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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