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!
๐ 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:
โ A job that lets me work from anywhere
โ Total flexibility
โ A recognized role in an industry Iโm passionate about
๐ฌ And you, whatโs your Web3 story?
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@RKing0606 It was truly great working with you, Reaper. Your contribution to building the CTA JP community was tremendous, and Iโm genuinely grateful for everything youโve done. Wishing you all the very best ๐
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!
๐ 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:
โ A job that lets me work from anywhere
โ Total flexibility
โ A recognized role in an industry Iโm passionate about
๐ฌ And you, whatโs your Web3 story?
๐จ Official Announcement
Cross The Ages is now on @solana. ๐ฅ
This strategic migration unlocks greater freedom in how we build, scale, and manage assets; unlocking a more flexible infrastructure.
The result? A smoother, more powerful experience for players, and fresh opportunities for investors.
๐ New features will be rolled out progressively as part of this migration.
More details in the article below ๐
https://t.co/xrEZToargY
Welcome to the Solana era.
We are entering into a strategic partnership with @CrossTheAges, a fantasy and sci-fi based transmedia ecosystem leveraging blockchain technology.
Through this partnership, we will support Cross the Ages' ecosystem and its upcoming official launch of Arise, a free-to-play multiplayer action-RPG that aims to deliver a fun, accessible, and evolving gaming experience where players can shape the game's economy themselves.
Additionally, we have begun acquiring additional CTA tokens from the open market to support Cross the Ages' transmedia and blockchain-native approach to IP building.
Huge thanks to everyone who took part in the ARISE playtest.
Your feedback, your involvement, your energy, it means the world to us.
Canโt wait to do it again. ๐ซก