In the Arab world, women have swept all sectors including the cryptocurrency industry, web 3 and blockchain. The innovative industry is no longer the preserve of males.
Salama belghali, Dina Simaan, Iman HRAWI, alla Dodin, Khawla Al-Harthy are the most prominent Arab crypto ladies.
In 2022, the number of female cryptocurrency users grew by 160% on the majority of major cryptocurrency exchanges. Also in the Arab world, women have swept all sectors, including the crypto industry, web 3, blockchain and artificial intelligence. The crypto industry is no longer the preserve of the male sex.
5 most famous Arab women in the cryptocurrency and web industry 3
The following list of some Arab crypto ladies is a very brief summary of the most famous Arab ladies who have excellently shone in the world of cryptocurrencies and the web 3:
ăœïžSalama belghali
Salama belghali is a woman who crossed the world, starting from her native Morocco, crossing France and England before settling in Switzerland. Her mastery of Arabic, French, English and German also allowed her to access and interact with multiple cultures and individuals from all over the world.
Salama belghali obtained her master's degree in financial mathematics and computer science, and found her foothold in derivatives structuring and sales at several Swiss institutions of Swiss TradFi. Then her enthusiasm for cryptocurrencies caught fire in 2016 when she participated in the structuring of the first bitcoin certificate to be launched by a bank. Since then, I have believed in the power of encryption, blockchain technology and web3 to make a positive impact.
Salama belghali is currently the general head of business development and partnerships at one of the leading cryptocurrency trading platforms and the inventor of the famous perpetual swap.
Believing in the need for diversity in the workplace, Salama founded the women in Web3 Association in Switzerland. The purpose is to create a networking platform for women in Web3. Besides attracting female talents to the Web3 industry, and creating a group of capable speakers and Web3 industry representatives.
ăœïžAlla Dudin
Ola Dudin is a Jordanian businesswoman, co-founder along with Daniel Rupnik. She also holds the position of CEO of BitOasis, which is one of the first cryptocurrency exchanges to offer virtual assets for trading in the Middle East.
Alla Dodin has extensive experience in the field of electronic engineering, which reflects her academic background. In addition to her previous experience in providing IT consulting to several financial institutions such as (EY) and Aramex.
When Alla Dudin first bought bitcoin in 2013. She was aware that this currency has a guaranteed future and even earned the nickname "Bitcoin Pioneer" or "bitcoin pioneer". The following year, the Jordanian businesswoman founded Dubai-based BitOasis, a cryptocurrency trading platform in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. Dudin is also a strong advocate for the use of blockchain technology to promote financial inclusion and economic development.
BitOasis aims to facilitate the process of trading bitcoin and cryptocurrencies and make it more secure for new users. It is also the first company to use multi-signature technology to protect digital assets.
Since its establishment, BitOasis has provided its services to thousands of novice and experienced cryptocurrency investors in the region. The platform has had its license suspended in Dubai pending compliance.
ăœïžDina Semaan
Dina Simaan is a Jordanian entrepreneur and serves as the CEO of coinmena, a digital asset trading exchange based in the kingdom of Bahrain. Simaan co-founded the coinmena platform with Talal Taba and Yazan Barghouti in 2019.
The coinmina platform is a market for trading digital assets, which is regulated and licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain, as well as in the European Union and the UAE. The platform also allows investors to buy and sell digital assets in Bahrain, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman. It even attracted 150 thousand active users in less than a year of launch.
In addition, coinmina is a fully regulated, Sharia-compliant crypto asset exchange that mainly serves users in the Middle East and North Africa region.
The Arab platform also received USD 9.5 million in an initial funding round in November 2021 from several investors, including the collapsed Alameda Research.
Prior to her contribution to coinmena, Dina Simaan had previously worked as a regional director of customer operations at the UAE BitOasis platform. While she gained her most notable skills from her work managing her family's business in the real estate sector.
After 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. Realizing that blockchain technology holds a lot of facilities for the industry in terms of efficiency and costs, Dina Simaan adopted it to launch for the crypto platform CoinMENA which allowed hundreds of thousands of individuals to have access to cryptocurrencies.
ăœïžIman Harawi
Eman hrawy is an Egyptian ethereum developer and the founder of EthicHub, a non-profit organization that promotes the use of blockchain technology for the social good. Harawi is a leading voice in the Arab crypto community and is committed to using her skills to make a positive impact in the world.
Eman used her academic background in cloud computing networks to become one of the leading blockchain developers in the Arab world.
Eman HRAWI was a co-founder member of the"Arab Blockchain Week". She also co-founded NoonDAO, an independent decentralized organization led by Arab women that advocates for the empowerment of Arab women.
Eman also founded the "Arab blockchain Arabs in blockchain" Foundation, which aspires to strengthen and empower the Arab blockchain community by facilitating knowledge transfer, removing the language barrier, and connecting the global and Arab community in blockchain. In addition to her passion for blockchain technology, Eman HRAWI has hands-on experience in many blockchain networks and DSNs.
ăœïžKhawla Saeed Al-Harthi
Dr. Khawla Al-Harthy is the founder of the blockchain club in Oman, in which she held the highest position until the end of 2022. She is an inspiring Omani woman, a professional-as her colleagues describe her - and passionate about the continuous development in the field of blockchain and computer security. Khawla is currently the vice president of computing and electronics at Middle East College
Based on her specialization in blockchain technology, Dr. Khawla Al-Harthy is a speaker addressing the challenges of using blockchain technology and artificial intelligence in the Metaverse worlds.
Thanks to her academic background in Business Administration, Dr. Al-Harthy excelled in the positions she held. But Khawla's path to success was not "smooth", as she put it. She was able to face challenges and face her fears until she was able to adapt them over time.
