From: Fast Company Compass - Tuesday May 24, 2022 12:34 pm
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Bryce “Brycent” Johnson was one of the first influencers of the NFT game ‘Axie Infinity,’ encouraging his followers to buy in. Now he’s leaving it... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 
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One of the more embarrassing incidents in the recent crypto correction was the draining of the equivalent of $625 million from the play-to-earn game Axie Infinity last March. That story led senior writer Ainsley Harris to dig into the network of that game's players, backers, and promoters, and she came back with this fascinating profile of Bryce "Brycent" Johnson, a 20-something man who stumbled into an opportunity to stream and talk up the game before anyone else, ride its rise and fall, and come through the other side in a seemingly better place than when he started a mere 13 months ago. It's a rich portrait of an underappreciated aspect of the crypto ecosystem—the influencers who bring new people into the game. You can read it now as our latest premium exclusive. 
—David Lidsky, @davidlidsky
 
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