The fact that these youths could be on the list shows how Blockchain and Cryptocurrency are beginning to get the required attention from the mainstream media.
In the list of about 600 youths making an impact in different fields, 7 of the crypto alumni are in the finance sector. The remaining three are in the manufacturing, venture capital, and energy sector, respectively.
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- Crypto startups founders feature in finance and energy, and other sectors
- Some of the judges have ties with crypto
- One-third of the crypto leaders are women
Sam Bankman founded Alameda research (a crypto derivative exchange FTX and Quantitative trading firm. The co-founder of CoinList, Brain Tubergen, was also on the list.
It is essential to state that about one-third of the total crypto leaders are women.
This is passing a strong message that gender isn't a restriction. Amiti Uttarwar (BTC core protocol engineer), Flori Marquez (Founded BlockFi, a crypto lending platform), and Soona Amhaz (Founding partner at Volt Capital).
Some other mentions on the list include Charlie Noyes: a 21-year-old investment partner, Jack Maller: ZAP's CEO, Alexander Liegl: Co-founder at Layer1 technologies. Additionally, three co-founders also made their name on the list: Andrew Yang, Yeong Woo Park, and Athanasios Karachotzitis.
This Forbes list is an eye-opener that there is more to explore in the Blockchain and cryptocurrency world. What's your opinion on the list?
