Women Shaping Crypto: Top Leaders Break Barriers

The crypto industry has come a long way since its inception, and women have played a significant role in shaping it. This year's list of top 20 women in crypto highlights their contributions to the field.

Yi He, co-founder and co-CEO of Binance, was instrumental in building the company from scratch. She helped recruit Changpeng Zhao into the industry and played a crucial role in its early marketing and user growth. Her biggest achievement was helping build Binance into the world's largest crypto exchange by trading volume.

Kathleen Breitman co-founded Tezos with her husband Arthur in 2014, developing a blockchain that could upgrade itself through on-chain governance. The project raised approximately $232 million in its 2017 token sale, making it one of the largest early blockchain fundraises.