by Tyler Durden
Tuesday, Jun 15, 2021 - 07:45 PM
Just days after we noted that people in South Korea saw bitcoin as their only chance of escape from their social status, it looks as though non-fungible tokens are also catching on in Southeast Asia.
At least that was the topic of a new report by Nikkei, which took at look at how skeptics and believers are clashing head-to-head about NFTs, whether they have any value and whether or not they could be the future of asset ownership and finance. NFTs are indeed changing the lives of some Southeast Asians the report notes, with some people using them to earn extra income. One such person is Gilbert Jalova, who has been buying and selling digital assets in a game called Axie Infinity. He can earn up to $550 a month doing so, the report notes, which is more than he makes in his regular job .