According to a survey conducted for CNBC And in 2021, Acorns invests relatively less women than men in both digital and traditional investments. The numbers speak for themselves. Men invest twice as much as women: cryptocurrencies (16% for men vs. 7% for women), foreign exchange trading funds (14% for men vs. 7% for women), and personal stocks (40% for men vs. women). (24% of men)), mutual funding (30% of men vs. 20% of women), real estate (36% of men vs. 30% of women) and bonds (14% of men vs. 11% of women).
Angela Walch, Research Associate at the UCL Center for Blockchain Technologies in London, recently commented: There are women, but the space is centered around men. “
“As cryptocurrencies become more mainstream, it’s important to have a variety of perspectives on system creation and execution so that we can make better decisions,” she said. Thomson Reuters Foundation..
But the good news is that while cryptocurrencies and NFT spaces are dominated by men, women are also making a big wave in the emerging, profitable virtual world.
Many female creators, collectors and technology innovators have invaded these two blockchain technologies, making them accessible and comprehensive to everyone.
Here are some trends we have noticed in the new wave of digital currencies.
Adopt NFT
NFTs or non-fungible tokens are digital assets that cannot be replicated. Digitize your own assets such as art, tweets, trading goods, concert tickets and more. Once you understand how to create or create digital art and put it on the market, you can buy and sell your collection for a high price. Therefore, even investors who dislike rising can enter the NFT market.
The NFT Marketplace attracts niche viewers. Although the NFTs purchased are relatively small, the number of celebrities, artists and investors has increased significantly.
Randi Zuckerberg, for example, is a leading NFT collector investing primarily in NFT artwork created by women.In an interview with Yahoo Finance, She said. “When we think of cryptocurrencies, I think all you can do is buy, sell and sell, but what really attracted me to crypto is what we do naturally in our lives in business. Much of it is a natural extension of what we already do in our daily lives, such as collectibles, community identities, buying art, buying music, etc. “
Penetration into cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that operate under decentralized control mechanisms on the Internet. Its cryptographic capabilities and public keys prevent governments and banks from tracking transactions. In addition, the user remains anonymous.
Cryptography is now considered the mainstream payment method, as some countries, investors and businesses have adapted it as a hedge against uncertainty and inflation. It has attracted quite a few young minded and mixed race people around the world.
We have found these women-centric NFT artists, collections, and groups that are making progress to promote equality and increase their representation in the NFT world and cryptocurrencies. For example, Boss Beauties will debut on March 8, 2022 at the United Nations’ first women-focused NFT exhibition. Read below for the rest.
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A female artist who supports the cause and carves a niche
Yam Kalkai
The World of Women (WoW) collection was created by illustrator Yam Karkai, who wanted to use NFT spaces to create a global community that promotes diversity and equal opportunity for creators and contributors.
Her collection includes 10,000 diverse female avatars she created, including many celebrities such as Reese Witherspoon, Shonda Rhimes, Eva Longoria, and Fuda Katan in a female-centric virtual community. Contains a series.
WoW’s 2022 collection earned US $ 40 million to Yam Karkai within two weeks of its release. Her OpenSea platform has 5,100 owners and the amount of Ethereum traded to date is nearly US $ 125 million.
Crysta Kim
Known by “New Digital Rokhto” Forbes, This contemporary artist and founder of the Techism movement, has been in the news for all good reasons. She made her name in art history as the first digital artist to exhibit in the iconic squares of the Palais de Tokyo Museum and the Paris Museum of Modern Art in 2018.
Kim also collaborated with Lanvin on the Fall / Winter 2018 collection. She aims to promote digital humanities in the art industry.
She sold the world’s first NFT digital house. Mars houseFor US $ 50 million in 2021.
Mahira Abidi
Known as the “NFT Queen” in the crypto space, Mahira Avidy is a global artist, activist, writer and NFT creator. She believes that the NFT industry will provide artists with a new space to showcase their collections. She is determined to bring more than 100,000 girls and women to the world of NFTs by the end of 2022.
Her “Women Rise” is a collection of 10,000 unique, randomly generated NFT artworks with international fame and success. Through this project, Abidi aims to address women’s rights and girls’ education.
The collection is owned by Rarible’s 5,900 people and has generated a total of US $ 13.6 million.
Future organization for crypto women
MyBFF
This is a completely new community for women and non-binary people who want to get a good understanding of the basics of NFT or cryptocurrencies. MyBFF is a learning-based initiative that also provides the latest industry news and a reward system for participation.
There are many celebrities and artists who are part of the founding team, including Mila Kunis, Tyra Banks and Gwyneth Paltrow. MyBFF was co-founded by Brit Morin and Jaime Schmidt. Even major VC investors such as Katie Stanton, founder and general partner of Moxxie Ventures, and Sarah Guo, venture capitalist and corporate builder at Graylock, are part of the collaboration.
About 15,000 people registered for the kick-off event in January 2022.
GroupHug
I am a hugger by nature. Nothing I like more than advocating for incredible creators and becoming a cheerleader. And today, I’m offering a huge group HUG to four great teams through the new Creator Accelerator. Now minting # 0001 @BossBeautiesNFT @WomenriseNFT @CuriousAddys @WomenandWeapons pic.twitter.com/x0k6aCfVGU
— Randizuckerberg.eth (@randizuckerberg) February 15, 2022
Founded by Mark Zuckerberg’s sister Randi Zuckerberg, Group Hug is a “funding and mentorship creator accelerator” from her and other technology and art industry leaders. Leading advisors to this decentralized community platform are Okcoin CEO Hong Fang, Athena Tech II President Kirthiga Reddy, and Stellar Reviews CEO and co-founder Allyson Downey, who worked for Softbank and Facebook (Meta). He is a member of Meta Angels and Brit Morin, the founder and CEO of Brit + Co and co-founder of BFF.
GroupHug also promotes brand partnerships, provides PR exposure and organizational funding training.
They are working with at least one female artist or co-founder to support women-led projects and start-ups.
A collection worth mentioning
Cypto.Chicks
Cypto.Chicks is a collection of 10,000 unique and unique female avatars from around the world. This project was created by renowned NFT artist Ms Polly, who also created the first version or generation of this collection in 2021.
Through human-inspired NFT art, Ms. Polly looks forward to encouraging gender and beauty diversity in the real and virtual worlds.
As of February 24, 2022, there are 4,400 owners of the collection trading for US $ 27.7 million.
Women and weapons
Another notable NFT collection on the list includes 10,000 “Diverse, Beautiful and Terrible Female NFTs” by artist Sarabaumann. The powerful art collection was first released in 2021.
Through this contribution to the digital art market, Sarah aims to make a difference in society and raise money for charity. She promises to donate 5% of her profits to the Malala Foundation Charity.
Looking at NFT sales for Women and Weapons, she’s heading in the right direction. Her collection has been purchased by 5,700 women and weapons owners trading for US $ 10.3 million as of February 24, 2022.
Sad girl bar
Reinventing the idea of a sad girl, Glam Beckett curated 10,000 “hand-painted, monochrome, stylish” sad girls in the NFT landscape. There are more than 350 art combinations in the virtual world of the Ethereum blockchain.
The NFT was created in 2021 and has been well received by buyers. Digital Art is owned by 4,800 investors and has been traded for US $ 52.5 million so far.
(Hero and Featured Image Credits: Boss Beauties / OpenSea)
