In The Beginning

One of the earliest known uses of cryptocurrency was by a woman named Wei Dai. In 1998, she proposed a new type of digital currency called "b-money". B-money was designed to be anonymous and untraceable, and it was one of the first cryptocurrencies to use a blockchain.

Another early pioneer in cryptocurrency was Hal Finney. Finney was a computer scientist who helped develop the Bitcoin protocol. He was also one of the first people to receive a Bitcoin transaction.

The Cypherpunks

In the early days of cryptocurrency, there was a group of cypherpunks who were working to develop new ways to protect privacy and anonymity online. Many of these cypherpunks were women, including: