Tezos Crypto Mermaids and Mimosas - Talks on Web3 empowerment and feminism

Start off your Frieze weekend with the Crypto Mermaids at the Santa Monica Art Museum! Powered by Tezos with support for the NFT Tuesday community.

Join us for complimentary mimosas and panel discussions about empowerment and feminism in Web3 .

Speaker list updated daily.

Mermaids & Mimosa Welcome

11am-12pm

Crypto Mermaids support crypto education for those who feel isolated from Web3. We are an open community demystifying male-dominated knowledge topics in a fun, female, and approachable way. We will be celebrating with important voices in Web3 feminism and knowledge empowerment.

Community Formation as a Form of Art and Activism.

1-1:45pm

Daniel Kantor, Community Archivist

Cody Edison, NFTuesday Founder

Michael McClure, Blokhaus

Moderated by Mia Stern from Crypto Mermaids.

Expanded.art NFT Feminism

2 - 2:45

Margaret Murphy, Expanded Art

Anika Meier, writer and curator

Ann Hirsch, artist

Connie Bakshi, artist

Gretchen Andrew, artist

Crypto Mermaids have 3 values:

1. The confidence to shape the future

Male-dominated knowledge topics, especially in technology and finance (crypto), are often presented as more complicated than they really are to preserve the powerful people who profit from them. It’s, like, totally unnecessary. The world needs more women who have the confidence to discuss and shape the future of technology. We are a wide open door to that process.

2. It can't be difficult if you can discuss it while sipping on a Pina Colada (Or in this case a Mimosa!)

Requires no prior training in computer science, programming, finance or mathematics. Its only prerequisite is curiosity.

3. The Topic is always you and your confident ability to thrive in today’s world. The subject is always self-empowerment.

At its core identity, Crypto Mermaids & the By The Pool is about self-help, and self-improvement for women seeking personal or professional growth through the empowerment of knowing what the hell is going on. The By The Pool community is not defined by crypto as much as it is by the resulting empowerment that is the byproduct of this knowledge and enablement.

Why Crypto Mermaids Matter: An Accenture study found that 50% of women abandon tech careers by the age of 35.

In 2021, only 5% of crypto entrepreneurs were women. This imbalance needs readjustment. Crypto mermaids is a female-led NFT collectible project that supports empowerment by funding tech and finance education. Gretchen Andrew left the world of Big Tech to become an artist where she believed more people are celebrated and rewarded for being themselves. It is a heartbreaking journey to leave a place you love but don't feel you belong. Changing technology and the demographics of those who benefit from it have always been part of Gretchen's mission as an artist. She started the by the pool community to empowers women in male-dominated knowledge topics like crypto and web3.

Crypto mermaids, powered by Tezos, are a fun and feminine collectible NFT project with a cause. Collecting a mermaid allows crypto natives and novices to join a community of individuals with shared values. Crypto Mermaids are an investment in the by the pool community which empowers women in male-dominated knowledge topics. We will be celebrating our presale with important voices in web3 feminism and knowledge empowerment.

We are launching our presale at SMAM. What are Crypto Mermaid PFPs?

When you purchase a Crypto Mermaids you fund crypto, NFT, and Web3 educational programs.

The Crypto Mermaids fund crypto education in 3 primary ways:

1. Supports the Beach Club Book Club: Monthly gatherings encouraging crypto education hosted by Monique Leong at pools all around the world with a home page at Barbican Beach Club.

2. Writing and promotion for the Crypto By the Pool book publication: Read the full Crypto By the Pool book proposal (under contract).

3. Production of Video & Multi-Media Content: We bring new people into Web3 by meeting them where they are with a focus on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

Host or Publisher Santa Monica Art Museum