1/ My latest for
@Coindesk
is about
@AxieInfinity
's Smooth Love Potion (SLP) token and the growing number of Filipino merchants who accept it as payment.
1/ With over half a million daily active users (DAU) and ~60% coming from the
#Philippines
,
@AxieInfinity
is exploding.
To put this into perspective, around the end of July 2020, just beforeย I first wrote about it, Axieโs DAU was below 500.
Please remember, many of the people here in the Philippines who are benefiting from
@AxieInfinity
now, were not previously earning enough to be taxed at all.
@helloluis
speaking on
@SalveSays
tonight, regarding the
@AxieInfinity
income tax issue.
Virtual pets have been around for nearly three decades. But can NFTs solve the problem of authenticity and provenance?
@leah_cb
takes us on a nostalgic trip into the past, from the Tamagotchis of the โ90s to the future of digital pets in Web3.
While the
#Philippines
has been recognised as the epicentre of adoption in
@playtoearn_
gaming,
#Vietnam
has emerged as a world-leader and dev hotspot for innovation in building blockchain games.
So, why Vietnam?
A thread.
Everyone was shocked to see a grandma playing
@AxieInfinity
. Many were skeptical and didnโt believe it were true. So I went to Nueva Ecija myself, to find her & hear her story.
See my interview with Lola Vergie, 65, and Lolo Silverio, 75, in
#PlayToEarn
:
In a TikTok video,
@Grimezsz
said she sees the potential for NFT games like
@AxieInfinity
to deliver radical wealth redistribution. โPeople in the Philippines were making wayyyy more than their regular income just by playing this game,โ she said.
See how:
The good people at
@crypto_unicorns
said itโd take a while to run all the blockchain confirmations required to lock my land (and they were not wrong) so I just got this totally reasonably-sized margarita to help pass the time.
A โbillionaireโ is no longer someone who has a billion dollars. A BILLIONAIRE is someone who positively impacts the lives of billions of people
@brockpierce
#blockchainforgood
How & when did you get your first team of Axies?
For me, it was August 2020.
@gabusch
gifted me a team so I could try the game when I was researching
@AxieInfinity
for a
@CoinDesk
op-ed I was writing ๐
I still have it & Iโll never sell.
Much sentimental value โค๏ธ
It was a privilege to write this profile of
@trungfinity
, co-founder of
@AxieInfinity
, as part of the 2021
@CoinDesk
Most Influential.
Trung does very few interviews so I was mega grateful that he chose to spend so many hours, across multiple interviews, to chat with me ๐โค๏ธ
.
@AxieInfinity
achieved 3,000% year over-year-growth and a $3 billion valuation.
We recognize CEO
@trungfinity
for making crypto fun and catalyzing a play-to-earn juggernaut.
Why am I running for a seat on the board of the
@BGameAlliance
?
Many of the challenges described by members of the Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA) are communication challenges. Onboarding, education, dealing with regulators, etc. This is my sweet spot.
โThe rise of the
#Metaverse
represents a trend where our digital lives are having more impact on us over our physical lives. The line between the two is becoming more and more blurred.โ
@Jihoz_Axie
#Permissionless2022
My darling crypto son introduced me to his crypto GF ๐ฅน๐ฅน๐ฅน and sheโs adorable โค๏ธ she also met
@SprakyYGG
โs *actual mom* this weekend in Baguio, so I guess things are getting serious ๐ฅ lovely meeting you
@Dadaaacutie
๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ
โI realized very early on that when youโre a girl, and youโre from a developing country, there are certain doors closed to you already.โ
@SereyChea
is a remarkable leader who is redefining what it means to be a woman in Southeast Asia.
Happy Birthday to you,
@nsmale
, my love.
You are the complete package: kind and caring, whip-smart, hard working, adventurous, funny, handsome, and so much more. It's no wonder you've got Vogue cover girls groping at it.
Love you xx
New frens
@Nitish_Web3
& wife Vibha gifted me this gorgeous outfit. It even has a matching notebook w/ handmade paper coz they know I love to write. Totally unexpected surprise โค๏ธ everyone has been so generous to
@nsmale
& I on our India trip. I feel a bit emotional ๐ฅน๐ฎ๐ณ
Never been to a crypto conference where people bring their family along?
I guess youโve never been to a web3 gaming event in the Philippines โค๏ธ๐ต๐ญ
@YGGPilipinas
#Baguio
It's not only the Philippines ๐ต๐ญ
#shoutout
to all my new
@AxieInfinity
friends and all the
#playtoearn
communities across the world ๐ in Indonesia ๐ฎ๐ฉ Vietnam ๐ป๐ณ United Arab Emirates ๐ฐ๐ผJapan ๐ฏ๐ต Venezuela ๐ป๐ช Australia ๐ฆ๐บ United States ๐บ๐ธ the list goes on ๐
Congrats
@mypethooligan
@amgistudios
on winning the award for Mainstream Awareness in
@TokenGamerNews
' annual review of web3 gaming!
"Itโs one of the best blockchain games you can play and I would say itโs the best action game," said Robert Baggs, co-founder of Token Gamer.
It's that time again! The least democratic awards in gaming: the Token Gamer Blockchain Gaming Awards and Game of the Year 2023. Have a happy New Year all and we'll see you in 2024! ๐ฅณ
#Web3Games
#blockchaingames
My dad
@brettbutler88
is an artist and high school art teacher. I'm trying to convince him to mint his first
#NFT
. Please pile on and tell my dad why he should get into
#crypto
art! Here's us with a painting he created and gave me for my 30th birthday โฅ๏ธโฅ๏ธ
Iโm beyond excited to be invited to write for
@coindesk
โs new opinion section, led by
@btschiller
! Iโll be musing on crypto in the Philippines and wider Asia ๐ต๐ญโค๏ธ
2/ On Facebook, I turned up a shoe shop, a mechanic, a carwash, an insurance broker, a
#COVID19
testing clinic, a cosmetic dentist, a toy store, a bunch of restaurants, an online fitness coach, a waterpark, and more, who were all willing to accept
#SLP
.
โThe minting and acquisition of SLP has become an everyday task for a lot of people, so itโs useful to be able to spend it as an everyday currency,โ says one merchant that accepts SLP,
#axieinfinity
's governance token.
@leah_cb
reports.
@AxieInfinity
If youโre thinking about adopting a dog, please consider an older dog. My heart breaks to think of all the good old dogs that never find their forever home, just coz theyโre not a puppy anymore. Old dogs need & deserve just as much love, if not more. But they donโt ask for muchโค๏ธ
This funding announcement is a HUGE win, not just for YGG, but for Philippine-led technology and innovation.
Come hang with me,
@gabusch
and
@berylchavezli
of
@YieldGuild
, and special guest
@AriannaSimpson
of
@a16z
, for an
#AMA
in the YGG Discord on Friday night 10PM PHT ๐๐๐
Want to know more about how a16z thinks about YGG and the greater play-to-earn economy in the long term? Join us tomorrow at the Yield Guild Games Discord server for an AMA with the YGG co-founders, with a16z's
@AriannaSimpson
and moderated by
@leah_cb
.
I love how
@yanisvaroufakis
brings his economic lessons to life with references to classic literature and pop culture. His approachable style; his ability to take highly complex theories and present them in such a way that anyone could participate in the discussion โค๏ธ
I'm looking to interview people who have felt stigma or exclusion because of the work they do or the industry they're involved with. Adult, cannabis & gambling are common targets. Recently I've had others suggested too inc. violent sports, e.g. UFC. Please Reply & Retweet.
Thereโs still not enough women in crypto.
We've launched our new fragrance โCRYPTOโ as a new way to open up conversations with the public on what needs to be done to bridge the gender gap.
Find out more ๐
Today a guy said to me: โShame you bite your fingernails. I really like girls with nice finger and toe nails.โ
I replied: โWell lucky for you, I never had any intention of fucking you anyway.โ
Is this what the world has come too? Or was it always this pathetic?
A night to remember at the
@SuperGamingNPC
office in Pune, India. Thank you to
@robytj
and his incredible team for welcoming
@nsmale
and I so warmly โค๏ธ๐ฎ๐ณ
In
#Web3
, we talk a lot about earning rewards but the premise is almost always financial. This is a missed opportunity because the most rewarding experiences of our lives tend to be driven by emotion, not money.
A ๐งต on my latest for
@CoinDesk
.
Web2 pets never get out of the pet store, because your virtual Chihuahuas were still owned by the platforms where you created them. Web3 pets are yours and free to roam in 2023, says
@leah_cb
.
Opinion.
So grateful to have had web3 gaming leaders such as
@Cryptocurious98
of
@IndiGG_DAO
come all the way to Manila to join us for
@phweb3festival
๐โค๏ธ๐ต๐ญ feeling sad to bid him goodbye tonight butโฆ it gives
@nsmale
and I a good excuse to start planning a trip to India ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ณ
"I call this the Leisure Economy, where one day we will all get paid to play games. And this film shows the idea isnโt a joke, though it is very much in its infancy. But itโs real enough."
- Dean Takahashi,
@VentureBeat
.
Mark Cuban has been advocating for web3 in the Philippines since 2021, when he cameoed in our short film,
@playtoearn_
, about the rise of NFT gaming.
Check out my chat w/ him in the original video:
Thank you for continuing to fly the flag,
@mcuban
! ๐ต๐ญ
3/
@BakebePH
, a โco-bakingโ space in Metro Manila, is one of those that will allow you to pay using magical internet money (which is actually a very handy way for the underbanked to pay online).
FIRST customer to pay with
@AxieInfinity
SLP! โจ Yep! We are ACCEPTING SLP as PAYMENT! ๐
Book your baking sesh using SLP here ->
Launching our own Axie School soon in partnership with
@axiecapital
๐
#AxieScholarship
I'm up for 'WIA Woman of the Year' and 'Progressive Leadership Award' at the
@XBIZ
Exec Awards 2019! Thank you to everyone who nominated me! I'm absolutely over the moon!
Voting is now open at ๐
Shooting today in Mexico City with
@OLAGuildGames
to tell the stories of scholars from Latin America. Today weโre interviewing Ivan,
#1
player on the
@Karmaverse_io
leaderboard for all of Mexico ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐
Full house for
@yggpilipinas
Roadtrip event today in Baguioโค๏ธ๐ต๐ญ this is where you get to know which web3 games will take off next ๐๐๐ my thesis: the rest of the worldโs adoption curve is on a 3-6mth lag behind whatever youโre seeing in the Philippines right now ๐
Iโve told plenty of stories from the Philippines but this is by far the most unique. Never again will I roll my eyes at the mention of NFTs. Thanks to
@Goltra
for helping me find this amazing case study & thanks to
@gabusch
@Jihoz_Axie
for helping me understand this phenomenon ๐ต๐ญ
This article by
@leah_cb
is absolutely
#CryptoPH
at its finest
Filipinos in the province are playing
@AxieInfinity
-> earning $SLP -> feeding their families
In the midst of a global pandemic, people are literally surviving on crypto
This is the future
3/ In his Cryptoday newsletter,
@helloluis
@bloomxorg
forecasted that Pinoy players would earn 222,750,000 $SLP this month.ย At 9 pesos per $SLP, that's a total 2B pesos, or equivalent to the average monthly remittances sent by ALL the OFWs in Hong Kong.
Wishing all my UK friends a fabulous evening at the
@PRPawards
tonight! Miss you plenty. Hope the entertainment makes a BIG impression (like it most certainly did on me in 2017...) because this year itโs brought to you by
@intimatetoken
โค๏ธ
GAME OF THE YEAR
@cryptiesawards
-
@crypto_unicorns
๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
It took me a few months to write this. And I cried. A lot.
Massive thanks to
@SereyChea
for being so generous with her time & so open with her story. She is multifaceted and deep, this
#longread
barely scratches the surface. Putting my hand up to ghostwrite her autobiography.
In the world of central bank digital currency projects, none are as nationally-important as Project Bakong, Cambodia's CBDC.
@leah_cb
spent time with
@SereyChea
to find out how it works and what it could mean for the future.
#longreads
Thanks to my amazing team at
@emfarsis
for surprising me on my bday w/ these
@crypto_unicorns
rainbow poop cupcakes ft. some of my very fav NFTs ๐ฅน you guys are da best ๐๐ฉ
I'm FINALLY doing lessons to learn Tagalog properly. But I am REALLY bad at remembering my indirect pronouns. I always get them mixed up lol. The only one I get right 100% of the time is *namin* because it reminds me of our emotional interview w/ Zabrina โค๏ธ
@playtoearn_