experience, Galia Benartzi holds the titles of Co-founder and VP Biz Dev of Mytopia, Particle Code, and AppCoin. On top of that, she is EIR at Trinity Ventures, and Venture Partner at Founders Fund. With an M.A. in International Monetary Theory to boot, Galia is passionate about blockchain’s pledge to facilitate access to exciting opportunities for people around the world. We are proud of you, Galia!

Jessica Versteeg is many things: CEO of Paragon, entrepreneur extraordinaire, model, and Miss Iowa US 2014. Way to go, Jessica!

Kathleen Breitman has enjoyed quite the career. She is Co-founder of Dynamic Ledger Solutions, the company that developed Tezos — a new blockchain-based cryptocurrency. Before that, she was a senior strategy associate for R3, which leads a consortium of more than 70 of the world’s largest financial firms in blockchain research and development. She has also worked at Accenture, Bridgewater Associates, and the Wall Street Journal. Good job, Kathleen!

A former model, Daria “Dasha” Arefyeva now works as an event manager and marketing specialist with the Crypto Friends community. In just a short period of time, Dasha has been fundamental in Russia’s adoption of Bitcoin and blockchain-based projects. You rock, Dasha!

Dash advocate Amanda B. Johnson in known for being the world’s first freelancer to be paid by blockchain procedure. Prior to producing YouTube videos, she was a prolific writer, contributing to Bitcoin Magazine, CoinTelegraph, bitcoin.com, and The Daily Decrypt. What a woman!

Linda Xie used to be a portfolio risk analyst at AIG in New York. In 2014, she joined Coinable and worked in blockchain investigation. Having gained experience in this area, she became Product Manager of the internal tools team, which automates tools for all the departments at Coinbase. Keep up the the good work, Linda!

Bettina Warburg is a blockchain researcher, entrepreneur, and educator. With a vocation in political science, she has a deep passion for the spaces in which politics and technology intersect. Her TED talk on blockchain attracted about two million views. Keep up the good work, Bettina!

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