A male journalist working for crypto outlet The Block has been handed the doubtful honor of being nominated on this yr’s Rising Ladies in Crypto Awards hosted by Wirex and BeInCrypto.
As confirmed by The Block’s Editor-In-Chief Tim Copeland, the outlet’s Asia Editor Timmy Shen was shortlisted for “Best Crypto Journalist” as a part of the awards that remember feminine expertise in crypto.
Given the award’s nomination course of, Shen might have submitted himself for entry or someone else could have put his identify ahead. Both method, it appears like he’s set to be up towards a powerful area of precise feminine journalists, together with Blockworks’ Casey Wagner, Decrypt’s Chidirim Ndeche, and Cointelegraph’s Guneet Kaur.
Screenshot of the voting type taken from the Wirex web site.
Different awards set to be handed out embody “Best Crypto Compliance Expert,” “Best NFT Creator,” “Best Blockchain Developer,” and “Best Founder.”
The Nominees shall be judged by the likes of Elliptic CEO Simone Maini, Consensys’ World PR Director Elo Gimenez, and BeInCrypto founder Alena Afanaseva. Voting closes on December 10 and the winners shall be introduced on December 13.
Protos has reached out to Wirex and Shen for a touch upon his surprising nomination. We’ll replace if we hear again.