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"Tiger" by 9-year-old SeviLovesArt, for sale at Foundation. (SeviLovesArt/Foundation)
Consensus Magazine
Crypto state
The Metaverse Opportunity for Artists
With contributions from Filipino-American rapper Allan Pineda Lindo, the First Mint Fund helps mint NFTs for aspiring artists in Southeast Asia. Leah Callon-Butler meets volun...
"Tiger" by 9-year-old SeviLovesArt, for sale at Foundation. (SeviLovesArt/Foundation)
By Leah Callon-Butler
Feb 23, 2022 at 10:25 p.m. UTC
Feb 23, 2022
Crypto StateMetaverseNFTs
(Sipher)
Consensus Magazine
Metaverse
Sipher’s Alain Dinh on What’s Next for NFT Gaming in Asia
Developed in Vietnam, Sipher is a casual-fighting game inside the Sipheria virtual world. Leah Callon-Butler discusses the project with head of partnerships Alain Dinh.
(Sipher)
By Leah Callon-Butler
Feb 21, 2022 at 11:04 p.m. UTC
Feb 21, 2022
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(CyBall)
Consensus Magazine
Crypto state
Into the Metaverse With CyBall’s Tin Tran
As part of our series looking at the development of the metaverse in Southeast Asia, Leah Callon-Butler talks with the co-founder of CyBall, a football-themed, NFT-based block...
(CyBall)
By Leah Callon-Butler
Feb 18, 2022 at 5:52 p.m. UTC
Feb 18, 2022
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An angry mob holding torches in a still from the film, 'Frankenstein,' directed by James Whale, 1931.
Consensus Magazine
Travel rule
Crypto Twitter’s Misdirected Furor Didn’t Fix the Travel Rule
Following a community uproar, Trezor nixed plans to integrate AOPP, an open-source protocol for proving wallet ownership. The rollback changed nothing and FATF’s travel rule s...
An angry mob holding torches in a still from the film, 'Frankenstein,' directed by James Whale, 1931.
By Leah Callon-Butler
Feb 1, 2022 at 2:32 a.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2022
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(Matias Romano Aleman/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Most influential 2021
Most Influential 2021: Trung Nguyen
The CEO of Sky Mavis, the company behind Axie Infinity, is a reclusive genius. Here’s how the “play-to-earn” phenomenon got started.
(Matias Romano Aleman/CoinDesk)
By Leah Callon-Butler
Dec 8, 2021 at 5:28 p.m. UTC
Dec 8, 2021
Most Influential 2021Vietnam
Axie Infinity land
Markets
Philippines
Some Filipino Merchants Prefer Payment in Axie’s SLP
Hoping to benefit from the success of the blockchain game, merchants in the Philippines are now accepting Axie’s Smooth Love Potion (SLP) token.
Axie Infinity land
By Leah Callon-Butler
Aug 25, 2021 at 7:24 p.m. UTC
Aug 25, 2021
PhilippinesOpinionAxie InfinityPlay to earn
axie infinity
Markets
Philippines
How Axie Infinity Creates Work in the Metaverse
A cute NFT pet game called Axie Infinity is currently raking in more protocol revenue than Ethereum and Bitcoin. Filipinos are benefitting.
axie infinity
By Leah Callon-Butler
Jul 17, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Jul 17, 2021
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Finance
Opinion
Artists Who Now Make a Living Because of NFTs
For artists living in remote parts of the Philippines, the rhetoric of NFT empowerment isn't empty buzzwords.
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By Leah Callon-Butler
May 25, 2021 at 8:07 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2021
OpinionNFTsConsensus 2021
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Gaming
For Filipinos, Axie Infinity Is More Than a Crypto Game
The popular Axie Infinity "play-to-earn" game has a big following in the Philippines. One local innovation: renting NFTs to other players so they can earn too.
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By Leah Callon-Butler
May 11, 2021 at 5:48 p.m. UTC
May 11, 2021
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Yat Siu
Finance
Nfts
‘There’s a Sense of Vindication’: A NFT Pioneer Looks to the Future
Yat Siu, who invested in Dapper Labs and OpenSea, says NFTs remind him of the early days of the internet, before centralizing forces emerged.
Yat Siu
By Leah Callon-Butler
Apr 1, 2021 at 4:29 p.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2021
NFTs