Unconfirmed: Axie Infinity's July Revenue Tops $200 Million. Here's How Filipinos Drove It - Ep.259

Leah Callon-Butler, director of Emfarsis, discusses her documentary, “Play-to-Earn: NFT Gaming in the Philippines,” and the real-world impact that crypto is having in the Philippines. Show highlights:
how the Axie Infinity movement started in the Philippines
how much money players can earn through Axie Infinity compared to normal wages in the Philippines
how Filipino crypto exchanges are catering to Axie Infinity players to make it easier to cash out their earnings
what percentage of Axie Infinity players live in the Philippines
why the game is so popular in rural areas
what about Axie Infinity is bringing in non-crypto native players
why Axie Infinity now has high barriers to entry
how players have created their own system for helping bring new users into Axie Infinity
how Axie Infinity scholarships work
what Leah thinks about Yield Guild Games’s relationship with Axie Infinity
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Episode Links
Leah Callon-Butler: https://twitter.com/leah_cb 
Emfarsis: https://emfarsis.com/
Axie Infinity:
Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo-BrASMHU4 
Coverage
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/14/people-in-philippines-earn-cryptocurrency-playing-nft-video-game-axie-infinity.html
https://venturebeat.com/2021/05/13/how-a-rural-filipino-community-is-earning-a-living-playing-an-nft-game/
https://hypebeast.com/2021/5/axie-infinity-nft-cryptocurrency-game-philippines-documentary
https://www.esquiremag.ph/money/industry/axie-infinity-mobile-game-cryptocurrency-nft-a00289-20210521

 
Leah’s NFT/Axie Infinity writings:

https://www.coindesk.com/the-metaverses-emerging-economics 
https://www.coindesk.com/how-axie-infinity-creates-work-in-the-metaverse

https://www.coindesk.com/nft-game-filipinos-covid 
https://www.coindesk.com/artists-who-now-make-a-living-because-of-nfts
https://www.coindesk.com/for-filipinos-axie-infinity-is-more-than-a-crypto-game
https://www.coindesk.com/here-comes-the-virtual-real-estate-boom

https://www.coindesk.com/vindicatio-nft-pioneer-looks-ahead 

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