Hall of Flame – Cointelegraph Magazine
Name: Wendy O
Anonymous: no
Twitter followers: 330,000
Known for: crypto comments, shitposting, trade analysis and community initiatives
Who is Crypto Wendy really?
Wendy is a former healthcare professional turned crypto trader and content creator, or what she describes as a “YouTube shock jock”.
While the transition from health to crypto came about due to a number of reasons, a big factor was that the long commutes and work hours took her away from spending more time with her number one asset: her daughter.
“For seven years I worked with infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS, and I had a three-hour round trip four times a week. I was far from my daughter, and I just wanted to be close to her, she says, adding:
So then I bought some Bitcoin. And I thought, Oh my God, this is cool. Like, I didn’t really know, I just saw a number go up. And I was like amazing. This is cool. This stands for freedom.”
Delving into crypto, first via Bitcoin in 2017, Wendy taught herself how to trade and discovered that being able to do it 24/7 worked perfectly with having a one-year-old daughter, as she could fit to everything around. her child’s schedule.
How did she become popular on Twitter?
Wendy puts all of her audience growth down to being authentic online, standing up for what she believes in and standing up for the underdog.
“I was just me and I was authentic online. I hosted meetings, I defended people, I went after rumours [online]. I threw the SEC and kind of pitched to the people and drove people and I just grew my audience organically,” she says.
“I just did it because I really wanted to help the underdogs and help people who grew up poor, like I did, and people who came from really fucked up backgrounds to know that they can join any industry they want and be successful. “
In the early days of her online career, a notable part of her growth came from hosting free crypto-focused meetups. Wendy said that because the big events were too expensive for herself and many others, she started organizing her own gatherings to fill the gap.
“I noticed a need for meetups and events that were affordable because all the crypto events back then had to pay $1,000 to go and I grew up super poor. I didn’t have $1,000 [to spare]. I hosted over four dozen free meetings in LA County and, you know, across the United States, one in Canada, and then I created the YouTube channel to live stream those events,” she said.
What can you expect from her on Twitter?
Wendy spends a lot of her time bangs the hawkish behavior of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other crooks in the crypto space.
Other than that, she’s most likely supporting other people and initiatives in the industry, offering trade analysis, or engaging in good old-fashioned shitposting (a recurring theme among many popular crypto influencers.)
“I am very blessed and grateful to have a great audience. And all social media platforms. I think we are at 815,000 globally on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube and Instagram, she says.
“It’s really amazing because I get to use my platform to support initiatives like the Digital Currency Traders Alliance; we have raised over $50,000 for a non-profit organization called Self Care lab […] So I’ve been able to be a really big advocate for things that are important to me, and that’s just awesome.”
The Self Care Lab is a boxing gym located in Pomona, California that caters to underprivileged and at-risk youth.
A long-time customer of the gym and a strong advocate of using fitness to lift youth, Wendy tapped into her network in late 2021 to raise funds to not only move locations, but upgrade various worn-out pieces of equipment.
Twitter Beefs
Unlike other figures in the Twitter Hall of Flame, Wendy is not keen to discuss or bring attention to her series with others in the industry. She emphasizes reconciliation rather than recriminations.
“Probably some of my favorite beefs are people who have trashed me on the internet who have then met me in person and said, you know, ‘I’m sorry I’m a dick.’ I’ll leave it at that, because I feel like it’s fine.”
But she is not without a bit of an edge:
Twitter likes and dislikes
“I love Twitter because I’m able to connect with so many amazing people on a global scale and from across the United States. And it’s dope.
I like to talk to people who came from where I came from and who have a passion and are passionate about things like I am. So that part is amazing.”
On the other side: “A lot of people aren’t very nice on the internet. Sometimes everyone has a voice and an opinion, and when you work in a male-dominated industry, that’s the reality of being talked to not very nicely; people sexualizing you, people saying stupid things to you, people calling you stupid because I don’t come from a money background. I don’t come from a traditional finance background, I don’t come from a tech background,” she says.
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Looking forward
“I want to continue to grow and I want to be able to include as many underdogs as I can and let everyone know no matter what your background or how different you are from anyone else that you matter, your voice matters and continue to advocate for retail, and let them know that I will be their voice when needed, she says.
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