We’re excited to reveal the longlist for Wirex and The Cryptonomist’s 2022 Rising Women in Crypto Power List! After being open for 4 weeks, we’ve collected over 200 nominations of women from across the industry doing incredible things!
What is the Rising Women in Crypto Power List?
The Rising Women in Crypto Power List is part of Wirex’s Women in Crypto campaign, which both kicked off in 2020. The campaign was created to celebrate women in the crypto sector, showcase their roles and inspire others to get involved. With Wirex having an above-average female: male ratio, it’s an initiative that’s close to our hearts, and aligns closely with our core goal to empower everyone to have access to the benefits of crypto, including women!
Now in its third year, as part of the initiative, the Power List has welcomed over 700 nominations of women from the crypto sector doing incredible things. Each year, we work with a panel of judges to select the top 10 winners that demonstrate the highest levels of achievement, potential, influence, ambition, leadership skills and innovation.
How is the 2022 Rising Women in Crypto Power List Different?
Nominations for this year’s list were opened at their live event, ‘Women in Crypto: How will Web3 and the Metaverse Affect you?’, on the 15th September. Since then, there’s been over 200 nominations from women in 30 countries across the globe, from sectors ranging from PR and legal, to operations and public speaking.
For 2022’s Power List, we’re working with our media partner The Cryptonomist, as well as a panel of five hugely experienced judges (of which 4 of them are brand new!) to choose our winners.
This year, a focus has been placed on rising stars, as opposed to those that are regularly recognised in similar awards. We’ve also decided to include three additional awards, including social media influencer of the year, newcomer of the year, and young Ukrainian of the year.
Who is on the 2022 Rising Women in Crypto Power List Longlist?
- Abigail Bryant Spolar, Notabene, Head of Customer Success
- Akina Ho, AllStarsWomen DAO, Global Head of Business Consultancy & Lead Ambassador for Asia Pacific Chapter
- Ali Paras, Wirex, Community Manager
- Alice Nawfal, Notabene, COO
- Amala Bastian, Women in Blockchain Talks, Community & Events Manager
- Amna Usman Chaudhry, Oxford Blockchain Foundation, Founding Member
- Amrita Srivastava, Binance, Executive Director for Growth and Partnerships
- Ana, WoMeNFT, Co-Founder
- Anastasia Dokuchaeva, Agave, CEO and Co-Founder
- Anastasia McLoughlin, Wirex, Campaign Manager
- Angelique Dwyer, BCB Group, Chief Customer Officer
- Anja Schuetz, anjaschuetz.net, Mentor
- Anna Krys, Willenrimer, Co-Founder
- Anna Orriss-Baxter, Baringa, Expert in Corporate & Commercial Banking
- Annabella Lapyshna, Wirex, PR & Content Manager
- Antonella Tagliente, Hoken Tech, CEO
- Aunshai Glassie, Co-Founder, The Lost Crypto Club
- Brenda Gentry, BundlesBets, CEO
- Brianna Honkawa d'Estries, NOAH, Chief of Staff
- Caitie Murphy, Elliptic, Global CX Operations Lead
- Camilla McFarland, Mojito, VP of Operations
- Carmelle Cadet, Emtech, Founder and CEO
- Casey Craig, ARCrypto, Director of Education
- Catarina Veloso, Notabene, Legal Engineer and Regulatory Expert
- Catherine Coley, Binance, Former CEO
- Celia Zhu Lin, Elliptic, Account Manager/Customer Success
- Chana Kanzen, London Women Leading Web3, Founder
- Charlotte Simmons, Algorand Accelerate, Head of Marketing
- Chhavi Chadha, CuratedX, CEO and Founder
- Christina Fleming, Bird & Bird LLP, Senior Associate
- Christine Mohan, KILT Protocol, Vice President of Business Development
- Csilla Brimer, Willenrimer, Blockchain Consultant
- Deeqa Mohamed, Wirex, People Business Partner
- Denelle Dixon, Stellar Development Foundation, CEO
- Diana Aparina, Wirex, People Advisor
- Diana Biggs, Valour Group, Chief Strategy Officer
- Diana Velychko, Wirex, PR Consultant
- Dr. Peace Uche, Doc Peace LLC, Founder & CEO
- Ekaterina Khan, Skill Labs, COO and Co-Founder
- Elizabeth Beach, HEKa Creative Labs, CEO
- Emanuela Luisa Negro Ferrero, Italia4Blockchain, National Board Delegate
- Emily Rose Dallara, Web 3 and Thrive, Founder & Host
- Eva Lawrence, Figment, Head of EMEA
- Fitsum Mekuria, Fit Solutions Corp, Founder & CEO
- Gabriella Kusz, Global Digital Assets & Cryptocurrency Association, CEO
- Gail Cruz Macapagal, DynaQuest Technology Services Inc., Country Director
- Genevieve Leveille, AgriLedger, CEO and Founder
- George Coxon, Nano Foundation, Director
- Gyanalakshmi, The Phoenix Guild, Founder
- Helen Disney, Unblocked, Co-Founder
- Ida Pandur, NEAR Balkans, General Manager
- Inês Bragança Gaspar, Antas da Cunha ECIJA, Web3 Lawyer
- Irina Karagyaur, Unique Network, Head of Ecosystem Growth and Business Development
- Isabel Benavente, Elliptic, Senior Product Manager
- Isla Marie Munro-Hochmayr, FTW DAO, President of the Association
- Jane Thomason, Thought Leader & Author Janine Subgang, DLT_Hub, Head of Governance and Community,
- Jannah Patchay, Markets Evolution, Director
- Jessica de Brignac, FTI Consulting, Managing Director
- Jillian Godsil, Blockleaders.io, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief
- Joana Dias, NOAH, UX/UI Design Lead
- Joanna Rindell, OneFootball, Senior Legal Counsel
- Josefine Haas, NOAH, Growth Manager
- Jules Taubman, Women in Crypto Global, Founder
- Kaitlin Argeaux, Crypto Mondays London, Founder
- Kamelia Gankova, Accru Finance Ltd, COO & MD
- Karen Cohen, Emerging Tech Talent and Algo-HUB.io, Founder
- Kat Lacey, Wirex, Product Manager
- Kate Goldman, Elliptic, Senior Policy Associate
- Kate Marie Carter, HEKa Creative Labs, COO/CMO
- Katerina Furtak, Unstoppable Domains, Head of Strategic Initiatives
- Kelly Green, H7, Start-up Manager
- Lauren Ingram, Women of Web3, Founder
- Lauren Kiley, Pure Digital, CEO
- Lauren Turton, Freedom with NFTs, Owner
- Lavinia D. Osbourne, Women in Blockchain Talks, Founder
- Leanne Holder, Giving To Services, CEO
- LeSandre Morris, Nudie Community, Founder & NFT Artist
- Linda O, TZ Connect, Freelance
- Lisa Francour, Crypto Tutors, Chief Revenue Officer
- Lisa Loud, FLUIDEFI, Co-Founder and CEO
- Lucyna Cyganek, @womenxcrypto, Founder
- Maliha Abidi, Maliha’s Art, Artist
- Mariana Brandão, Embrace Music, Co-Founder
- Mariana de la Roche Wills, IOTA, Regulatory Affairs Manager
- Marija Riba, NOAH, Senior Product Manager
- Meaghan Long, dYdX, Senior Business Recruiter
- Mia Grodsky, YAP Global, Director
- Micol Ap, VerticalCrypto Art, Founder & CEO
- Mona El Isa, Avantgarde Finance & Enzyme Protocol, Founder
- Monica Nguyen, AIMS, Client Relationship Management Lead
- Myrtle Anne Ramos, Block Tides, CEO
- Naomi Metzger, British Athletics, Professional Athlete
- Natalia Aliieva, Wirex, Customer Support Representative
- Natalie Brunell, Coin Stories Podcast, Founder & Host
- Oleksandra Sheronova, Wirex, Data Analyst Team Lead
- Olga Feldmeier, SMART VALOR, Co-Founder
- Oluchi Enebeli, Web3Ladies, Founder
- Omer Gilroy, Girls Who NFT, Founder
- Paula Marie Kilgarriff, TUDublin, Web3Fashion & Retail Lecturer & Metaverse Activation Strategy
- Paulette Watson, Academy Achievers, CEO
- Racheal A. Willhoite, NotCommon, Community Marketing Manager
- Randa Al Rifai, Government Blockchain Assocation, Dubai Chapter Lead
- Rebecca Goodwill, Real and Ready, CEO & Founder
- Rebel Reid, The Lost Crypto Club, Founder
- Sajida Zouarhi, Blocknative, Technical Product Manager and Blockchain Architect
- Sam Shrager, BCB Group, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications
- Samantha Yap, YAP Global, CEO and Founder
- Sara Noggler, Polyhedra, CEO
- Sara Simeone, Niftyz.io, CEO and Co-Founder
- Sarah Nabaa, SEA at VeChain Foundation, General Manager
- Shae Wang, Ripple, Senior Data Scientist
- Sofie Blakstad, hiveonline, CEO
- Sophia Shluger, Amber Group, Managing Director for Europe
- Sophie Arnold, Copper, Communications Director
- Sophie Guibaud, Fiat Republic, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial and Growth Officer
- Sophie Shluger, Amber Group, Managing Director for Europe
- Susan Falola, JUUBIX LTD, Founder
- Susana Esteban, FTI Technology, Managing Director
- Tara Annison, Elliptic, Head of Technical Crypto Advisory
- Tara David, Deloitte, Web3 Strategy Lead
- Tavonia Evans, GuapCoin, Founder
- Thy-Diep Ta, Unit Network, Co-Founder
- Valentyna Dynovska, World Smart Cities Forum, Communication Expert
- Yasmin Johal, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, Fintech Lawyer
- Yev Muchnik, Launch Legal, Founder
- Zara Zamani, ChromaWay, Chief Solutions Officer
- Zoe Faircloth, Crypto Girls Club, Co-Founder
The judges will work together to select their top 13 winners for the Power List, which will be revealed on the 8th November on the Wirex blog.