A crypto future: Are women missing out?

A crypto future: Are women missing out?
Financial Services Council research shows women often lack confidence when making decisions about finances. (Image: Getty)
Dan Brunskill
With cryptocurrency becoming more mainstream, Easy Crypto’s founder is worried the so-called ‘future of finance’ will exclude women and extend gender bias into new frontiers. Easy Crypto chief executive Janine Grainger says both the industry and the media needed to do more to educate and invite women into the sector. “It’s so important, right? We don’t want to leave half the population behind because they feel excluded from something that is traditionally white male-dominated,” she says. ...

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