a week ago, Coin Telegraph Post a “Women who kicked ass in cryptocurrencies” A piece in which only one non-American or non-European woman was mentioned (Maya Barbeau).
Because I feel that what is happening with Bitcoin in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia – the regions where Bitcoin is often used as a currency and money of last resort – is much more interesting than what is happening in the United States and America. Europe, I’m here to tell you about some women in Bitcoin from these regions who are starting out in 2024.
Farida Bemba Nabourima — Nabourima is a long-time activist and human rights defender, originally from Togo. It is also the primary organizer of African Bitcoin Conferencewhich has, over the past three years, provided Africans with a great opportunity to pitch to and connect with Bitcoin users from all over the world.
Rina’s girls — Salvadoran Chicas was promoted to Director of Education at Mi Primer Bitcoin this year, and is also a member of the organization’s board of directors. Her Bitcoin journey began just two years ago when she went to Bitcoin adoption conference in El Salvador As one of the attendees.
A beloved vision — Mahboob is one of the first female technology executives in Afghanistan. As it was established Digital Citizen Funda non-profit organization that aims to improve the technological knowledge of Afghan women. This year, it continued its efforts to establish IT centers for girls in secondary schools across Afghanistan, as well as introducing its educational model to schools in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Nepal.
Give Rizkith – Rezkitha is Fedi’s Southeast Asia Community Manager and co-founder of the Indonesian Bitcoin community and Bitcoin conference in Indonesia. Aside from continuing her duties to FIDE this year, Rizkita has toured the world speaking about her work at events such as the Oslo Freedom Forum and Bitcoin 2024.
Lauren Marcel — Marcel, based in Kenya, is the founder Bitcoin Dadaa virtual Bitcoin educational platform and sisterhood for African women. She was also named Most Influential African Bitcoiner of 2024 by the African Bitcoiners group.
Kenyan Lauren Marcel (@marcellorin) is the most influential African bitcoiner of 2024!
during @btc_dada and @DadaDevs It empowers leaders like @waithiraah, @lindacario54810, @noelynesumba And many more, creating a ripple effect that changes Africa forever.
More 👇 pic.twitter.com/W84gicWVs1— African Bitcoiners ⚡ (@afribitcoiners) December 11, 2024
Isabella Santos — Santos is one of the founders of the Mexican Bitcoin community BTC Islandbased in Isla Mujeres, is also one of the founders of the Bitcoin media outlet Get a foundation (Who recently released a killer documentary titled “How the Fed Secretly Enslaved the World”). Beyond that, she continued to tour the world this year as host of the show Bitcoin behind the sceneswe bring you some exciting behind-the-scenes shots at the world’s largest Bitcoin conferences.
Nolin Sumba —Sumba, based in Kenya, oversees “orange planting operations.” They are drunkA Bitcoin Lightning wallet that can be used on feature phones. And also in 2024, Seif Al-Din Ammous Classics Bitcoin standard It was published in Swahili and Abdi thanks to Sumba’s help in translating the text.
The gift of Christ Massé lives in London, but was born to parents from Mauritius and Uganda. She is the founder Grundswil projectan organization that works to promote peace and compassion among diverse communities. She gave a lecture at the Oslo Freedom Forum this year entitled: “How Bitcoin Can Fund the Fight against Terrorism”highlighting how Somali women are being taught how to use Bitcoin to raise political funds to help support female candidates in the country.
Janet Menge — Mainji, based in Kenya, is one of the founders Account without networka company that has not only been mining Bitcoin profitably in Africa over the past year but has also helped bring electricity to rural areas in Africa.
Mary Emmaswine – Imasuyin, who is of Nigerian and Filipino descent and resides in Nigeria, is Fedi’s global marketing director and a self-described “bitcoin-only player” who often speaks out in support of Thunder games. While Imasuin wasn’t touring the world discussing her work in 2024, you could hear her as a guest on the podcast or on the gaming stream
Honorable mentions: Renata Rodriguez (Head of Marketing and Community at Fedi, originally from Brazil), Lorena Ortiz (Master of the Latin American Community at Fedi, based in Mexico), Edith Mbomware (Bitcoin Dada’s Ugandan community manager and supporter Bitcoin Kampala), Sabina Geto (Co-Founder of Tando, based in Kenya), Al-Furat Fenigson (host “You are the voice.” Podcast, based in Israel)
And I’ll give a quick shout out to some of the bad ladies who crushed it this year from Europe, the US or wherever: Caitlin LongCEO of US-based Custodia Bank Lawsuit against the Federal Reserve In 2024; Susie Violet Warda UK-based Bitcoin journalist and CEO of Bitcoin Policy UK, has written extensively about the dangers of over-regulation of the Bitcoin industry in the UK and Europe this year; Umi MiharaBreez’s Japan-U.S. Business Development Leader, who helped facilitate several new partnerships for Breez in 2024; DJ Valerie B. Lovethe US-based creator who launched An exceptional virtual conference this year; Neftiniwhich was launched Base58 education platform this year; Gloria Chowone of the core Bitcoin developers who does an excellent job at Distillation of how bitcoin works; Ella Houghwho helped Cornell University launch its project The first independent study program focused on Bitcoin; Eileen Osoriowhich was launched The Human Rights Foundation’s Financial Freedom Report newsletter); and L0la L33tz (The freelance journalist did a great job covering privacy regarding Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies for her publication Anger).
I know there are countless women in the Bitcoin space, neither me nor myself Coin Telegraph I confess.
To these women, I apologize for not being able to include you in this article, but I thank you for your work and contributions to the Bitcoin space.
This article is a takes. The opinions expressed are entirely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of BTC Inc or Bitcoin Magazine.
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