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: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how the Axie Infinity movement started in the Philippines</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how much money players can earn through Axie Infinity compared to normal wages in the Philippines</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how Filipino crypto exchanges are catering to Axie Infinity players to make it easier to cash out their earnings</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what percentage of Axie Infinity players live in the Philippines</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why the game is so popular in rural areas</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what about Axie Infinity is bringing in non-crypto native players</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why Axie Infinity now has high barriers to entry</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how players have created their own system for helping bring new users into Axie Infinity</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how Axie Infinity scholarships work</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what Leah thinks about Yield Guild Games’s relationship with Axie Infinity</li> </ul> Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: <a href= "https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2021"> https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2021</a>  Oasis: <a href= "https://oasisprotocol.org/">https://oasisprotocol.org/</a>  NEAR: <a href= "https://near.org/">https://near.org</a>    Episode Links Leah Callon-Butler: <a href="https://twitter.com/leah_cb">https://twitter.com/leah_cb</a>  Emfarsis: <a href= "https://emfarsis.com/">https://emfarsis.com/</a> Axie Infinity: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Documentary: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo-BrASMHU4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo-BrASMHU4</a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Coverage</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/14/people-in-philippines-earn-cryptocurrency-playing-nft-video-game-axie-infinity.html"> https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/14/people-in-philippines-earn-cryptocurrency-playing-nft-video-game-axie-infinity.html</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://venturebeat.com/2021/05/13/how-a-rural-filipino-community-is-earning-a-living-playing-an-nft-game/"> https://venturebeat.com/2021/05/13/how-a-rural-filipino-community-is-earning-a-living-playing-an-nft-game/</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://hypebeast.com/2021/5/axie-infinity-nft-cryptocurrency-game-philippines-documentary"> https://hypebeast.com/2021/5/axie-infinity-nft-cryptocurrency-game-philippines-documentary</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.esquiremag.ph/money/industry/axie-infinity-mobile-game-cryptocurrency-nft-a00289-20210521"> https://www.esquiremag.ph/money/industry/axie-infinity-mobile-game-cryptocurrency-nft-a00289-20210521</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul>   Leah’s NFT/Axie Infinity writings: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/the-metaverses-emerging-economics"> https://www.coindesk.com/the-metaverses-emerging-economics</a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/how-axie-infinity-creates-work-in-the-metaverse"> https://www.coindesk.com/how-axie-infinity-creates-work-in-the-metaverse</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/nft-game-filipinos-covid">https://www.coindesk.com/nft-game-filipinos-covid</a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/artists-who-now-make-a-living-because-of-nfts"> https://www.coindesk.com/artists-who-now-make-a-living-because-of-nfts</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/for-filipinos-axie-infinity-is-more-than-a-crypto-game"> https://www.coindesk.com/for-filipinos-axie-infinity-is-more-than-a-crypto-game</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/here-comes-the-virtual-real-estate-boom"> https://www.coindesk.com/here-comes-the-virtual-real-estate-boom</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/vindicatio-nft-pioneer-looks-ahead"> https://www.coindesk.com/vindicatio-nft-pioneer-looks-ahead</a> </li> </ul>

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