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Author: Daniel Ramirez-Escudero, CoinTelegraph; Compilation: Whitewater, Bitchain Vision
The cryptocurrency market is firmly in a bull cycle driven by growing institutional adoption and bullish sentiment in the United States.Bitcoin was once regarded as a fringe asset, but is now being welcomed by major financial institutions.
Women play a central role in this transformation, leading startups, developing policies, creating educational content, writing research reports, and more to help drive mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies.
Given its roots in the tech and finance traditionally dominated by men, cryptocurrencies have long been a male-dominated industry.However, novel industries represent the evolution of freshness and innovation in these industries.Cryptocurrencies are now attracting more women, providing unique opportunities to address gender imbalances in technology and finance.
Cryptocurrencies have long been criticized for their “brother” culture, but as the industry matures, it becomes more balanced, with women increasingly leading the way, even surpassing men in some areas.
On July 29, a report by cryptocurrency hedge fund Pantera Capital showed thatWomen in the industry have begun to earn more than men, which is obviously an exception to other industry trends.
“The relatively fair wages in the cryptocurrency sector show that gender equality is moving in a larger direction, which marks a trend of progress in this rather new field,” the report noted.
In the cryptocurrency space, women earn more than men.Source: Pantera
The gender wage gap in the crypto industry may have reversed, but women are still underrepresented in senior positions, highlighting the industry’s ongoing glass ceiling.
The gender wage gap in the cryptocurrency sector has reversed.Source: Pantera
Still, women have seized the opportunity to jump into the cryptocurrency gold rush, and their efforts have produced fruitful results, contributed significantly in various disciplines and have achieved success in the crypto industry.
Senator Cynthia Lummis: Legislator for Bitcoin
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, from Wyoming, has become a key figure in the crypto industry, mainly due to her advocacy for clear, balanced crypto regulations.
Lummis invested in Bitcoin in 2013.Her deep understanding of digital assets and her background as a Wyoming Treasurer makes her the primary spokesperson for innovation and regulatory clarity in the U.S. Senate.
Lummis strongly criticized the current anti-cryptocurrency regulatory approach, especially the SEC’s enforcement-driven stance.This helped her win the trust of many in the crypto community.
Her advocacy includes pushing for the classification of Bitcoin and Ethereum as commodities, governed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rather than the Securities and Exchange Commission.
On July 27, 2024, she introduced the Bitcoin Act of 2024 at the Bitcoin Nashville Conference.The bill would require the U.S. government to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve, purchase about 5% of the total supply of 21 million Bitcoins, and hold it for at least 20 years.She hopes the United States will use Bitcoin as a reserve asset to hedge currency depreciation.Lummis says:
“We have money now, but we will no longer hold it in dollars and assets that are designed to depreciate at least 2% each year. We will hold it as an asset that will add value.”
After the 2024 federal election, Republicans controlled both the Senate and the House of Representatives, and she doubled down on her promise to pass the bill.
Source: Senator Cynthia Lummis
Lummis even further suggested that the U.S. could exchange its gold reserves for cryptocurrencies instead of waiting to buy Bitcoin.
The Bitcoin Act is considered by many to be one of the most optimistic factors in the current Bitcoin cycle and remains a source of excitement in the crypto community.
Blockstream co-founder and CEO and Hashcash inventor Adam Back predicts that Bitcoin could be valued at more than $1 million if implemented.
Source: Adam Back
Basel Ismail, CEO of Blockcircle, an investment analytics platform, noted that if the bill is passed in the United States, it will “sign a signal to most G20 countries” to follow suit, triggering the domino effect.
Maya Parbhoe: Create a new Bitcoin country
Suriname presidential candidate Maya Parbhoe has an ambitious vision: to create a Bitcoin country that is deeply integrated with cryptocurrencies.
Her plan for Suriname is not just to make Bitcoin a fiat currency—she hopes to dissolve the central bank, cut taxes, privatize public services, issue national Bitcoin bonds and implement widespread deregulation.
In 2023, she worked with Samson Mow, CEO of Bitcoin accelerator Jan3, to play a crucial role in El Salvador’s Bitcoin transformation.She almost achieved her goal of making Bitcoin a fiat currency in Suriname, but she said corruption undermined her efforts, prompting her to seek change through politics.
In October 2024, she announced her participation in the May 2025 election and promised that if she wins, she would have Suriname adopted the Bitcoin standard within one year.
From left: Suriname President Chen Santorki, Maya Palbo and Ben Van Hul.
While many politicians have only recently accepted cryptocurrencies, Parbhoe has been involved in Bitcoin for the past decade and has a strong belief in Satoshi Nakamoto’s values.
In 2014, her curiosity led her to Bitcoin and found a lifelong career, as she shared:
“I was completely trapped in the rabbit hole and decided to devote the rest of my life to it. If there is a reason to let you die on this mountain, it’s Bitcoin.”
Parbhoe’s vision and efforts to eradicate corruption have been supported by many in the Bitcoin community.However, only time will tell if the momentum she is building is enough to take power and reshape the future of the country.
Perianne Boring: Tired Bitcoin Lobbyist
US President-elect Donald Trump has made several promises that, if they are fulfilled, could make the country overwhelmingly support cryptocurrencies.However, U.S. regulators and politicians are not always so crypto-friendly.
Perianne Boring, founder and CEO of the Digital Chamber, a blockchain advocacy group, has been tirelessly advocating for the frontline crypto-friendly policies.
The crypto voter group has made its own voice, and we now have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make the United States the world’s cryptocurrency capital.
——Perianne (@PerianneDC), November 13, 2024
In 2018, Forbes named Boring one of the “Top 50 Women in the Tech World in the United States”, which represents her strong influence in the U.S. field.
Boring was an early adopter who learned about Bitcoin while working on Capitol Hill in 2011.She has served as an economic analyst on the House Financial Services Committee, and her political experience and knowledge of Bitcoin have led her to her current role.
She is a staunch defender of clear crypto policies and criticizes the SEC because many people in the crypto industry believe it is “law enforcement regulation.”She believes that the CFTC should regulate cryptocurrencies because “cryptocurrencies are commodities.”
Her positive attitude may have put her on the shortlist for CFTC chair candidates, and if she is nominated and confirmed, she has the potential to enact crypto-friendly regulations.
She could become a key figure in the crypto-regulation field, especially if the 21st Century Financial Innovation and Technology Act (FIT21) was enacted.FIT21 will clarify the role of CFTC and SEC, confirming that most digital assets that fail to pass the “Howey test” of SEC securities will be under the jurisdiction of the CFTC, especially in the spot market.
Natalie Brunell: Encoding education for the public
Natalie Brunell is a well-known figure in the cryptocurrency space, known for his role as a Bitcoin advocate and educator.
Brunell hosts Coin Stories, a very popular Bitcoin-centric podcast in which she interviews key figures in the fields of Bitcoin and economics.Her work helps connect complex financial concepts with personal stories, making Bitcoin acceptable to a wide audience.
Brunell began his career in traditional media, where she worked as an investigative and television journalist for more than a decade.After witnessing the financial woes of her family during the 2008 financial crisis, she began to turn to Bitcoin, which led her to question the systemic problems of the traditional financial system.
Since then, her show has brought cryptocurrency-related guests such as Michael Saylor, Peter Schiff, PlanB, Anthony Pompliano, Willy Woo, Raoul Pal, Dan Held, Peter McCormack and Jimmy Song to name a few.
Her journey from traditional media to a full-time Bitcoin advocate highlights her commitment to reshaping the public’s understanding of currency and technology.
Lyn Alden: Bitcoin Researcher
Lyn Alden, an investor and equity analyst, has become a well-known figure in macroeconomic analysis and investment strategy.She is actively involved in the activities of cryptocurrency thought leaders, providing her perspective and understanding of the cryptocurrency market.
Alden is good at making complex analysis simple for the average person.In 2024, she commissioned a research report titled “Bitcoin: Global Liquidity Barometer” to explore the strong correlation between Bitcoin price trends and global liquidity, especially measuring cash, check deposits andM2 money supply for other types of monetary assets.
Research shows that Bitcoin is consistent with global liquidity trends about 83% of the time, which is higher than other major asset classes such as gold and stocks.
This view highlights the potential of Bitcoin to benefit from favorable liquidity conditions, while acknowledging its volatility and reliance on broader macroeconomic changes.
Margot Paez: Fighting environmental error messages
One of the most common criticisms about cryptocurrencies is that crypto mining has a negative impact on the environment that is too destructive.However, this statement has begun to change.
Bitcoin uses Proof of Work (PoW) as its consensus mechanism, which requires strong computing power to generate new blocks on the blockchain.According to the Cambridge Alternative Financial Center (CCAF), as of December 17, Bitcoin consumed about 185 terawatt hours per year, more than Egypt and Poland.
Comparison chart of Bitcoin energy consumption rankings in various countries.Source: CCAF
Research conducted by Margot Paez, a researcher at the Bitcoin Policy Institute and consultant for environmental sustainability, challenges the idea that Bitcoin is harmful to the environment.She believes that contrary to intuition, Bitcoin’s mining flexibility and location-independent nature may accelerate the global transition to renewable energy while helping to balance the energy network.
She played an active role in data-supported publicity campaigns that helped to better understand Bitcoin mining.
Ophelia Snyder: Encryption ETF Expert
The rise in Bitcoin price in 2024 is closely related to the approval of spot Bitcoin Exchange Trading Funds (ETFs).BlackRock’s BTC ETF has become the most successful ETF it has ever launched, flipping its gold ETF through a succession of record capital inflows.
Ophelia Snyder, co-founder and president of 21.co, is a sponsor and deputy consultant to ARK Invest spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs and has been a key figure in setting up multiple ETFs.
On November 1, 2018, she launched the world’s first crypto-index exchange-traded product in Switzerland through her 21.co subsidiary 21Shares.
One of Snyder’s major achievements is a partnership with Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest to launch Bitcoin ETFs in the United States.Her efforts have played an important role in the legalization of crypto assets by providing simple and secure market access.
