๐ 2025 marks my 5th anniversary in Web3!
It all started with a strong desire for freedom: finding a way to work from anywhere in the world, with flexibility and independence.
๐น December 2020 โ First steps into Web3
Six months earlier, I had returned from Japan after a year and a half on a Working Holiday Visa, with one goal in mind: obtaining my visa, finding a way to work remotely, and quickly returning to Japan, where my wife was waiting for me.
I became interested in crypto and started learning trading on my own. Why crypto? A market thatโs open 24/7, with high volatility providing the freedom I sought.
I studied technical analysis on my own and invested my small savings (~โฌ1,500), but soon realized that what truly fascinated me was fundamental analysis; understanding projects, their business models, and their impact on the ecosystem.
๐ฎ December 2021 โ The GameFi revelation
As a lifelong gamer, I discovered
@illuviumio , an innovative GameFi project. Fascinated, I fully immersed myself in analyzing GameFi projects:
๐ Carefully studying whitepapers, interviews, and technical documents
๐งฉ Comparing economic models and their sustainability
๐ข Launching my YouTube channel to share my research
๐ January 2022 โ A turning point
My fourth video, a comprehensive analysis of
@Ultra_io, surpassed 10,000 views within days. It spread widely within the French-speaking GameFi ecosystem, giving me valuable exposure.
๐ค February - April 2022 โ First contracts and opportunities
๐ February โ A NFT project founder noticed my research and offered me an information monitoring role; my first advisory gig.
๐ March โ A GameFi project approached me for my first sponsored video. I started realizing that monetizing my expertise was possible.
๐ April โ I created a video about Cross The Ages, a career-defining moment.
๐ช May 2022 โ Entering the industry: Cross The Ages
@CrossTheAges posted a marketing job opening, but it required being physically present in Marseille. Luckily, I was already living there, but knowing I was about to move back to Japan, I hesitated to apply...
Then, during a casual Telegram chat with Sami Chlagou, CEO of CTA, I expressed my interest. The next day, I was in their office. ๐ฏ
๐ September 2022 โ A new chapter
I left France for Japan. Instead of leaving CTA, I proposed to
@chlagousami that I develop the project in Japan. He agreed and gave me full creative control.
๐ 2023 โ 2024: Expansion and success in Japan
๐ March 2023 โ I built a professional network in Japan from scratch, turning the once-nonexistent Japanese community into CTAโs second most active and engaged community.
๐ฎ September 2023 โ I organized CTAโs first-ever showcase at Tokyo Game Show.
๐ December 2024 โ The first-ever CTA: TCG World Champion was a Japanese player who traveled to Marseille to claim the title.
๐ September 2024 โ Back at Tokyo Game Show, this time with a booth twice as large!
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2025 โ The next chapter
๐ January 2025 โ I continue to drive CTAโs growth in Asia while also working as a GameFi advisor, helping projects expand their Web3 communities.
๐ February 2025 โ Kicking off a major collaboration with a leading Japanese GameFi project to support their global Web3 community expansion.
๐ฏ The takeaway: Mission accomplished!
I didnโt become a trader, but I found something even better:
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A job that lets me work from anywhere
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Total flexibility
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A recognized role in an industry Iโm passionate about
๐ฌ And you, whatโs your Web3 story?