As we swept the cabinets, cleaned out the Brita with a vinegar soak solution, and cooked lentil soup together for the umpteenth time since I’d become pregnant, Jon had to marvel at our work.

“You really have become a mom.”

I’ll be honest. Until I got pregnant, I wasn’t a fan of anything domestic. Cooking, cleaning, keeping a home – who had time for that? I’m a determined career woman, so work came before everything. Incredibly busy, passionate, and a tad naive, I assumed these priorities would always stay the same. 

Oh, how wrong I was. Pregnancy has completely reoriented my priorities. 

It can be challenging to imagine yourself as anyone other than who you are right now. But we don’t know what the future holds or what changes it will thrust upon you. 

So when you experience something as big as becoming a mom – or founding a company, or learning Web3 – you’re often thrown for an absolute loop. You unlock a side of yourself previously untapped. And the only way to push through is to:

Become. 

Rise up to the occasion, learn how to do new things, and become the version of yourself you were meant to be.

Some of us grew up thinking our moms had it all figured out. But they didn’t. They learned from going through the experience of motherhood and likely are still in a state of becoming.

Just like I had no idea what it took to be a founder. 

SheFi’s success is only due to overcoming my fears, committing to learning on the journey, and taking those first steps into the unknown – before I felt ready.

And that’s the key. You become by doing.

But doing something with zero experience is terrifying. I had to take the same frightening leap of faith with pregnancy. And when I left corporate America for crypto. And when I taught myself Decentralized Finance for SheFi. 

But committing to the doing – through the fear – is where growth happens.

You won’t always feel ready. But readiness isn’t a prerequisite for becoming who you want to be. 

Action is.

Whether you want to secure that crypto career, start your own business, build a family, or commit to a combination of that and more, all you need to do is take that first step and commit to becoming. With an open mind, hard work, and commitment, it will all pay off.

At SheFi, we see this journey of becoming all the time. Women with zero crypto experience come into the program, learn blockchain, and become leaders, builders, investors, marketers, and more. 

Not only did they turn into Web3 experts, but they also became the most empowered version of themselves.

And while the beginning can be terrifying, SheFi and our community of nearly 10,000 members are here to support you. 

So consider this your sign.

Apply for that job. Start that project. Launch your idea.

Become the version of yourself you were destined to be.

SheFi’s Crypto News Roundup 🏇 

Just because we’re spending time at a ton of crypto events doesn’t mean the world gets put on pause! Let us catch you up to speed on the past week in Web3 news:

• Federal Open Market Committee Meeting Scheduled for Wednesday. This FOMC meeting could set the tone for monetary policy and influence risk assets including cryptocurrencies as we await any changes to interest rates.

• Microsoft Warns of Data-Stealing Malware. Microsoft discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) that targets crypto held in 20 cryptocurrency wallet extensions for the Google Chrome browser.

• SEC Considers Revising Crypto Custody Regulations. The SEC is contemplating revising or eliminating regulations introduced under President Biden's administration that imposed stricter standards for investment advisors handling cryptocurrencies.

• Robinhood Introduces Prediction Markets Hub. Robinhood Markets, the popular trading platform, is launching a new prediction markets hub within its app, allowing users to trade on outcomes of major events such as the NCAA Basketball Tournaments.

• Bitcoin Price Drops to a Four Month Low. Regulatory pressures and macroeconomic uncertainty may have led to Bitcoin’s lowest price in four months, $77K.

Investment Club Meets This Friday 📈 

If you are a SheFi member, don’t miss out on another meeting this Friday, March 21st! Attend the SheFi Investment Cluster: Yield Farming Roundtables.

Partnering over 8 weeks with Yield Farming Co-op, this bimonthly series consists of insightful demos and Q&A sessions to get you prepared to invest in your crypto wisely.

Look for details on how to join in our Discord and the SheFi Hub on Mighty Networks!

Feeling FOMO? Sign up for Season 14 of SheFi to get access to all of our exclusive events like this!

SheFi Community Wins

• Kübra translates OKX content for Turkish audiences.

👉️ Share your wins so we can celebrate them 👈️

SheFi & Crypto Events 🌎

Going to ETHCC, Token2049 or Devcon? Join our Global Events Telegram Chat: https://t.me/shefisummit

• 2/12-4/30 Virtual: Hack The Grid: RSVP here

• 3/19-20 Warsaw: Next Block Expo - Warsaw: Use code SBH for a 10% discount

• 3/19 Berlin: Signal Through Noise: Exploring the Crypto × AI Convergence: RSVP here

• 3/20 Berlin: RWA: How to Invest in Tokenized Assets?💰: RSVP here

• 3/20 California: Slices & Chains - Palo Alto Web3 Pizza Night: RSVP here

• 3/21 Warsaw: ETHWarsaw Spring Hack: RSVP here

• 3/22 Morocco: ON AIR MOROCCO RETREAT: SheFi members get 10% off packages

• 3/22 Bangalore: Stellar Gossips: RSVP here

• 3/22 Tokyo: ETHGlobal Japan Meetup 🇯🇵 -Road to ETHTaipei 🇹🇼-: RSVP here

• 4/3 Virginia: BASED DMV - Community Meet Up and Build on BASE + Farcaster Friday on a Thursday: RSVP here

• 4/5 London: LPB 25 - London, Paris, Berlin multi-modal AI Launch Event: RSVP here

• 4/5-6 Paris: Register for the Paris Blockchain Week Hackathon 2025 – Onsite Edition: Fill out this form

• 4/30-5/1 Dubai: TOKEN 2049: RSVP here

• 5/20-22 London: Avalanche Summit London: SheFi members get a 15% off for GA tickets

• Want to volunteer at ETHTaipei? Apply here and put SheFi / Maggie Love in the referral box

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