Janay Eyo - WAGMI Women of the Week

Janay Eyo - Director of Financial Policy @ Chamber of Progress

Janay works for Chamber of Progress, a tech trade association devoted to a progressive society, economy, workforce, and consumer climate. Through her policy work, she focuses on advocating for consumers using financial technology (fintech) and cryptocurrency.

Q. What was the first coin or NFT you bought? Litecoin in 2016

Q. If you were given $1k, what coin or NFT would you be buying more of? Bitcoin, Ether and Cardano

Q. Any new crypto, NFT projects or artists you are excited for? I love seeing diversity reflected in NFT offerings. I’ve been following Black is Beautiful - an African-American NFT project that gives a portion of its proceeds to HBCUs and The Royals NFT - a project showcasing African culture.

Q. What is a piece of advice you would like to give to others that are just starting out? I was told to only invest with money I didn’t care to lose. I don’t like to lose money, so I used to buy crypto using money I would have spent on nights out.  Looking back I’m glad I did it this way - I made some serious gains on money I would have used for shopping or going out!

I would advise people to not fall into a hype trap. Don’t buy something because everyone else is buying it. If you do your research + follow potential projects closely you will likely be an early follower of something before the hype gets around.

Q. Fav influencer that we should follow? I really like @MishaDaVinci and her tweets on WEB3 - I’m interested in learning more and her resources are super helpful!

Q. Anything else happening with your own project that our community should know about?
I am working on a project and need to gather information on black/brown/women founded crypto companies or projects. If you know of anyone please email me! janay@progresschamber.org