The Rise of Women in NFTs & Web3

If you had asked me 5 years ago where I thought I’d be, I would have most likely said managing a thriving social media agency. Instead, I’m working in Web3 and NFTs. I have always been interested in new technology and always try to be ‘in the know.’ Cryptocurrency and NFTs were an entirely new animal for me. I started hearing about it all when Joel Comm and Travis Wright developed an interest and decided to launch the Bad Crypto Podcast in July 2017. I listened but mostly glazed over when they started talking about cryptocurrency. Eventually, they had a need for someone to help with their social media and that was right up my alley. So, I took over managing the social media platforms for the Bad Crypto Podcast; this was the beginning of my journey into blockchain, Bitcoin, and NFTs.

As the social media manager, I listened to every show to get more information to help determine what to post on the various platforms. As I was doing this I was also learning about cryptocurrency. In this role, I started attending crypto conferences around the world, including Blockchain Paris, World Crypto Con in Las Vegas, Bitcoin Miami, and many more.

I noticed (how could I not?) that there weren’t many women in the space. I remember thinking many times how there was never a line in the women’s restroom (unheard of at large events normally). In particular, I remember being in Las Vegas at World Crypto Con and there not being another woman in the restroom. Crazy! At this point, I decided we needed to change that and start to bring more women into the space. As the Producer of the podcast, I actively sought out women in the industry to bring on as guests in the space.

Fast forward to 2020 when Joel and Travis launched The Nifty Show covering NFTs.

Again, they started talking about these jpegs and how they were going to change the world. The first time I heard about them was when they did a show about Cryptokitties and I thought how stupid it was to be breeding digital cats.

Little did I know, eventually, I would find myself obsessed with NFTs. It took me some time to figure it out and honestly, it was my cohost JeNFT who really sparked my interest.

We were chatting about NFTs and she talked about the womenfocused projects she was looking into. This got me excited and started thinking that this was the way to get more women into NFTs.

We decided to launch our own YouTube channel and podcast early in 2022 covering women doing cool shit in the world of NFTs. On our channel, we help women get started through tutorials, cover the current events in the industry, and interview women who lead projects, are artists, or work in the space. Our goal is to shine a light on women in NFTs. www.TheNiFTyChicks.io

Since launching the podcast I have been invited to speak at the Non-Fungible Conference, Lisbon, NFTNYC, and most recently NFTLondon. My focus is to help women understand why NFTs are important, get started collecting, and invite friends and our audience into the space as this is how we will get NFTs into the mainstream.

Let’s do this ladies, let’s get the ladies’ room lines out the doors at the next crypto, blockchain, and NFT event!

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Erin Cell has been in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry for over four years as the Producer for the Bad Crypto Podcast and The Nifty Show. She has spoken across the US on social media before fully diving into the crypto & NFT space. She recently launched a new YouTube show and Podcast with her co-host JeNFT, called The NiFTy Chicks, which focuses on shining a light on women in the NFT space.

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