How can you earn money online playing chess?
I chat with Chevan Tin (Chev) from Anichess and Animoca Brands to talk about Anichess, gaming, surviving cancer, faith, and more.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(02:01) Bali vs other cities for crypto conferences
(05:56) What Magnus Carlsen (5x World Chess Champion) thinks of Anichess
(09:17) Chev's thoughts on Pudgy Party
(13:12) Playing Axie Infinity landed me a job at Animoca
(14:27) The Airdrop dynasty
(21:02) Game studios don't care about Web3 games
(23:54) What is Anichess?
(26:19) Partnership with Chess dot com
(30:29) Why build a chess game in Web3?
(35:11) Make money playing chess
(38:13) Interoperability is a myth
(40:29) A token that powers the whole ecosystem
(42:15) Why the Anichess NFT was a free mint
(46:09) Working with Abhi and AP Collective
(52:04) Know one wants to buy a random gaming NFT
(54:02) Chev's origin story
(01:01:37) Origins of Anichess
(01:03:50) BCG vs Animoca
(01:07:36) Chev's cancer journey
(01:14:38) Building Anichess while going through cancer treatment
(01:17:29) Posting Bible verses on Zora
(01:24:01) Anichess & $CHECK alpha
