Leah Callon-Butler 🇦🇺🇵🇭 Profile picture
Aussie in the Philippines. Call me LCB. Director of @Emfarsis. @CoinDesk columnist. Board Member of the @BGameAlliance. Maker of @playtoearn_.
Nov 29, 2022 18 tweets 11 min read
“If you’re not doing anything dodgy, why are you so resistant to KYC and AML?” 1/ I wouldn’t be surprised if this was said at a banking convention. But no, it was a satellite event on the sidelines of @token2049 in Singapore.

And the panel was titled “DeFi adoption across Asia.”

It really ticked me off and I wrote about it here:
Apr 26, 2022 29 tweets 22 min read
1/ Why @BreederDAO now?

Disclosure: my company @emfarsis is an investor in BreederDAO & other startups mentioned in this thread 👇 2/ @BreederDAO reminds me of @YieldGuild before anyone knew about YGG.

Throughout 2021, YGG went from an unproven, obscure concept to become the benchmark for a whole new industry, inspiring a tidal wave of innovation in #NFTs + blockchain games.
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Feb 24, 2022 28 tweets 15 min read
While the #Philippines has been recognised as the epicentre of adoption in @playtoearn_ gaming, #Vietnam has emerged as a world-leader and dev hotspot for innovation in building blockchain games.

So, why Vietnam?

A thread. 1/ I explored the phenomenon last December when I was invited by @CoinDesk to write this profile of @trungfinity, founder & CEO of @AxieInfinity, for the #MostInfluential2021.

What I learned about #Vietnam was truly fascinating.

coindesk.com/business/2021/…